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2006 Mardi Gras dubloon showing TH. Mobile: Order of Myths. "The Fables of Aesop." $15 from buy1selz2 through Ebay, May, '22.

A very happy tortoise crosses the finish line while a hurrying hare tries to catch up. The verso offers a…

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2021 Ten cardlets containing coins of Jean de La Fontaine and his fables. Illustrations by Thomas Baas. Coins designed by Joaquin Jimenez, General Engraver of Monnaie de Paris. Made in France.$68.66 from euro-commemorative through Ebay, Oct.,…

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1937? Paper bookmark "Äsop" from Olleschau, "Das Beste von Allem!" Lesezeichen Nr. 601. With verso offering information on his life and work. 5½" x 2¼". €9 from Bartko-Reher, July, '21.

My, a collection of over 600 bookmarks! Olleschau seems…

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1980 A turtle jogger bookmark with the saying "Go for it!" Antioch Bookplate Co.

There is no hare here, but even the number given to this runner (2) suggests a head-to-head competition.

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1992 Embroidered cloth bookmark by Sheila Janofsky, featuring grapes on an arbor and the saying: "If the fox had a good book to read..."

Sheila's work is an excellent example of the wonderful things I have received from students during and after…

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2019 Bookmarks of Erlesenes Bookshop in Vienna. Three bookmarks, gifts of Erlesenes, August, '19.

Visiting this bookshop was one of the most refreshing of my fable-seeking adventures. I noticed online an unusual volume that they were offering:…

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2020? Page mark with illustration of FC. $14.98 from La Fee Bulleuse, Besancon, France, through Ebay, Dec., '20.

Fine work typical of Etsy craftspersons. This is our first bookmark with a cabochon!

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1992 Itty-Bitty TH time clock. 3½" wide and 2½" high. Battery operated. United Design Corp. $5 from Ben Huey, McAlester, OK, through Ebay, Nov., '00.

The tortoise and the hare flank the face of the timepiece. One battery seems to last a very long…

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1910? Bronze (?) letter opener 12" long with a maximum width of almost 1½". The handle is a fox; on the blade are the grapes which the fox seeks. $49.99 from Dyan Wilder-McClure, Newport, OR, through Ebay, Dec., '99.

Exquisite metal work! The fox…

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I have found two sets of Jean Vernon medallions, 2½" and 1½" in diameter. They come from a variety of sources and tended to range between $30 and $75 apiece.

For the 2½" medallions, two sources have been John Wiersma in Holland in Sept., '03,…
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