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2012 GA follows the same pattern as TH a year earlier. Again, there is a pleasing folder showing the stamps, telling the GA story in Greek, English, French, and German, and giving credit to its creators. This time the cover cartoon is more in…

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2011 TH has an explanatory folder including texts of the fable in English, French, and German as well as Cyprus' own Greek. The five stamps are pictured in the folder, as well as the "strip" from which they are taken and the obverse of the slip. …

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1972 Two Dahomey FDC envelopes featuring FS (35F) and "Le Chat, la Belette et le petit Lapin" (40F). August 28, 1972. Cotonou. République du Dahomey. $9.70 from Gilles Descary, St.-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada, through eBay, May, '04.

Each envelope…

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1750? Three prints of La Fontaine fables CXCIV, CXCVII, and CCXXXVI, matted. Prints or separated pages? With margins about 4" x 7". Illustrations alone 3" x 4¾". €14, 18, and 19 from "Daniel et Lilli," Marche Dauphine, St.-Ouen, France, June,…

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2011 Das Grosse Fabel- und Tiermärchen Hörbuch. 2 CDs: Fabeln von Jean de La Fontaine. 2 CDs: Tiermärchen von Manfred Kyber. Gelesen von Andreas Muthesius. Made in Germany. Merenberg, Germany: ZYX Music GmbH. $11.04 from Grooves-Inc, Basel,…

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The lion is kissing or licking Androcles, whose one eye squints as he removes the thorn from the crying lion's paw. The decanter plays the tune "What the World Needs Now Is Love, Sweet Love." See a detail of the scene below.

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The shepherd boy calls back left while the wolf appears with open mouth over him on the right.

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The rendering of two things is excellent in this decanter. First, the dog's left ear is arched up as he looks down intot he water with the bone in his mouth. Secondly, the flat reflection in the water below is well done.

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The fox's tongue hangs out to the right as he shows an angry and disgruntled look.

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The man seems to be whistling as he hides the hatchet behind his back and eyes the goose, who stands over two golden eggs.
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