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1998 Set of four "Chinese Fables Postage Stamps" on an envelope devoted to the series and marked with "First Day of Issue" postmarks: "Taiwan, ROC, 25.9.98." The verso of the envelope gives the title of the stamps' four scenes. FDC Designer: Rolland…

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And now I have found a brochure signed by the artist explaining his sense of fable, in sometimes imperfect English. Directorate General of Posts, Republic of China. Unknown source, July, '18.

The brochure comes in an envelope dedicated to this…

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1950? Russian Christmas Tree Garland of ten double-sided colored paper pictures of fairy tales and fables. Produced by Consumer goods of the production associat4ion" Polygraphist," Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Russia. $30 from Svetlykms, Belarus,…

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1950? TH Noma Christmas Tree Light Cover. $9.99 from Marilyn Waters, Portland, OR, through eBay, April, '03.

Wow! Who would have thought it! Here is a plastic cone-like Christmas light cover shaped to fit a Noma candle. I cannot do better than…

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1988 Circular framed crewel-stitchery by Lois Carlson titled "Aesop's Fables." The stitchery presents five pairs: LM, TH, GGE, "The Tree and the Reed," and "The Horse and the Two Thieves."

I think it especially clever of Mom to find fables that…

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2007 Classic Fables. Texts from Joseph Jacobs. Dalian University of Technology Press Co., Ltd. 19.80 Yuan from Hangzhou Wholesale City Trading Co., Oct., '10.

This disc accompanies a paperbound book with the same title. The CD runs through the 150…

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1960? Two puzzle blotters from Claverie, Paris, "La Grande Maison de la Ceinture et du Corset." 3¾" x 6¼". TH and MM, each with a "riddle" of finding a hidden character or two. The verso of each includes a fuller text advertisement for Claverie in…

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Cock and Cuckoo, $¾"

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1920? 8" cream-colored plate with a blue-green colored design depicting CJ. The plate reads "Fables de LaFontaine" and "Le Coq et la Perle." The partial back stamp reads "Porcelaine …e de Gien." There is a registry mark on the plate's back. $35 from…

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1930? Coin purse advertising Luis Knierim Café. "Restaurant and Furnished Rooms for Gentlemen Only." Wheeling, West Virginia. Image of "The Frog and the Mouse." Gift of Susan Carlson, May, '22.

Now here is a first. A coin purse! There is an…
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