Not a passport but related to passports, and a manuscript of significant importance of US (passport) history. John Hancock Congress Manuscript American Revolution leader John Hancock (1737-1793) was a signer […]
VENICE. Document of Giovanni Mocenigo as Doge of Venice (1409-1485, Doge from 1478), Dogal Palace, Venice, 25 January 1480, a passport for his ‘ductor’ [waggoner], Gaspar of Perugia, who is […]
The following document, which seems to be a passport, was auctioned years ago for GBP 5,000. What a fantastic document of British (passport) history! James V Scots passport JAMES V […]
east german passport history This East German passport was issued after the fall of the wall, and maybe the passport office was thinking, “we don’t care anymore” … – skipped lines […]
Benjamin Franklin passport mailbox It is still surprising which emails I get via my website after being ten years online (this October). Readers often ask questions about documents from relatives. […]
travel cold war germany After I had my morning coffee, I went to my computer and checked my emails when suddenly a message popped up with this document. I remember […]
British Visitors Passport The British Visitor’s Passport (BVP), was a simplified version of the standard passport, introduced in March 1961 and made available to any British citizen, British Dependent Territories […]
Passport Fees Around The World 2020 Passports are a necessity in today’s global world and so are the fees someone has to pay for a travel document. In the best […]
Ernst Munzinger Passport – Member of the 20 July Plot The following passport is of vital importance in German history as it’s bearer was a conspirator in the German Resistance […]
Fascinating Document German Officer Meet Hans Bludau from Elbing (about 60km from Danzig), who was in 1937 just a simple artilleryman when he got this green Border Pass, which allowed […]