German ID-Card (Passkarte) History

German ID-Card (Passkarte) History

The Railway changes everything German ID-Card (Passkarte) History The advent of the railway in Germany in the mid-1830s revolutionized the way people travelled, making long-distance journeys more accessible and less arduous. However, with the increasing number of passengers traveling across…

NS-German Passport issued in Luxembourg

NS-German Passport issued in Luxembourg

NS-German Passport Luxembourg Here comes a very nice addition to my own collection. A German passport issued at the German Embassy in Luxembourg 17 Oct 1939 – just three weeks after WWII begun and eight month before Nazi Germany occupied…

Security features 19th-century passport

Security features 19th-century passport

security features 19th-century passport This 1865 passport from the Kingdom of Saxony, Germany is a very unusual type and very different from the standard type. Besides the early Wander books which were at the same time also a passport, it’s…

Otto Skorzeny and wife passports

Otto Skorzeny and wife passports

Otto and Ilse Skorzeny Passports OTTO SKORZENY (1908 – 1975) Nazi officer and Hitler’s chief and favorite commando, he made a daring mountain-top rescue of Mussolini, placed English-speaking soldiers in American uniforms to mislead American forces in the Bulge, and…

German Colonial Passport Of Kiautschou

German Colonial Passport Of Kiautschou

This passport type issued by the German Empire Government of Kiautschou is one of the rarest documents when it comes to German passport history! UPDATE: Passport 1 German Colonial Passport Kiautschou This document was just sold on 5 March 2023…

US Seaman Certificate 1840 issued by George Bancroft

US Seaman Certificate 1840 issued by George Bancroft

THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR SALE! Issued by a collector of the District of Boston and Charlestown to a seaman of Danish origin named Peter Poll. Peter was forty years old and six feet tall. He had brown hair and blue…

American Maritime Documents 1776-1860

American Maritime Documents 1776-1860

Mediterranean Passport American Mediterranean ship’s Passport The American Mediterranean Passport, commonly called a ship’s passport, was created after the United States concluded a treaty with Algiers in 1795. During the early years of independence, America was one of several nations…

Netherlands’ oldest printed passport?

Netherlands’ oldest printed passport?

Netherlands’ oldest printed passport? Note: As assumed the document wasn’t sold! Many of the lots have been unsold which implies that all estimates and minimum biddings were far overestimated! The following passport is offered by a German auction house. Estimated…

Nicholas Winton – Saving Jewish Kids in WWII

Nicholas Winton – Saving Jewish Kids in WWII

In 1938, London stockbroker Nicholas Winton decided to use his two weeks vacation to get to work. As violence began escalating against Jewish people in Europe, the 29-year-old traveled to Prague and ended up saving the lives of 669 children,…