Flan Imperial Trade Cards · Carlson Fable Collection

Title

Flan Imperial Trade Cards

Description

1930? 97 of 192 numbered Flan Imperial trade cards with many duplicates. Imperial, La Madeleine lez Lille. Printed by Landouzy Freres, Lambersart. $255 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, Sept., '18. #126, "Elephant, Rat, and Cat" for $3.55 from mumul58 through Ebay, Oct., '20. 23 further cards from Bertrand for $4.50 each, Sept., '20. And a second album including 14 cards, from Erhard Ciolina, Fountain Hills, AZ, through Ebay for $10, June, '22. #5 from segpascal through Ebay for €3.50, Oct., '21. 42 cards for €20 from boiscorbons through Ebay, Sept., '23. 5 further cards for €3.90 each from olivier9862 through Ebay, Sept., '23. "Swallow and Young" for €3.90 from olivier9862, Oct., '23.

"Cards" is an overstatement for these 2½" x 3½" slips of paper. On one side is a colored illustration, title, and number. On the verso is the text of the fable and, after #96, an indication that there are two albums to be filled out, Album No. 1 for Fables #1-#96 and Album No. 2 for Fables #97-#192. Of course, the collector in me is already wondering where I can find the two complete albums. The color work is sometimes better than one would expect for a simple effort like these illustrations. Two favorites of mine are "The Robbers and the Ass" (#4) and "The Lark and Her Young" (#76). I am a little surprised that I have not run into a single card from this large set before this time. I am unsure of the reference of the cabbage and pot in "The Untrustworthy Depositary" (#176). Now see a complete album of cards #1 through #96. The second album fills in several of the cards missing among the individual cards. I recommend keeping it with the cards.

Date

1930?

Source

$255 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, Sept., '18. #126, "Elephant, Rat, and Cat" for $3.55 from mumul58 through Ebay, Oct., '20. 23 further cards from Bertrand for $4.50 each, Sept., '20. And a second album including 14 cards, from Erhard Ciolina, Fountain Hills, AZ, through Ebay for $10, June, '22. #5 from segpascal through Ebay for €3.50, Oct., '21. 42 cards for €20 from boiscorbons through Ebay, Sept., '23. 5 further cards for €3.90 each from olivier9862 through Ebay, Sept., '23. "Swallow and Young" for €3.90 from olivier9862, Oct., '23.