Lost
Urgent
Lost stamps in Battle Creek
Battle Creek Public Library
Lost
listing
Posted
1 day
ago
Description
On Saturday around 6:20 p.m., I was at the Battle Creek Public Library on West Michigan Avenue, sorting through a small leather album of stamps when I stepped away for a moment to grab a pen. When I turned back, the album with my grandfather’s stamps had vanished from the table near the library’s cafe. The stamps include several rare precancels from the 1950s, and they’re priceless to me for family reasons. I’m hopeful they’ll be found and returned to their place in the album, so the collection can stay whole.
Approximate last-seen location
Battle Creek Public Library
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