History

Passports Thomas Spenser-Wilkinson Here are four canceled British Passports all belonging to Sir Thomas Crowe Spencer-Wilkinson, born in 1899 and a naval officer during WW1…

Thanks to a fellow collector, I could grab this pretty scarce passport-type from the German Empire / Alsace-Lorraine. This is not an ordinary passport but…

U.S. passport unique cover Not often do you find such a pretty customized travel document. I saw this passport randomly at an auction platform, and…

What you see here is the diplomatic passport of court lady Countess Grote, who joined the journey of Emperor Wilhelm II and crown princess Augusta…

Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823 I found this outstanding book about early passports in America and instantly bought it. It’s fascinating to read how and…

Protectorate Bohemia-Moravia J-Passport 1942 A very unusual and rare passport with the Red mark J (Jew) in the name of Luci Romano, nee Levy, issued…

Adventurous life chambermaid Japan Marta Richter was a chambermaid to German diplomat Wilhelm Solf and his wife Hanna, who went down in history as the…

Passport Argentinian Victoria Ocampo Victoria Ocampo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1890. She published close to twenty books, mostly collected essays, including Testimonios…

German Alien Passport Chinese A very unusual Nazi Alien passport issued to a “Chinese student” almost at the end of WWII in Brno in March…

Longest-serving Ambassador of Germany in the USA I was able to get a great historical document of German-American relationships. The letter is handwritten by Friedrich…

East German Deprivation of Citizenship Sometimes, the story behind a document turns out to be most unusual and surprising. This story is such an example….

US Passport 1796 issued by David Humphreys A historical treasure of its most elegant and truly a highlight of American history in general and US…

passports issued governors Georgia This special publication, “Passports issued by the Governors of Georgia” from the National Genealogical Society (NGS), is a most important source…

Isabella of Portugal Safe Conduct Finding such a fantastic travel document from the 16th century is rare as back then, such documents were only issued…

 George John Gordon Ambassador Such appointments are pretty rare to find! George John Gordon Appointment as Ambassador to Switzerland in 1855. Antique appointment credentials, signed…

William Pinkney Great Britain U.S. senator and statesman William Pinkney (1764-1822) was notable for his support of the Missouri Compromise, a piece of legislation designed…