Fwd: China Pictorials --- Chinese language

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Following is an email message that I asked for after an initial phone call, describing a rare trove of historical materials that are seeking a new "home."  Please respond directly to Steve Louie if you are interested in taking him up on this offer.  Bob Weil
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> Steve <louiesj@gmail.com>
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> Mon, 7 Aug 2006 18:15:24 -0700
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> Bob,
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> Thanks for the return call earlier. To recap:
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> I'm seeking to arrange the donation of a collection of China Pictorial magazines
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> to an institution, organization or individual that can use them for on-going research. The donor would like to receive a letter of thanks for tax purposes. Interested parties can contact me directly by email.
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> Coverage in the collection is described by Y's and N's below. Each line represents that year's months in calendar order. Y means yes for that month's issue. Density is highest during GPCR years. Rare earlier years are much less dense but still have numbers sufficient for clear-cut comparisons of political focus and style.
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> 1957   earlier numbering system: #4                                            
> 1960   earlier numbering system: #'s 13,14,16,17,18,22,23,24                                            
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> 1961   N N 
> Y Y Y N N N Y N N Y
> 1962   N Y Y Y N N 
> Y Y Y N N N           
> 1963   Y Y N Y N Y Y N N N N N                    
> 1964   NONE                  
> 1965   N Y N N N N N N N N N Y
> 1966   N
>  Y N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N           
> 1967   Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y
> 1968   Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y
> 1969   
> Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
> 1970   Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y
> 1971   Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N Y Y N
> 1972   
> Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y
> 1973   Y Y Y Y N N 
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> Y Y Y Y Y Y
> 1974   Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
> 1975   
> Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
> 1976   
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> Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N
> 1977   N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
> 1978   Y Y Y N N N Y N N Y Y Y
> 1979   Y N N Y Y N Y N N N N N
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> Most issues are in excellent to near-mint condition, and many have their inserts intact. People who saw China Pictorial as it came out in the years described know this means calendars, posters, and
> music scores. Many still have the original powdery patina the magazines had straight out of the box from China. The covers alone are a phenomenal view of a significant period in humanity's political development, and whether you read Chinese or not, the photographs are definitely worth a thousand words. 
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> It would a pleasure to get these to someone who can make good use of these, and I trust that anywhere you post this would meet that description. 
> I'm assuming that a non-profit thank-you note is relatively easy to arrange. Parties unable to pick up the collection from the San Francisco Bay Area would need to cover shipping costs. 
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> Thanks for your help; it's much appreciated.
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> Steve Louie
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