Being a keen philatelist, Walt is always interested in news of rare and unusual stamps from anywhere in the world, from Aden to Zimbabwe with all stops in between.Imagine my delight, then, to have received a proof of a new stamp issued by Zimbabwe post office early in 2009. This is an early version of the design, without the name of the country or the denomination -- since no-one knew how many billions of Zimdollars might be needed to mail a letter.
The picture is that of Zimbabwe's fearless and forever leader, Comrade Robert Gabriel Mugabe, Liberator of Africa, Full of Grace and President for Life of the Mystic Knights of the Sea.
Shortly after the stamp was issued, State House (where Bob lives) started to receive letters complaining that the new stamps were defective, not sticking to the envelopes firmly. The prez himself went to his local post office to investigate.
Comrade Bob bought a stamp, spit on the back of it, and slapped it onto an envelope. The stamp adhered perfectly. So he went back to the wicket and asked the clerk, "What's this I hear about these new stamps not sticking?"
Replied the clerk, "Well... most people spit on the other side."
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