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The thickest passports in history
A regular passport nowadays usually has 32 pages. ICAO defines this standard (recommendations), and so is the standardized passport size of 125mm x 88mm defined….
A Unique Travel Document with Hoover’s Signature
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French passport issued in Spain during the Civil War
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Walther Ulbricht – The papers of the wall builder
“No one intends to build a wall.” This sentence has gone down in history. It was uttered in 1961 by GDR head of state Walter…
GDR travel – Passport compulsory – Germany now a foreign country
This was the headline of a Spiegel article in 1968. GDR travel passport compulsory Shortly after midnight, the traffic light that clears the way to…
US Passport 1796 David Humphreys
US Passport 1796 issued by David Humphreys A historical treasure of its most elegant and truly a highlight of American history in general and US…