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Collection: Carlson Fable Collection

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Florence Sampson Silhouettes

1933 three matted silhouettes by Florence Sampson, taken from or identical with those in "Famous Fables from Aesop." Silhouettes. $6 from janelaine through Ebay, March, '22.

Strong representatives from a good book.

Sancha Prints for Tuck Up-to-Date

1915? Six prints offering the same illustrations as Tuck's "Up-to-Date" "Oilette" postcards by Tuck and Sons. €70 from Albert van den Bosch, Antwerp, June, '23.

I was surprised to find these six images in other than postcard form. As I describe…

Brian Serway Prints

2023 Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. Black and White Print by Brian Serway. $23.81 from Brian Serway Art on Etsy, Dec., '23

Wow! The first startling thing about this strong piece consists in the four empty eyeballs. The second, I would say, is the…

Starling Prints

1930? 9 colored La Fontaine prints signed "Starling." 100 Francs each at a Buchinist along the Seine, August, '99.

Each 9.5" x 6.2" print has an image on the left, including the title of La Fontaine's fable. On the right is the text. Each is…

"The North Wind and the Sun."

2022 "The North Wind and the Sun." Paired A5 art prints. $30.72 from Wodlingtown, Plymouth, UK, through Etsy, July, '22.

Wodlingtown advertises "Weirdo black and white illustrations for weirdo people." In this case, I think anyone who likes…

5 Fabeln für unsere Zeit (Nach James Thurber)

1960? 5 Fabeln für unsere Zeit (Nach James Thurber). Aus dem Englischen übertragen von Marlies Müller. Illustriert von Felix Müller. Loose in a portfolio. Bremen: Otto Behrens. €16 from Versandantiquariat Kerstin Daras, Düsseldorf, July,…

Cyprus TH 2011

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. …

Cyprus GA 2012

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…

Three Dahomey Stamps

1990? Three Dahomey Fable Stamps showing TH (10F), FS (35F), and "Le Chat, la Belette et le petit Lapin" (40F). Republique du Dahomey. Each is signed both "(P.) Lambert" and "(C.) Haley." $4.12 from Jan Nackaerts, Bornem, Belgium, through eBay,…

One Dahomey Stamp

1990? One imperforate stamp showing FS. Maroon and blue. 35F. Republique du Dahomey. Signed "Haley." $8.49 from Westminster Stamp Gallery, Ltd., Foxboro, MA, through eBay, August, '05.

This stamp comes out of nowhere for me. I did not know of its…

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