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Qing Dynasty Passport 1891
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Prince Maximilian of Baden – Passport 1918
Prince Maximilian of Baden Passport A gem of German passport history – The passport of Prince Max of Baden, issued by the foreign office in…

The East German Embassy in Washington DC
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NVA Officer Passport: Berlin Wall & Prague Uprising
The documents and story shared here are outstanding and most significant for German (passport) history. An account from the inside. The future lieutenant colonel Klaus…

Heinrich Hoffmann Passport: Author of Struwwelpeter
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Swiss Emigration to Australia – Travel Contract 1855
Here comes an exceptional document I discovered on eBay in the USA. It’s not a passport, but rather a travel contract for a man departing…