Karl Kasmann’s Ceylon Story Of Art and Espionage
Karl Kasmann’s Ceylon Espionage The passport and mysterious activities of Karl Kasmann, an Estonian artist who settled in colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka) during the late…
Safe Conduct 1456 for a Jewish Physician
This Episcopal letter of protection and escort (Safe Conduct) for the Jewish physician Heilman, dated May 24, 1456, is an exceptional document. Such “passports” from…
How the passport changed in Russia
Starting from early travel documents in the “Times of Troubles” and formalized during Peter the Great’s reign, passports primarily served administrative and police functions. The…
Another captivating email from an engaging reader
One day, I received the following email via my website… John Quincy Adams Passport “Hello Tom, I recently cleaned out the house of Charles Francis…
A colorful passport for the Marquis de Alhama
The passport displayed here, issued to the Spanish diplomat Tomás de Ligués y Bardají, Marquis de Alhama (1812 – 1883), bears the signature of the…
New FB group for collectors
As eBay is becoming increasingly restrictive on vintage travel documents we love to collect, this new platform is dedicated to vintage passport collectors and history…
Vintage British Brunei passports teach collectors valuable lessons
Recently, three British Brunei passports were sold on two different platforms. All documents were in pristine condition and with consecutive passport numbers. All documents sold…
Passport Secrets of World War II
Passport secrets World War II In the years 1942–1943, an informal group of Polish diplomats and activists from Jewish organizations operated at the Polish Legation…
