Collector’s meeting in Basel
Collector’s meeting in Basel Edi and I we know each other for more than ten years and it was a great pleasure to meet each other again in Basel during my Europe trip. We spent three days together and I…
Unveiling the Past: How to Find Old Vintage Passports
Introduction Passport history collector Passports have always been an essential travel document, enabling individuals to explore the world and cross borders. However, they are not only practical items; they also hold significant historical value. The fascinating passport history and the…
Grandmother Helped Sugihara To Save Jews
The Japanese consul in Kovno, Lithuania, who disobeyed his government’s orders in 1940 and issued transit visas through Japan to thousands of Jews seeking to flee war-torn Europe – wasn’t widely known until 1985, when Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial…
Collector’s meeting in Prague
Vladimir is mainly a banknote collector but also has an extensive collection of passports, focusing on Austria-Hungary and Czech Republic and it’s predecessor states. We know each other as collectors for 2-3 years. Vladimir was so kind to pick me…
Austrian-Hungary passports of a notable diplomat
Badeni Count Diplomat passport Ludwik Jozef Władysław Badeni, a Polish count and Austro-Hungarian diplomat, graced the world on either January 21 or March 16, 1873, in Żółkiew. He was the cherished son of Kazimierz Badeni, bearing the Boncza coat of…
A most interesting email from a reader
Readers Emails Website Schleyer A Romanian gentlemen, who occasionally visits thrift stores wrote an email to me, which indeed surprised me – and I get plenty of reader emails. He told me that especially Germany is sending it’s “garbage” from…
Getting Together with Agnes Hirschi
Agnes Hirschi Lutz During my extensive journey across Europe, I was filled with immense joy upon reuniting with my dear friend, Agnes Hirschi, in the picturesque city of Berne, Switzerland. After years, the reunion was a truly heartwarming experience. Agnes…
Polish Escape to Canada and USA in 1944
Polish escape Canada USA Throughout Canada’s history, there have been six notable periods of Polish migration, each characterized by distinct timeframes. These waves of migration occurred between 1854 and 1901, 1902 and 1915, 1916 and 1939, 1944 and 1956, 1957…
A German mother of three kids travels to China in 1909
German mother China 1909 In the past, it was possible for a traveler to reach Perm, Russia, in just five days when heading eastward. However, traveling a similar distance to Africa, where several countries were still under British rule, could…