Postal stamps demonstrate friendship of China and Russia

This collection of stamps has been issued by China to commemorate the signing of the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance. The former Soviet Union was the first country that officially established diplomatic relations with China in 1949. The stamps show Chairman Mao Zedong shaking hands with the former Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin. The background is Tian'anmen and the Kremlin. [Photo: China Plus]