German Passport History and Borders (3/4)
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Mendel Finkielsztjn is engraved on the Shanghai List Wall with other, 18000 names of former Shanghai Jewish refugees! The Shanghai List Wall plus sculptures are…
Vagabonds If this went wrong, there was a risk of being considered a vagabond and being punished, says Marta Vater. Foreign beggars were shunted from…
German Passport History & Borders: Martin Luther In 1521, Martin Luther is on his way from Eisenach to Worms, 400 kilometers away. There he had…
France, Bordeaux, American Consulate La Maison Fenwick, the first and oldest American Consulate in history, has occupied this site since 1790 in Bordeaux. The building…
Travel Freedom? East German Travel Treaties Not many people realize that for a nation insisting on walling in and restraining the travel freedoms of its…
An East/West Road trip Unlike the citizens of East Germany living behind the Iron Curtain, West Germans traveled extensively throughout the Cold War. By 1970,…
Navigating the listing of old collectible passports on eBay, often humorously referred to as “eGreedy,” remains a persistent challenge that tends to frustrate both collectors…
In Bangkok, there is a Big Buddha temple – no, I don’t mean the giant reclining Buddha at Wat Pho. The one I am talking…
Estonian Nansen Passport Tallinn, Estonia, issued the document to 19-year-old girl Tamara Matskevitch. Excellent condition with a great photo of Tamara. Several extensions of her…
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Updated counties, fees, and content in this version Passport costs and global trends Passports serve as vital travel documents, enabling international mobility. Yet, the expense…
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British Visitors Passport The British Visitor’s Passport (BVP) Introduced in March 1961, the simplified passport was available to UK residents for over 8 years. The…