Kings messenger badge 1820 sold at auction
Kings messenger badge 1820 These badges are rare and when offered at the collectors market they always go well. However, messenger badges are rather more…
African American Passport History – Who was Walter Foster?
African American Passport History – Who was Walter Foster? You don´t find nowadays many early passports of African American people. Why? One reason is surely…
Ever heard of a Fiume Passport?
Ever heard of a Fiume Passport? As stated in another article earlier (see below) a FIUME passport is something pretty rare. I was recently offered…
German Passport 1938 issued in Ljubljana
It is exceptional and uncommon to obtain a German passport issued by their consulate in Ljubljana, Slovenia. History German Passport Consulate Ljubljana The war in…
Passports In Art – Yanko Tihov – Passports Are Art!
Passports In Art – Yanko Tihov – Passports Are Art, especially when it comes to old travel documents with their colorful stamps, seals, revenues, handwriting…
Karol Wojtyla – Pope John Paul II – Diplomatic Passport As Cardinal
Karol Wojtyla – Pope John Paul II – Diplomatic Passport As Cardinal. Over the years I got many interesting emails, questions and offers from readers…
This is the diplomatic passport of Raoul Wallenberg
This is the diplomatic passport of Raoul Wallenberg On 6 February 1957, the Soviet government released a document dated 17 July 1947, which stated “I…
Jewish Austrian Passports For Two Families Going To Palestine
These Jewish Austrian Passports For Two Families Going To Palestine were at an auction but unfortunately, I missed them. My congrats to the buyer who…
An Extraordinary Liechtenstein Passport With A History
An Extraordinary Liechtenstein Passport With A History. My German fellow collector G.J. informed me about this fantastic and quite unusual document which he was able…
A Rare Find! NS-German Passports Issued in Ljubljana
A Rare Find! NS-German Passports Issued in Ljubljana A document set of two German passports issued 1938 at the German Consulate in Ljubljana / Laibach….
Pope Pius IX Passport – Issued At The Vatican 1847
Pope Pius IX Passport – Issued At The Vatican 1847 What is quite interesting here is that a passport form was used of Pope Gregor…
A remarkable Czechoslovak diplomatic passport and its bearer´s destiny
Czechoslovak diplomatic passport Written by fellow collector Z.Š. (Slovak Numismatic Society at Slovak Academy of Sciences) who is truly an expert when it comes to…
US Legation London – signed by C. F. Adams
US Legation London Adams This passport is very rare to find as it has Charles Francis Adams signature. The document is one piece, of course,…
Girl with dog passport photo | Germany 1916
Girl with dog passport photo, Germany 1916 This passport from the Duchy Saxe Coburg-Gotha is one of the very rare types within the German Empire…
German Empire Passport – Kingdom Of Saxony 1892
German Empire Passport – Kingdom Of Saxony 1892 This Saxony passport comes in an unusual excellent condition. Issued to a man going to England, passport…
British diplomat defied Gestapo
British Diplomat Gestapo Were it not for him, Baroness Rabbi Julia Neuberger might not have been born, nor Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, nor thousands of other…