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U.S. passport unique cover Not often you find such a pretty customized travel document. I saw this passport randomly at an auction platform, and the cover instantly got my attention. […]

History

German NS-Passport issued in Haifa | What a story

29 March, 202030 March, 20202 Comments

German NS-Passport Haifa The following lot, I found by chance and bought it instantly. The story here is about a Germans couple during the British Mandate in Palestine which includes […]

History

German diplomatic passport 1911 of a court lady

26 March, 202015 March, 2020

What you see here is the diplomatic passport of court lady Countess Grote, who joined the journey of Emperor Wilhelm II and crown princess Augusta Victoria to Russia—signed by the […]

History

Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823

24 March, 202024 March, 20202 Comments

Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823 I found this outstanding book about early passports in America and instantly bought it. It’s very interesting to read how and with which content they […]

History

Protectorate Bohemia-Moravia J-Passport 1942

23 March, 202014 March, 2020

Protectorate Bohemia-Moravia J-Passport 1942 A very unusual and rare passport with the Red mark J (Jew) in the name of Luci Romano, nee Levy, issued at the German consulate in […]

History

Adventurous life of a chambermaid in Japan

20 March, 202022 March, 2020

Adventurous life chambermaid Japan Marta Richter was a chambermaid to German diplomat Wilhelm Solf and his wife Hanna, who went down in history as the Nazi resistance. Together with Hanna […]

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The passport of Argentinian writer Victoria Ocampo

16 March, 20208 March, 2020

Passport Argentinian Victoria Ocampo Victoria Ocampo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1890. She published close to twenty books, mostly collected essays, including Testimonios (Testimonies) (1935-1977), which is a […]

History

German Alien Passport 1945 | Chinese Student

14 March, 202014 March, 2020

German Alien Passport Chinese A very unusual Nazi Alien passport issued to a “Chinese student” almost at the end of WWII in Brno in March 1945 and valid only until […]

History

German Ambassador to the USA – Friedrich von Gerolt

12 March, 20208 March, 2020

German Ambassador to the USA – Friedrich von Gerolt I was able to get a great historical document of German-American relationships. The letter is handwritten from Friedrich von Gerolt in […]

History

Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma

8 March, 20208 March, 2020

louis mountbatten earl mountbatten Louis of Battenberg, the great-grandson of Queen Victoria, and second cousin of George V, was born in Windsor, England, on 25th June, 1900. His father, Prince […]

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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)