Opera Star Enrico Caruso Passport 1919 New York
What a significant finding is this Italian passport of Enrico Caruso from 1919 issued in New York! His travel document included his 2nd wife, Dorothy…
Another Article For The US Ephemera Journal
As a member of the Ephemera Society of America I was pleased to publish another article on historical passports. I still remain the only society…
East German Passport 1958 – USA Visa
East German Passport USA The “cool” thing here is the GDR EXIT VISA for the United States of America! An exciting collectible! You need to…
East German Deprivation of Citizenship
An East German man faced imprisonment and expatriation after a failed escape to West Germany. His story reflects the GDR’s harsh measures and bureaucratic oppression…
Tibet Passport of Tsepon Shakabpa
The article details the rediscovery of Tsepon Shakabpa’s Tibetan passport, issued in 1947. This passport, which was lost for years, symbolizes Tibet’s de facto independence…
Edith Lövinsohn aboard the SS St. Louis
Edith Lövinsohn SS St. Louis The Lövinsohn family papers relate to Edith Lövinsohn and Hella Roubicek’s (née Lövinsohn) experience aboard the MS St. Louis. The…
Collectors may pay a lot for old passports
Passport history old passports Anyone who needs a new passport goes to the citizens’ office, applies, waits two weeks, gets the document. The old, expired…
German Passport – Treaty Commission Versailles
The article discusses a 1919 German diplomatic passport from the Treaty Commission at Versailles, recently rediscovered. Issued for Theodor Lehmann, it symbolizes Germany’s post-WWI diplomatic…