German Passport of Governor General Dr. Hans Frank Over thirteen years I have seen many significant passports but very rarely such one like this one of a key Nazi criminal who instituted a reign of terror against the civilian population…
Meet Chaja Szkop (Polish spelling, later would have been spelled Chaya Shkop) from Bransk, born in Bielsk Podlaski in the Bialystok region of the Polish border. She would have been 26 years old at the outbreak of the War, was…
Two Passports of THE GREATEST Muhammad Ali At Auction One passport was already offered at an auction house before his death and a second one came up just these days. The one at the auction house is described as replacement…
Passports Football Legend Pele The “Pele Collection” is unprecedented and extraordinary. It covers every stage of his career — both personal and professional. The collection offers a story of sorts from his signing with Santos FC in 1956 at the…
Passports Of German Field Marshal – Erhard Milch Erhard Milch was one of Hitler’s senior Luftwaffe officers during World War Two. Milch played a crucial role in building up the Luftwaffe pre-1939, and he took credit for the part played…
Grandmother Helped Sugihara Jews The story of Chiune Sugihara The Japanese consul in Kovno, Lithuania, who disobeyed his government’s orders in 1940 and issued transit visas through Japan to thousands of Jews seeking to flee war-torn Europe – wasn’t widely…
Chiune Sugihara UNESCO Project Yaotsu, Gifu prefecture, Japan – Sugihara’s birthplace, where also the Chiune Sugihara Memorial Hall is located As you may know, UNESCO’s Memory of the World Program is a United Nations initiative to safeguard the documentary heritage…
Passports Of British Consul Arthur Woodhouse C.B.E. This is a remarkable document lot of ARTHUR WOODHOUSE, ESQ, C.B.E., who held several posts as British Consul. It’s quite unusual to find such documents all related to one Consul, and this makes…
SS St Louis Passenger’s Passport – Jewish Refugees Nobody Wanted On 13 May 1939, 937 Jews fled Germany aboard a luxury cruise liner, the SS St Louis. They hoped to reach Cuba and then travel to the US – but…
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