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2001 TH Address Labels. Two sheets with fourteen address labels each. White Wolf Designs. $2 from Nikki Brindle, Warsaw, IN, through Ebay, August, '01.

Each label is 1 1/3" x 4". A yellow and green tortoise apparently comes back past the finish…

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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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1986 Five identical labels, 3½" x 2", for placement on the neck of a wine bottle. Each says "1986er" below an image, in red, green, gold, yellow, and black, of a fox looking up at grapes. From the vineyards of Friedrich Fuchs? The five were a gift of…

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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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1960 Eight single matchbox labels, each giving the title and an illustration for a fable of Ivan Krylov. About 2" x 1¼". Each cover has a tiny "1960" inscribed outside the border of the scene itself. $2.99 from Alexander Basoc, Highland Park, IL,…

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1900? Seventeen pairs of matchbox labels, each giving the title and an illustration for a fable of Ivan Krylov. Described only as "old and extremely rare" by the seller on Ebay. $16 from Vladislav Pronin, Brooklyn, Feb., '00.

What a hoot! I never…

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each giving the title and an illustration for a fable of either Jean de La Fontaine or Florian. The total set may number fifty. Fifty were announced, but so far I have found only these thirty. There are also two larger 2 3/8" x 2¾" labels, apparently…

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1960? Complete set of 24 paper cigar bands from Verellen, Vieille Anvers in mint condition. 1 3/16" x 7/8". The bands are two shades of red, and frames for the colored illustrations are gold. The subjects are animal stories including fables. $18.55…

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Laima: About 1½" x 3⅜". 20 grams. FC.

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Krunskoy. About 2¼" x 4¼". 15 grams. WC.
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