East German Border Control Case
A quite unique finding is this East German border control equipment case with various devices and documents which was recently available at an auction. My…
U.S. Ships Passports Behind Expectations
Ships Passports Behind Expectations FOUR SHIP’S PASSPORTS issued and signed by Jackson, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe ended UNSOLD and far below expectations at a US…
Third Reich Diplomatic Passport Sophie Schulze-Bernett
Third Reich Diplomatic Passport Sophie Schulze-Bernett Following up on her son’s passport here comes Sophie’s German diplomatic passport issued at the Foreign Office in Berlin…
A Boy In Nazi Occupied Netherlands
After May 1940, the good times were few and far between: first there was the war, then the capitulation and then the arrival of the…
Archibald Philip 5th Earl Rosebery 1894
Archibald Philip Earl Rosebery Here comes a beautiful British passport issued 1894 in London issued to Mr. W. Eccles (probably William Henry Eccles FRS (23…
German Empire Passport With SLESVIG Stamp
The Schleswig plebiscite was actually two referendums, organized according to the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, with the purpose of determining the future border between…
Royal French Passport 1785 for US Envoy John Lamb
Who was John Lamb*? John Lamb was a resident of Norwich, Connecticut, a ship’s captain, and a merchant. On January 10, 1785, Samuel Huntington wrote…
A Passport To Freedom Organized By Varian Fry
Passport Freedom Varian Fry Following up on my previous article “Surrender On Demand – Varian Fry In Nazi Occupied France” I was able to get…
Another Nazi Service Passport
After grabbing the Captain Loewe DIENSTPASS (Service passport) documents I got offered another outstanding DIENSTPASS issued 1938 in BERLIN by the FOREIGN OFFICE (!) and…
Nazi Service Passport 1943 Capt Loewe
A fantastic and unique document lot which consists on three (3) Nazi Service passports (Dienstpass) & Soldbuch of him, his daughter and wife and letters from…
East German Passport 1958 – USA Visa
East German Passport USA The “cool” thing here is a GDR EXIT VISA for the United States of America! An exciting collectible! This East German…
Diplomatic Passport King George II of England
George II (30 October / 9 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Prince-elector…
British Ships Passport – Island Of Jersey 1753
Passport Island Of Jersey 1753 A mid-18th-century BRITISH SHIP’S PASSPORT issued at the ISLAND OF JERSEY in the name of Honorable Colonel William Deane /…
Nazi Passport Law – The big Red J for Jew
German Nazi Passport Law – The big red J for Jew 1938 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 1342 Law on Passports for Jews, 5 October 1938…
US Passport With HINDENBURG LZ129 Stamp
HINDENBURG LZ129 Passport-Stamp WHAT A FANTASTIC HISTORICAL DOCUMENT! LAKEHURST DISASTER! What you see here is the US passport of Airship Passengers – Mr. & Mrs….
Passport To Freedom by Miriam Talalay about her Grandfather
Passport To Freedom by Miriam Talalay about her Grandfather View and read the great story of a Jewish family escaping the Nazis in Berlin by…