The Grand Tour – Young Lords Travelling Abroad
The Grand Tour Abroad The term ‘Grand Tour’ was instituted by the Catholic cleric and travel essayist Richard Lassels (c.1603-68), who utilized it in his compelling manual “The Voyage of […]
Danzig-Germany passport set for the same couple
unique Danzig-Germany passport Update with additional information from Wohlgemuth’s grandson! I was very excited to learn of the existence of these travel documents. This period was such a critical time […]
Appointment Credentials Consul Bohr
Appointment Credentials Consul Bohr Frank Bohr served in the Department of State for 26 years from 1909 until 1935. These are three of his diplomatic appointment credentials signed by three […]
US Diplomatic Passports of Consul John E. Kehl
US Diplomatic Passports Kehl What you see here is the result of another vivid communication with a reader of my website. I genuinely enjoy the interaction with collectors and interested […]
Rare African American WWII Seaman Passport
United States Seaman’s passports for the US Merchant Marine were introduced on February 23, 1942, as a wartime measure. This type of passport was short-lived and was discontinued on August […]
Travel Document Soviet Occupation of Germany
Document Soviet Occupation Germany CONSULAR DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL ADVISER OFFICE OF SOVIET MILITARY ADMINISTRATION IN GERMANY Berlin-Karlshorst, 25 September 1947 Given to a citizen of Union of Soviet Socialists Republics […]
What to look out for in a collectible passport
As announced earlier, here a specific article on criteria, a collector should watch out for when acquiring a collectible passport. I collect passports since 2003, and since then, I gained […]
Seven Billion People On Earth – Twelve On The Moon And One Passport
Seven Billion People On Earth – Twelve On The Moon And One Passport John Young was NASA’s longest-serving astronaut. He first became an astronaut when the agency was flying two-man […]
German New Guinea Passport
This German New Guinea passport is a rare type, and every collector would be happy to have such a treasure in a collection. I almost grabbed it, but unfortunately, due […]
Reflections on the passport collectors market
Old passports are an area of Ephemera, which was never on high demand; this topic is a tiny but quite exclusive niche of collecting. Often their collectors are interested in […]