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Set of Eight Fèves Casino - Arguydal

2001? Complete set of eight fèves depicting four pairs of characters from fables of La Fontaine. Casino - Arguydal. AFF 50.2001. P12. *74. €10 from Faboland-com, Champdieu, France through Ebay, Oct., '22. Extra set for €7 from 09.manue through…

Set of five PRC China postage stamps

1981 Set of five PRC China postage stamps. "Marking the Gunwale" Series Presentation Folder. Mint. Issued March 10, 1981. £7.19 from Simon Andrews Stamps/The Cecil Court Stamp Shop, London, through eBay, Nov., '02.

This is a favorite fable of…

Set of four full-color Ciskei stamps

1989 Set of four full-color Ciskei stamps illustrating "Little Jackal and the Lion." Johan van Niekerk. $3.50 from Carolyn and Dan Lequerica at the CarDan Company, Fairfield, CA, through Ebay, Sept., '01.

Ciskei is a former black homeland and…

Set of four uncancelled stamps from Albania featuring "Zhan de la Fonten."

1995 Set of four uncancelled stamps from Albania featuring "Zhan de la Fonten." The three conventional full-color stamps display each a variety of fable characters. The fourth, larger item worth 60 leke presents La Fontaine himself with several fable…

Set of Six Fèves Ref. T111

2010? Complete set of six fèves depicting fables of La Fontaine. Ref. T111. €9.50 from ptijacky, Usez, France, through Ebay, Oct., '22.

These six fèves are marked by their double character. Even FG is really about the interaction of two…

Set of ten "Maldives" postage stamps

1990 Set of ten "Maldives" postage stamps . Mint. Issued Dec. 11, 1990. Scott Numbers 1466-73 and 1474-5. The art is clearly that of Walt Disney Studios. Purchased for $6.87 and $7.50 for the respective sets from Bulldog Stamps, Bethesda, March, '92.…

Set of Ten Two-Dimensional Fèves

2000? Série complète de 10 fèves Fables de la Fontaine. Two dimensional. €17.81 from fabolfolies through Ebay, Oct., '22.

The unusual characteristic of this otherwise unidentified set of 10 fèves is that each has a flat side and is thus…

Shapeshifter Wooden and Paper Tiles

2023? Shapeshifter wooden and paper tiles of "Baby's Own Aesop." 12 pieces. About 1¾" square. $10.43 from ShapeShifterUK, London, through Etsy, April, '23.

Now here is something different. Paper facsimiles of Walter Crane's illustrations in…

Sheet of Japanese Stamps

2016 Sheet of Japan Scott's 4064a-j, featuring the work of Mitsumasa Anno, including "Anno's Aesop." $6 from The Plastic Card Collector, Wakefield, MA, through Ebay, March, '23.

Now, this is fascinating! I would never have expected a stamp…

Shredded Wheat Picture Story Album

1935? Shredded Wheat Picture Story Album. Twelve 3" x 7" cards of familiar rhymes, stories, and foreign places, several colored in. $.25 at the Omaha Antique Center, Winter, '89. Included is TH. Also, though without fables, an incomplete set of Tony…

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