Twin brothers Ronald “Ronnie” Kray (24 October 1933 – 17 March 1995) and Reginald “Reggie” Kray (24 October 1933 – 1 October 2000) were English gangsters who were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in the East End of London during the 1950s and 1960s. With their gang, the Firm, the Krays were involved in armed robberies, arson, protection…
Thomas C. Archer was appointed as Director of The Industrial Museum of Scotland …in 1860 and occupied this position until 1864. In 1864, in anticipation of a major new building opening to house the growing museum, the Museum was renamed…
I have seen many unusual passport photos over the years but this one of Lady Diana Cooper is the most unusual one. Diana Olivia Winifred Maud Cooper, Viscountess Norwich (née Lady Diana Manners; 29 August 1892 – 16 June 1986), was a famously…
Passport Fees Around The World 2017 Here are the passport fees around the world originally based on a older British Passport Office list. The old (2010) original PDF-file can be downloaded here. Updated data are as following, coming from readers…
Well, I am quite excited to got this magnificent document at a small German auction house for a rather inexpensive price. Mecklenburg is hard to find and this piece is not only in great condition but it is also a…
Early British Palestine Travel Document Issued In Jerusalem 1930s This early British (Palestine) Travel Document issued in Jerusalem in the 1930s is a rare document and it comes in excellent condition including the passport picture Zelda Nachmouly, who was a…
NESSELRODE KARL – Russian Count and Diplomat. Attractive D.S., Comte Nesselrode, three pages, written to the first, third and fourth, on a 14.5 x 9 folio, Saint Petersburg, 17th July 1845, to Yakov Tolstoy, in Cyrillic. The partially printed document…
Special Passport For US Consul Keena In Chihuahua – Mexico A great document of US passport history – a SPECIAL passport of Leo J. Keena, who is proceeding to his post as American consul in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1909. Accompanied by…
JFK Assassination and Lee Harveys Passport with East German stamp Recently, over 3,800 CIA and FBI documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released to the public. Few events in American history have been the subject of…