La Mutuelle Générale Française insurance company blotter · Carlson Fable Collection

Title: La Mutuelle Générale Française insurance company blotter
Description: 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, Belgium, May, '01.

The fables presented by the simple block illustrations here are OR, OF, WL, FC, TH, FS, MSA, and "The Lion and the Mosquito." A short adage praises La Fontaine for extolling prudence, economy, and wisdom.
Source: $5 from Dany Wolfs, Roesalare, Belgium, May, '01.
Date: 1950?
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