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Exceedingly rare ALS in Chinese calligraphy, beautifully written and signed by Mao Zedong, two pages, 7.75 x 10.75, Ministry of Government and Military Affairs letterhead, no date but circa late 1930s. Untranslated handwritten letter by Mao Zedong addressed to Helen Foster Snow ("Mrs. Snow," written "Sinuo Nü"), executed in exceptionally bold Chinese calligraphy and signed at the conclusion by Mao. In full (translated): "Ms. Snow, your letter can be ordered for the whole Hunan Province to research and carry out accordingly." In very good to fine condition, with toning and staining, not at all affecting Mao's very bold handwriting.
Under the pseudonym Nym Wales, American journalist Helen Foster Snow (1907-1997) arrived in China in 1932 as a newspaper correspondent, and almost immediately became a war correspondent instead. With her husband Edgar Snow, she was one of the first foreign journalists to reach the Communist stronghold at Yan’an in 1937, and was able to personally interview Mao Zedong and other leaders of the movement, including Kang Keqing, whose husband was the future head of state Zhu De. Today, Snow is better remembered in China than in her homeland, but remains particularly notable for her interviews with Mao and her work in China during the Japanese invasion.
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