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1972 Two imperforate stamp proofs for stamps to be issued by the Republic of Niger. Each is marked "Imprimerie des Timbres-Poste - France." 25F and 50F, respectively. In honor of Jean de La Fontaine. $10.75 from Collect+, The Hague, The Netherlands,…

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1972 On November 23, 1972, the Republic of Niger issued a set of air mail stamps in honor of Jean de la Fontaine, including the three specimens pictured below, each on a first day cover and each in a numbered series of 2000. $30 from Alexandre…

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2008 Ngu Ngon La Fontaine. DVD presentation of 26 fables of La Fontaine in Vietnamese cartoons. $1.99 from Dvany or VanaMall.com, Golden Grove, CA, on Ebay, Oct., '07.

There seem to be two portions to each fable here: a short narration of the…

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1996 Complete set of 10 Nex fable fèves. Matching pairs. €32 from Monique Gottero, Aulon, France, through Ebay, Dec., '21.

The ten disks come with five having a notch to fit with a fully circular disk, and thus the five famous pairs align. …

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1887 Newspaper page of 12 cartoon caricatures including one parodying FC. €6.99 from lycoum2 through Ebay, Sept., '21.

John Bull as the fox holds out his hat to catch Egypt as the Sultan is ready to let it drop. I note the unusual "Corbiau" and…

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1995 One folded card, about 4" x 6", using an image of La Fontaine with animals by Odette Baillais. Editions Philatéliques, Nice. Distribué par SODOP. $8 from Loic Marchat, Villeurbane, France, April, '04.

After Baillais' composition on the cover,…

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1930?  Seven Nestlé advertising cards.  Text and illustration on the front side of each card in duochrome black and blue.  The verso of each, in black and one other color, has questions, suggestions, and a mention of Nestlé.  $42 from Bertrand Cocq,…

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