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1900? Three broadsides apparently from Gordinne in Liège. "Le Renard & la Cicogne, Fable de J. de La Fontaine." No. 104. €6.50 from Laur-art-collection, N.D. de Bordeville, France, through Ebay, March, '22. A second copy and "Le Lion et le…

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1900? Three broadsides from Imagerie Nouvelle, presenting TB; "The Ass and Lapdog"; and "The Ass Carrying Relics." €9.90 each from bdsetrevuessympas through Ebay, Feb., '23.

As I have remarked about one of the bound versions of Imagerie Nouvelle…

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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,…

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2000? Three fable canvas tapestries. 7¾" x 17½". FC, LM, and WL. $26.73 from "Une madeleine de Proust," Villennes-sur-Seine, France, through Etsy, Oct., '22.

Three delightful presentations! I wonder if the maker had patterns to work from or…

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1992 Three identical wine labels "1992er Traubensaft der Mosel, Müller-Thurgau." From the vineyards of Friedrich Fuchs in Klüsserath. Gift of Friedrich Fuchs.

I had not known that Herr von Fuchs had his own vineyards. The art here is a mixture of,…

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1972 Three individual stamps issued by the Republic of Niger. 25F, 50F, and 75F, respectively. In honor of Jean de La Fontaine. $4.84 from Filkom NV, Bornem, Belgium, through eBay, Oct., '08.

I had earlier found these three stamps in three more…

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It turns out that the issuing of these stamps was more complex. I found that there are alternative versions of each of the three stamps as well as a background sheet giving perhaps a larger sense of each narrative. $38.90 from csts-trade on eBay,…

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1959 Three Italian View-Master Reels. Color 3-D photography of figurines in various styles. B B 3091-3093. Portland, OR: Sawyer's Inc. $2.25 from Rusty, Musty, Dusty Stuff, Columbia, SC, through Ebay, May, '01.

I had no idea that View-Master had…

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1920? Three more kniferests in the same style: "Heron," FG, and FC. Stephane Prudhomme? €60 from Eric Lussot, Le Rheu, France, through Ebay, Sept., '20.

I worked hard to track the silvermarks on these three very nice kniferests. On the web…

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1930? Three small (slightly over 2" diameter) cheese labels: "K.H. De Jong's Exporthandel" and "Fromage de Hollande." Labels of fables in French and once in English. $15 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, Sept., '18.

It is curious…
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