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1950? Large 5¼" x 8¼" blotter put out by La Mutuelle Générale Française insurance company of Le Mans. Around the top and both sides are eight small square illustrations of the more popular fables of La Fontaine. $5 from Dany Wolfs, Roesalare,…

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(Dorothy Sword Bishop.) The Bilingual Fables. Soundtext. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook Company.

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1980? La Tapisserie de Bayeux. Edition Ville de Bayeux. Originally 50 F in France. Bought for $10 at Paul Rohe and Son, Chicago, Dec., '92. A complete reproduction of the Bayeux Tapestry in one-seventh of its original size. The original is 70 meters…

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1885? Large Children's Scrap Book Album with FC cover.

So far, I have found one large (11¼" x 14") scrap book album with a golden, grape, and black cover depicting FC. It came with some nice old scraps inside. $25 from Tim Smith, Clinton, MA,…

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1987 Large FDC envelope with all eight stamps and a large illustration of Aesop and the animals of these eight stamps' fables. 7" x 10¼". Unknown source.

Here is a colorful presentation of the whole series of stamps cancelled in Athens March…

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1960? 'Le Lièvre et la Tortue,' Buvard #2 d'une collection illustrant les 'Fables de La Fontaine.' Gri-gri, le vrai jus de fruits aux vitamines naturelles. Illustration signed by Polotec. Red and black on white. 8¼' x 5¼'. $5 from Mme Denise…

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1950? "Le Lièvre et la Tortue." Biscottes L'Angevine. Angers. 5¼" x 6¾". $5 from Mme Denise Debuigne, Rennes, France, May, '03.

The upper three quarters of this colorful blotter are a simple illustration. The hare is eating a carrot while the…

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1960? Bronze medallion of "Le Lion et le Rat," signed by Alber(t) de Jaeger. Slightly over 2¼" diameter. The title of the fable is above an illustration of the netted lion, below which are the first two lines of the poem. The verso contains the fable…
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