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US passport embassy Paris Ambassador in Paris was then Horace Porter (Appointed: March 19, 1897. Presentation of Credentials: May 26, 1897. Termination of Mission: Presented recall on May 2, 1905). […]

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The last visa stamped by East Germany (DDR)

27 May, 202022 May, 2020

last visa east germany This is a German passport issued in Duisburg in 1983. Seven years later the German passport will become red and will be an EU passport. The […]

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John Hancock – President of Congress – Manuscript

24 May, 202021 May, 20202 Comments

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 […]

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Giovanni Mocenigo as Doge of Venice – Passport

21 May, 202015 May, 2020

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 […]

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James V ♦ King of Scots ♦ Passport

18 May, 202013 May, 20202 Comments

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 […]

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A Benjamin Franklin passport in my mailbox

12 May, 202012 May, 20204 Comments

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. […]

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A rare travel document from the Cold War and Occupation of Germany

9 May, 202030 April, 2020

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 […]

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The British Visitor’s Passport – The Simplicity Of A Travel Document

6 May, 202026 April, 202011 Comments

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 […]

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Passport Fees Around The World 2020

4 May, 20204 May, 202034 Comments

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 […]

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Ernst Munzinger Passport – Member of the 20 July Plot

2 May, 202025 April, 2020

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 […]

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The story of how Israel issued me a passport with a Colander on my head has been published in a book about the history of passports, titled “Let Pass or Die”, by Tom Topol, a passport history expert. May the Flying Spaghetti Monster bless his sauces. (Michael Afanasyev, @DocSpaghetti)