Dark blue US passport with gold seal, found
Description
I found a dark blue US passport this afternoon around 4:15 pm near the Stop & Shop parking lot on Route 1 in Groton, Eastern CT. It's the standard passport book, with the gold seal on the front cover and a few creases along the spine from being tucked away in a pocket. There's a coffee ring on the back cover, and inside cover I spotted a small sticker from a local cafe. It seems well-used but intact, and I really want to help get it back to its owner because passports are important. If this is yours, please reach out with identifying details about the photo page or the cafe sticker so we can verify.
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