Diplomatic Passport Mecklenburg 1907

Diplomatic Passport Mecklenburg 1907

I am extremely thrilled to have obtained this magnificent document from a small auction house in Germany, and at a surprisingly affordable price. The region of Mecklenburg is not commonly found, and what makes this piece even more remarkable is…

Abraham Lincoln Passport sold at $17k

Abraham Lincoln Passport sold at $17k

Here comes another fantastic result of a vintage passport collectible from Heritage Auctions. This is a ship’s passport signed by Abraham Lincoln when he served as President. Measuring 19.75″ x 15.5″ (sight), it was issued on May 14, 1864, in…

Altered Sugihara Document Saves Jewish Lifes

Altered Sugihara Document Saves Jewish Lifes

This Travel Document is one of the most interesting collectibles I ever got. Here is the story of this life-saving document with a visa issued by righteous diplomat Chinue “Sempo” Sugihara. altered Sugihara document Jewish The document which is a…

Unusual Kingdom of Saxony Passport

Unusual Kingdom of Saxony Passport

I’ve never seen a passport like this before! While the cover of the passport booklet appears similar to the standard German Empire travel documents, it’s actually different. The wording and layout of the pages are unique, and the first page…

Diplomatic Passport of Sadat sold at $47k

Diplomatic Passport of Sadat sold at $47k

الرئيس السادات جواز سفر دبلوماسي جواز سفر Update: Ther is still to much emotions and facts are forgotten. The current reporting that the owner of Sadat’s passport will sell it again is not entirely correct. Heritage Auctions offers an OPTION…

How the Swiss passport became Red

How the Swiss passport became Red

To have a passport seems to us to be obvious. But the little booklet has yet existed a little over 100 years. And it was only around 50 years ago that the Swiss passport got his classic red color. The word…

Sale: Canada passport 1940 for USA only

Sale: Canada passport 1940 for USA only

FOR SALE! Price and more offers at the end of the article Reacting to potential threats to its security the US government announced on June 6, 1940, that Canadians would require passports and visas to enter the US as of…

Putin’s Stasi ID found in German Archives

Putin’s Stasi ID found in German Archives

Putin’s Stasi ID Germany Unveiling the Curious Find of Vladimir Putin’s STASI ID Card in Dresden Researchers in Germany have made a fascinating discovery at the Stasi documentation center in Dresden. Archivists stumbled upon an ID card that was issued…

Navy CDR James Rowney – Pearl Harbor

Navy CDR James Rowney – Pearl Harbor

Not only is this a visually appealing US Special Passport from 1955 that remains in near-mint and unused condition, but it also has a notable ownership history as it was once held by a US Navy Commander who served in…