Vintage stamp album in red leather binder
Description
I lost my vintage stamp album yesterday around 6pm near the Linen Hall Library on Donegall Square North in Belfast. It's a Stanley Gibbons stamp album, red leather binder about 11 inches tall by 9 inches wide, with gold embossing on the cover and a faded blue ribbon bookmark peeking out. Inside there are about 150 stamps from the 1950s, mostly UK and Commonwealth, many with chipped corners but the spine is worn and a small wax seal imprint is on the back page. It means a lot to me because it was a gift from my late grandfather and I really need it back; I’d be grateful to reunite with it if you saw it around the city.
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