BELLEVILLE — A 1948 Jackie Robinson baseball card valued at $9,000 was stolen from Collectors Corner at 116 E. Main Street in Belleville earlier this week, but was recovered Thursday evening, Oct. 30, 2025, store management reported. The card, a prized collectible because it commemorates Robinson’s rookie season in 1947, was taken when the business owner briefly stepped away from the counter. Robinson is known for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947, when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. After discovering the card was missing, management posted an image of the suspected individual on social media to seek public assistance. At approximately 7:18 p.m. Thursday, Collectors Corner announced the card had been located. “Thanks to all the help, the card has been located,” the business said in a statement. “Now we just have to work out the details of what happens next.” Robinson’s MLB career spanned
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