A German Empire Alsace-Lorraine passport not seen before
Thanks to a fellow collector, I could grab this pretty scarce passport-type from the German Empire / Alsace-Lorraine. This is not an ordinary passport but a substitute-passport as we can […]
US passport of a woman with a pretty unique cover
U.S. passport unique cover Not often you find such a pretty customized travel document. I saw this passport randomly at an auction platform, and the cover instantly got my attention. […]
German NS-Passport issued in Haifa | What a story
German NS-Passport Haifa The following lot, I found by chance and bought it instantly. The story here is about a Germans couple during the British Mandate in Palestine which includes […]
German diplomatic passport 1911 of a court lady
What you see here is the diplomatic passport of court lady Countess Grote, who joined the journey of Emperor Wilhelm II and crown princess Augusta Victoria to Russia—signed by the […]
Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823
Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823 I found this outstanding book about early passports in America and instantly bought it. It’s very interesting to read how and with which content they […]
Protectorate Bohemia-Moravia J-Passport 1942
Protectorate Bohemia-Moravia J-Passport 1942 A very unusual and rare passport with the Red mark J (Jew) in the name of Luci Romano, nee Levy, issued at the German consulate in […]
Adventurous life of a chambermaid in Japan
Adventurous life chambermaid Japan Marta Richter was a chambermaid to German diplomat Wilhelm Solf and his wife Hanna, who went down in history as the Nazi resistance. Together with Hanna […]
The passport of Argentinian writer Victoria Ocampo
Passport Argentinian Victoria Ocampo Victoria Ocampo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1890. She published close to twenty books, mostly collected essays, including Testimonios (Testimonies) (1935-1977), which is a […]
German Alien Passport 1945 | Chinese Student
German Alien Passport Chinese A very unusual Nazi Alien passport issued to a “Chinese student” almost at the end of WWII in Brno in March 1945 and valid only until […]
German Ambassador to the USA – Friedrich von Gerolt
German Ambassador to the USA – Friedrich von Gerolt I was able to get a great historical document of German-American relationships. The letter is handwritten from Friedrich von Gerolt in […]