NEWS ALERT: Gold governor general medal missing from mail package

The Canadian Association of Numismatic Dealers (CAND) distributed the following “mail theft notice” to its members this afternoon. The release stated a gold Willingdon governor general medal was removed from a parcel, while in transit. The parcel was sent via CanadaPost from Ottawa on Jan 27, 2022, but arrived without the medal in Edmonton on Feb 1.

The CAND statement also included the following link for the missing medal:

https://www.jacoblipsonrarecoins.com/inventory/1928-lord-willingdon-governor-general-gold-medal-clowery-113-only-40-struck

Anyone with information on the missing medal is asked to contact Jacob Lipson at 613-777-2115 or by email at  jacoblipsonrarecoins@gmail.com OR, contact the Ottawa Police Service at 613-236-1222 and state police report #: T22002022.

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