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1969 Individual Russian stamp of Ivan Krylov commemorating his birth in 1769. 4 rubles. From James Reinhold, Palm Springs, CA, through eBay, Jan, '11.

Mint condition, beautiful coloring.

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1995 Set of eight Republique Française "Fables de La Fontaine" postage stamps. Mint. Marked "La Poste 1995." A T of C stamp lists the last six stamps of the series amid a border showing FG. Then on the second stamp the neck-scarf of a portrait-bust…

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Individual Russian chocolate candy wrappers in the collection represent several different brands.

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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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1950? Jean de La Fontaine présente...Maitre Corbeau. Paris: Edition de L'Office Central de l'Imagerie. $10 from Nicholas Gulotta, Sharon, WI, through eBay, June, '14.

Here is an ingenious piece of ephemera. One opens a brochure somewhat…

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2000 Jean de La Fontaine: Fables. Tome 2. CD. Narrator: Albert Millaire. Illustrations: Anne Coté. Musique: Alexandre Stanké. Collection Coffragants: Alexandre Stanké. From Patrice Julien, Quebec.

Lively and articulate narrations of…

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1993 Jean de La Fontaine: Oh! les belles fables! Albert Millaire. Musique de Alexandre Stanké. Illustrations et conception visuelle: Anne Côte. Productions: Les Éditions Stanké. Fabriqué au Québec. Participation Sodec. COF-12-CD. Coffragants. $5 from…

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1950? Five bronze medallions depicting fables of La Fontaine. Artist: Jean Vernon. Nothing on the verso. Three came for $31 or $32 each from James Johnson, Tucker, GA, through eBay, August, '05. Two-sided medallion of La Fontaine and his muse for…

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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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2010? "The Oak and The Reeds" inspired by the Aesop's Fable: reimagined Circus Themed Zine. Two-part paper construction by Jessie Wyrick. 3" x 4⅜". $10 from FleshBabies on Etsy, April, '23

Now this is something unusual. There is first a…
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