A colorful passport for the Marquis de Alhama
The passport displayed here, issued to the Spanish diplomat Tomás de Ligués y Bardají, Marquis de Alhama (1812 – 1883), bears the signature of the…
Vintage British Brunei passports teach collectors valuable lessons
Recently, three British Brunei passports were sold on two different platforms. All documents were in pristine condition and with consecutive passport numbers. All documents sold…
Passport Secrets of World War II
Passport secrets World War II In the years 1942–1943, an informal group of Polish diplomats and activists from Jewish organizations operated at the Polish Legation…
GDR Diplomatic Passport Schalck-Golodkowski
In 2017, parts of the estate of the former GDR currency trader Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski’s estate were auctioned off in Hamburg for around You need to…
Republic of Texas 1828 – Passport regulation
The 1828 passport regulation from the Republic of Texas holds significant historical importance for several reasons. It provides insight into the early administrative practices of…
German Passport With STAMPED Middle Name Sara
German Stamped Middle Name In my collection I do have several of these passports, but I never saw one like this where the Jewish…
Isabella Bird and her travels
Isabella Bird (1831-1904) One of the 19th century’s most remarkable women travelers. Her intrepid global travels and subsequent travel books made her famous at home…
Diplomatic ID-Card: Captain German Navy
Diplomatic ID-Card: Captain German Navy Not a diplomatic passport but a diplomatic ID card of a captain of the German Navy which was a supporting…