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1950? 11 French plates featuring La Fontaine fable scenes produced in Longwy, France. Each is 7¾" in diameter. Backs of the plates include one or all of these three elements: an ink stamp of the Longwy name and coat of arms (apparently a berry branch…

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2015? Lotte Reinigers Märchen & Fabeln. AbsolutMedien. 2 DVD discs offering Reiniger's short silhouette films from 1921 through 1961. €14.90 from Merkheft, Frölich & Kaufmann. Feb., '20.

This pair of DVD's present the delightful and…

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1950? Three numbered blotters for "Biscottes LUC" of Chateauroux, each depicting a single La Fontaine fable. 6" x 7". Printed by Beuchet & Vanden Brugge, Nantes and Paris. $18 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, Sept., '18.

These…

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1950? Three blotters for "Biscottes LUC" of Chateauroux, each depicting a single La Fontaine fable. 6" x 7". Printed by Sofoga, Alfortville. $18 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, Sept., '18. LUC GGE and "Cock and Fox" for $5 each…

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1950? One blotter for "Super Mousseline Biscottes LUC" of Chateauroux, depicting FS. 6" x 7". Printed by Sofoga, Alfortville. $6 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, Sept., '18. LUC TMCM for $5 from Mme Denise Debuigne, Rennes, France,…

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2018 Macau China set of four by four stamps of "Fables and Classic Stories," including BW and "The Emperor's New Clothes." $14.99 from starlightcity99 through Ebay, Oct., '18 Combination stamp picturing all four individual stories for €3.99 from…

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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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1950 "Les Fables Célèbres." Two thin-paper handbills illustrating four fables of La Fontaine and advertising La Marie-Rose, "La Mort Parfumée des Poux!" 5" x 7½". $3 each from Mme Denise Debuigne, Rennes, France, May, '03. One illustrating TB,…

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1999 Marvic Textiles "Les Fables De La Fontaine" Toile Printed 100% Cotton Fabric. 2 Yds+35.5". F-231. $79.95 from marcus*d on Ebay, April, '23.

This is a serious piece of cloth and a wonderful addition to the collection! The repeated pattern…

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2020? Set of five fable matryoshka dolls. St. Petersburg: Marzipan. 3,900 Rubles from Livemaster, Moscow. August, '20.

Here is a lovely set of matryoshkas illustrating five of Krylov's fables. Found by chance for about $50. I presume that it…
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