Our fellow collector G.J. from Germany sent in this interesting document of the Zürich passport office. I believe its from the 70/80s or maybe earlier, the date cant be clearly identified. Actually the document is saying that Mr. Brüninger has past away and his passport should be returned (not...
Our fellow collector George has a nice small collection of Swiss documents starting from 1836. A Wander book is literally a journey book. It is at once a passport and resume. When issued it has many blank pages for local authorities to give their stamp of approval and employers...
Collective passports and visas are extraordinary. Nowadays they are not longer issued as each individual needs it`s own document. This example I got from my Swiss fellow collector Ernst. To meet up with Ernst is always a pleasure as we understand each others needs and we do just a...
(by William Walker, UK) Read the great story of a UK navigator at a Wellington bomber during WW II.Thank you very much William for contacting me and share with us this amazing story and passport pictures of your father. Peter Walker was born in 1915 on Christmas eve.He went...
Professor Dr. Max Holzmann * 31. Mar. 1899 in Zürich; † 27. Jan. 1994 in Zürich was a Swiss Cardiologist and published more than 100 articles and books about cardiology and was well known not only in Switzerland. He is also mentioned in the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. To...
During WWIIW multiple private individuals in Switzerland acted in favour for the refugees. Many of them were sentenced for their action. National Councillor Paul Rechsteiner is demanding their official rehabilitation. 08ff7fd1-ff00-4806-9475-5b08209fab74
In defiance of the instructions of the Swiss Federal Government, Paul Grüninger (1891-1972) saved in the years 1938 and 1939 several hundred Jewish and other refugees from Nazi persecution and extermination. In 1939 he was dismissed from St. Gallen government without notice. Grüninger was Swiss Police Captain and forged...
Around 30,000 Jewish refugees during World War II found refuge in Switzerland. Thousands of Jewish men, women and children were ruthless dismissed. For most, this meant certain death. This documentation was made by the Swiss Television in 1994 – a highly interesting report! You will see a “J”-stamped German...
This week the biggest collertors market in Switzerland opened it’s doors for 4 days. For me it is the first visit there and what can I tell? Well, it’s a huge market with more than 400 dealers mostly from Switzerland but also with international dealers. I was there fore...
Recently I visited our local government office and found a interesting leaflet about the Swiss Government. In this publication you can find a introduction of the different federal authorities including the ID-CARD of all council members. I believe Switzerland is the only country presenting their council members in this...
NEW PASSPORTS FOR YOUR COLLECTION
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GERMAN PASSPORTS FOR JEWS
They are and I was already contacting you by private email. Thanks, Tom
NEW PASSPORTS FOR YOUR COLLECTION
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-Austria 1920 Issued in Braunau
-Burundi 1995 Diplomatic
-Congo ...
GERMAN PASSPORTS FOR JEWS
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RARE "J" STAMPED PASSPORTS
Hi Serge, thx for your message I send you all details by email. Tom
