US passport with dark blue cover missing
Description
I lost my US passport yesterday around 3pm near the Port Townsend Ferry Terminal on Water Street, on the Olympic Peninsula. It's a standard passport book with a dark blue cover and the gold seal on the front. The back cover has a small coffee stain near the bottom edge and a tiny scratch along the lower corner. Inside the data page you can still see my name, Priya Patel, and there’s a small souvenir sticker from a past trip on the inside back cover. This passport is essential for an upcoming trip next week, and I’m really hoping someone who finds it can return it. If you found it, I’d be grateful to hear from you through this listing.
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