John Hancock – President of Congress – Manuscript
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…
Giovanni Mocenigo as Doge of Venice – Passport
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],…
James V – King of Scots – Passport
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…
A Benjamin Franklin passport in my mailbox
Benjamin Franklin passport mailbox It is still surprising which emails I get via my website after being online for 10+ years now. Readers often ask…
A rare travel document from the Cold War and Occupation of Germany
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…
Fascinating Document Set of an German Officer
Fascinating Document German Officer Meet Hans Bludau from Elbing (about 60km from Danzig), who was in 1937 just a simple artilleryman when he got this…
Sergei Chekhonin USSR passport + French ID card
Who was Sergei Chekhonin? Sergei Chekhonin USSR passport Sergey Vasil’evich Tchehonine (Chekhonin) (born in Valdayka, Novgorod province [now Lykoshino, Tver’ region], 2 February 1878; died on the way from Germany to Paris, 23 February…
USSR Passport of an Afghanistan War Participant
USSR Passport Afghanistan War The following USSR Service passport was issued in 1986 to an officer who participated in the AFGHANISTAN WAR. The stamps on…
The smiling girl murdered by the Nazis
During my research, I found this passport application of a little girl. A little smiling girl murdered by the Nazis. smiling girl murdered Nazis Who…
German passport returned to family 80 years later
German passport returned family A Jewish physician whose father fought with the British Army has told of the “remarkable” twist of fate that brought him…
Lost documents of the USSR – A yellow ticket
Albert Bayburin is a Russian Anthropologist at the European University in Sankt Petersburg, and he wrote some interesting articles on passports. Albert also published a…
Conservation of your passport collectibles
Conservation collectibles I was offered a fine old document from the early 17th Century, but it was infected by mold. Here comes a comprehensive article…
Passport of Hollywood Icon Doris Day at auction
The U.S. passport of Hollywood legend Doris Day was at an auction in America. All her items went for high prices, surprising, especially in nowadays…
The Passports of Sir Thomas C. Spenser-Wilkinson
Passports Thomas Spenser-Wilkinson Here are four canceled British Passports all belonging to Sir Thomas Crowe Spencer-Wilkinson, born in 1899 and a naval officer during WW1…
A German Empire Alsace-Lorraine passport not seen before
Thanks to a fellow collector, I could grab this pretty scarce passport-type from the German Empire / Alsace-Lorraine. This is not an ordinary passport but…
US passport of a woman with a pretty unique cover
U.S. passport unique cover Not often do you find such a pretty customized travel document. I saw this passport randomly at an auction platform, and…