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Humorous Maxi-Cards
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Title
Humorous Maxi-Cards
Description
1995 Maxi-postcard depicting FC in highly humorous fashion. Monique Touvay, "Les Quatre Zéphires." Cancelled at Chateau-Thierry at noon on June 24, 1995. $4 from Topical Paradise, Ltd., August, '14.
The delight the French took in their set of 1995 La Fontaine stamps seems unlimited. I thought I had collected all the forms this issue took, but here is something new and delightful. The fox here holds out a hand to catch the round cheese as it falls. The last image has the fox sitting in his striped pants with both hands upraised in a gesture of frustration. This single card also raises the question of whether it is part of a series….
Source
$4 from Topical Paradise, Ltd., August, '14.
Date
1995
Collection
Carlson Fable Collection
Citation
“Humorous Maxi-Cards,”
Creighton University Libraries: Archives & Special Collections
, accessed November 15, 2024,
https://creightonarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1291
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