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This handle-less cup, 1½" high, shows DLS. The DLS scene is surprising in that the donkey is moving left in the left half of the panel, and the sheep in the right half are moving right. $36.99 from Jo-Ann Deacon, Hamilton, Ontario, through Ebay,…

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1995 One four-page documentation folder on the series of La Fontaine stamps issued in 1995. "Collection Historique du Timbre-Poste Français." €9.99 from Philatelicpassion, Paris, through eBay, Oct., '06.

This is a large (8¼" x 11¾") folder done in…

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1987 Dog holding master's lunch pail. 2¼" high. Pat Lane Diaz, Wausau, WI. West Allis Craft Fair. Gift of Lois Carlson.

Diaz here gives the dog a very winning personality. It is not hard to believe that this dog had the good sense to set his…

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1930? A pinback 15/16" in diameter, labelled "Aesop's Fables - Don - 19." $5 from Mark's Gallery, Savanna, IL, through Ebay, August, '99.

Against a white background we find "Aesop's Fables" at the top, "Don" at the bottom, and "19" on the right…

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1938 Drake-Wiltshire Hotel Fable Menu. Friday, September 23, 1938. Jo Mora Fable Murals. $9.99 from Michael Kopperman, Toronto, Ontario, through eBay, July, '03.

Unfold the menu and you find a nice panorama of two of the Drake-Wiltshire's fable…

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1980? Russian plate almost 8" in diameter presenting FS. "Dulero IS 5." "7 87." $60 from Evgeny Ponomar, Russia, Sept., '18.

The design on this lovely plate with gold rim and four mushroom designs stresses the stork's long neck. The fox has…

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1960? Duplicate blotter from Biscottes Hirondelle featuring FC. €1 from French Vintage Shop, Paris, through eBay, Feb., '13.

This general duplicate has some specific differences. The first is the large "1 NF" stamp. Others include small print…

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Newspaper advertisement for Duracell batteries featuring TH. People Magazine, 1988. ©1988 Duracell, Inc.

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1950? Dust jacket presenting "la pie qui chante." Three colors. €8 from blandjul through Ebay, August, '22.

The recto explains "Cleverer than Master Crow, the magpie who sings keeps his bonbons for wise children." The verso shows the candy…

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1950? Dust jacket presenting TMCM by Felix Lorioux. Advertisement on verso for Biscuits de l'Alsacienne. Texts for TMCM and TH. €8 from blandjul through Ebay, August, '22.

Good color work! Lorioux is always fun. The figure of La Fontaine on…
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