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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1908
Page
6
A professor notes travelers memories while a returnee recounts a rubber stamp sample case lost in Africa. Ostriches reportedly swallowed the stamps, making each ostrich egg found there appear numbered and dated. The tale is recounted as a humorous anecdote from the Chicago Tribune.
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