China PRC
1981 Set of five PRC China postage stamps. "Marking the Gunwale" Series Presentation Folder. Mint. Issued March 10, 1981. £7.19 from Simon Andrews Stamps/The Cecil Court Stamp Shop, London, through eBay, Nov., '02.
This is a favorite fable of mine. It has the right leap from one category to another that sometimes makes a fable take our breath away. I will let the presentation folder tell the fable itself. The other side of the folder identifies the five scenes in the series:
- Marking the Gunwale to Find the Sword
- Crossing the River
- The Sword Dropping into the Water
- Marking a Mark on the Gunwale
- Jumping into the Water to Find the Sword
Here is the folder's own telling of the fable: 
Here is a little larger view of each stamp:
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1. Marking the Gunwale to Find the Sword |
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2. Crossing the River |
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3. The Sword Dropping into the Water |
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4. Marking a Mark on the Gunwale |
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5. Jumping into the Water to Find the Sword |
