Vatican passports are one of the rarest “travel documents” at all and be assured it’s like “once in a lifetime” if you have the chance to get such a “holy” passport for your collection. Every collector will envy you. Well, during some research I found these highly interesting items. Enjoy the article…
Participating Bishops to the Second Vatican Council
The gallery below shows the passport issued to the Cuban Bishop Carlos Riu Angles. It is an extremely rare item and is an example of the passports issued to all bishops participating in the 2nd Vatican Council so that they would have easy access to travel to and from the Council and around Italy at the same time. It is in a small leather booklet and displays the coat of arms of Pope John XXIII. This is the only passport issued for participants of the II Vatican Council.
The Papal States
The Papal States issued passports during the time they were recognized as a nation. They consisted of large papers folded in four. This passport was issued during Gregory XVI’s pontificate to the nephew of his successor, Blessed Pius IX. Also to see in the gallery…
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Pio IX – Todi, 13. June 1854
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The Papal States
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Recent Comments
May 17, 13 (11:36) NEW PASSPORTS FOR YOUR COLLECTION Thx again, please check your email. Tom
May 17, 13 (11:33) GERMAN PASSPORTS FOR JEWS They are and I was already contacting you by private email. Thanks, Tom
May 17, 13 (9:32) NEW PASSPORTS FOR YOUR COLLECTION Hello: I am very interested in -Austria 1920 Issued in Braunau -Burundi 1995 Diplomatic -Congo ...
May 17, 13 (8:36) GERMAN PASSPORTS FOR JEWS I am very interested in these. Are they for sale?
May 7, 13 (6:18) RARE "J" STAMPED PASSPORTS Hi Serge, thx for your message I send you all details by email. Tom