Idi Amin’s 1963 Uganda Passport, Before He Ruled
Uganda: The Passport of a Dictator, Idi Amin A Ugandan passport issued in 1963 lists its holder’s occupation as Captain,…
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George Hansen’s Passport & the Iran Hostage Crisis
The Congressman Who Flew to Tehran on His Own Passport A U.S. passport issued in 1975 gives no hint of…
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Gabrielle of Habsburg-Lorraine: 1929 Passport History
The Grandmother’s Passport That Carried a Future Habsburg’s Photo A passport with no photograph of its own holder shouldn’t be…
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Giovanni Mocenigo 1480 Doge of Venice Passport
A Doge’s Safe Conduct: Giovanni Mocenigo’s 1480 Passport for His Waggoner Ten horses, a coat of arms, and all his…
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From Pirates to Passports: Inside the State Dept Exhibit
From Pirates to Passports: How Parts of My Collection Ended Up in a State Department Exhibition A logbook from the…
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Von Neurath’s Lugano Consulate Passport
The Son of Hitler’s Foreign Minister: Konstantin Alexander von Neurath’s Lugano Passport A passport renewal stamp from 1943 carries a…
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Von Mackensen’s Diplomatic Passport | Nazi Envoy to Rome
The Diplomatic Passport of Ambassador Hans Georg von Mackensen A worn gold-embossed eagle still catches the light on the blue…
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League of Nations Passport Conferences: 1920 & 1926
The Year Two League of Nations Conferences Invented Your Modern Passport Nineteen twenty was the year Europe’s map got redrawn…
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Russia’s Passport History: From Serfs to Soviets
The Soviet Passport That Controlled a Nation: Russia’s Wild Identity Document History How the Russian Passport Evolved: From Peter the…
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German Colonial Empire’s Aftermath: Passport History
Part V (Last Part):The German Colonial Empire and Its Aftermaths: Passports, Politics, and Memory After Versailles A single signature in…
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German Colonial Passport of Kiautschou Explained
Inside Germany’s Rarest China Passport: The Kiautschou Reisepass This passport type, issued by the German Empire’s colonial government in Kiautschou,…
