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According to an auction house which specialises in historical artefacts, the menu was for a banquet held in Beijing on 19 October 1956 and marked the first state visit to China by Pakistan's Prime Minister

An official menu from the state banquet held in Beijing on October 19, 1956, commemorating the first state visit of Prime Minister Huseyn Shaheed Suhr

This photo provided by RR Auction shows an official menu for a state banquet signed by former Chinese leader Mao Zedong that has been auctioned for $275,000. (RR Auction via

Boston-based RR Auction said the menu auctioned Wednesday was for a banquet held in Beijing on October 19, 1956.

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An official menu for a state banquet signed by former Chinese leader Mao Zedong has been sold for $275,000 by Boston-based RR Auction.

BOSTON--An official menu for a state banquet that bears the signature of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong has been auctioned for $275,000.

An official menu for a state banquet that bears the signature of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong has been auctioned for $275,000. Boston-based RR Auction said the menu auctioned Wednesday was for a banquet held in Beijing on October 19, 1956, and commemorated the first state visit to China by Pakistan's Prime Minister Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy.

BOSTON (AP) — An official menu for a state banquet that bears the signature of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong has been auctioned for $275,000. Boston-based RR Auction said the menu auctioned Wednesday was for a banquet held in Beijing on October 19, 1956, and commemorated the first state visit

An official menu for a state banquet that bears the signature of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong has been auctioned for $275,000