
Randomly I found the passport picture of Karol Wojtyla, the late Pope John Paul II which was displayed in a exhibition in Krakow / Poland.
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....
(from the collection of Jonathan Moore) Collection JM1 9 photos Slideshow 1863 UK consular passport from Washington, endorsed by U.S. Secretary of State Seward; it's on the pale blue paper that ws often used for persons of special status – the bearer worked in the British Legation in Washington...
AS THE CLOUDS OF WAR GATHERED again over Europe, the Knights of Columbus found themselves fighting to stay in Italy as Mussolini attempted to take over activities and organizations for Catholic youth, including the Knights’ playgrounds. Not only were the Knights able to keep the playgrounds operating in the...