Intelligence combines information and understanding In spring 1952, an unexpected piece of information rippled through the international postwar intelligence community: Walter Schellenberg, the head of…
Beniamino Gigli (20 March 1890 – 30 November 1957) was an Italian opera singer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tenors of his generation. Here,…
Using rare and very rare words excessively Nowadays, we see the frequent use of the wording “rare” and “very rare” just as an eye-catcher. I…
It is always a joy to get reader-emails, especially when they include pictures of unusual passports. Here comes such a document from a British gentleman…
Francis James Jackson (December 1770 – 5 August 1814) was a British diplomat, ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Prussia, and the United States. He entered the diplomatic service only at…
The following passport of Bremen is gripping by several aspects. First of all, the Free City of Bremen is a rare type when it comes…
Passport history old passports Anyone who needs a new passport goes to the citizens’ office, applies, waits two weeks, gets the document. The old, expired…
Wonder Woman trashed her old passport, and someone found it. Gal Gadot’s Passport Wonder Woman’s passport was found in the trash can near her Tel…
refugee travel document What you see here is a travel document according to the agreement from 15 October 1946 – Intergovernmental Conference on the adoption…
The Passport of Zionist Leader Vladimir Jabotinsky Zeev Jabotinsky was born Vladimir Yevgenyevich Zhabotinsky on October 18, 1880, in Odessa. In his lifetime, he was…
Ukrainian Soviet Republic Passport Ukrainian Soviet Republic PassportAfter the Bolsheviks conquered Kyiv, they proclaimed the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in January 1919. In March, the…
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As a collector, you don’t often see a Cuban diplomatic passport, but the following document was even issued to Prime Minister Felix Lancis Sanchez and…
The Nansen Office was established as an autonomous institution, with humanitarian aims, under the League of Nations’ auspices. It was to offer the refugees all…
A passport photo was mandatory in German passports from 1915 onwards. In the beginning, there were no photo rules as long as the photo would…
The Republic of Salò (Repubblica Soziale Italiana) Italian Socialist Republic On 23 September 1943, Mussolini reappeared, proclaiming a new fascist state in the North of…
