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1991 One "USOPS Fables" First Day of Issue envelope featuring The "F" Stamp. Postmarked Washington D.C. Jan. 22, 1991. Handpainted and signed by Doris Gold as #92 of 200. $12.52 from Dave Fletcher, Dallas, TX, through Ebay, Sept., '99.

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"Fable of the Cat and Mouse." Collier's, July 6, 1935. 10¼" x 13½".

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1980? Large (11¾" diameter) single plate with a banner on its face "Fables de La Fontaine." Brown, blue, and green. €15 from "MK" at St. Ouen, June, '19.

This encounter at the St. Ouen flea market was unusual. I asked about fable books and…

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Invitation from The Pierpont Morgan Library to the opening of an exhibition "Fables from Aesop to Thurber." January 13, 1965. The invitation's front features WC from Pierre Sala, about 1520. The invitation is accompanied by a New York Times review of…

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1998 "Fables." Reading Words Flip-Overs. Four flip-over pages using TH, GGE, GA, and FG. Bryan House Publishers, Inc. Printed in the USA. $1.75 from Kim Douglas, Baytown, TX, through Ebay, August, '00.

I had not known of the existence of this…

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"Four Phony Fables About Oil Seals." National Oil & Grease Seals. Two-page advertisement. Chilton's Motor Age, August, 1955.

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1994 "USOPS Fables" First Day of Issue envelope featuring The "G" Stamp. "7th in a series of postal raises." Postmarked Washington, DC, Dec. 13, 1994. Signed and numbered #34 of 145 by Doris Gold. Copyright 1995 by Doris Gold.

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"Inside San Francisco and the Bay Area." Guide to the Bay Area from The Gray Line. This copy is stamped as "Your Complimentary Copy, Fable Restaurant, Cameo Cocktail Lounge, Drake Wilshire." San Francisco: Howard A. Young & Leonard Ralston,…

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1950? "Jean de La Fontaine" champagne label. "Cuvee Champagne Jean de La fontaine, 1621-1695." $5 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, Sept., '18.

A seal in the center of this label depicts an open book and a feather used for writing.…

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A 4" x 8" stiff card advertising "Kompositum Fabel: Die Fabel ist tot - es lebe die Fabel!" presented by Wilfried Liebchen (Fabeln) and Klaus-Jürgen Prohl (Illustrationen) at Kunststation Kleinsassen from February 23 to April 21, 2003.

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