Shakuntala Devi: The Human Computer’s Rare Passports
Shakuntala Devi: The Human Computer Who Carried India’s Numbers Across the World Born into poverty with no formal education, she outpaced UNIVAC computers, entered the…
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Joseph Cook Diplomatic Passport 1918 Treaty of Versailles
A Document Present at the Reshaping of the Modern World This diplomatic passport is one of the most historically significant travel documents to survive from…
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John Young Astronaut Passport 1963 – Moonwalker for Sale
John Young was NASA’s longest-serving astronaut, joining the agency when it was launching two-man space capsules and departing when it was flying space shuttles. Over…
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Erich Kästner Passport: Last German WWI Soldier, Age 107
Dr. Erich Kästner died on January 1, 2008, aged 107, in a retirement home in Cologne-Pulheim. He was the last German to have served as…
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Commemorative Passports: Rare Collectibles in Passport History
Update April 2026: US will issue commemorative passports with Trump’s picture for America’s 250th birthday!➡️ Read my interview with Huffpost on “Why The New Trump…
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Wilhelm Salewski: Passport History of a German Steel Pioneer
Every passport tells a story, but some tell the story of an entire nation’s resurrection. In the world of high-end document collecting, we often seek…
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Rare 1852 US Group Passport: Consul William Winthrop & Malta History
A Study in Rarity: The 1852 Malta Group Passport Issued by William Winthrop Document Metric Historical Specification Issuing Authority U.S. Consulate, Malta (Est. 1807) Issuing…
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Adelbert von Chamisso Passports 1792-1837 | passport history
During recent research, I found documents of Adelbert von Chamisso and dug deeper – with success. I found his estate stored at the Staatsbibliothek zu…
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Brian Trubshaw’s Passport: Concorde’s First British Test Pilot
Here comes a very unusual document set, including two British passports of a Concorde pilot, to be precise, a test pilot! British Airways (BA) had…
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Giuseppe Motta’s Swiss Diplomatic Passport: A Window into Diplomacy
A Document That Places a Man Inside History Some historical documents do more than prove identity. They place a person inside the machinery of history….
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Werner Stiller: Stasi Defector, CIA Asset & His GDR Passport
Werner Stiller (* August 24, 1947, in Weßmar; † December 20, 2016, in Budapest) was a German agent and defector. From 1972 to 1979 he…
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North German Confederation Passport (1867–1871)
The North German Confederation emerged from the aftermath of the 1866 Austro-Prussian War — a federal union encompassing Prussia and 21 additional German states. Notable…
