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East German Couple Cuba In the planned economy, travel was organized and subsidized by the state. The largest travel providers in the GDR were the Free German Trade Union Federation (FDGB), the youth organizations, and above all the companies. At…

Another precious document came into my East German (GDR) collection. A diplomatic passport issued 1959! This is not only the earliest used diplomatic passport in my collection, but it was also issued to the wife and daughter of the official…

United States Passport 1858 What makes this passport so special is the fantastic condition which looks almost like new. Imagine this travel document is 158 years old!   Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American…

German passport Italian adventurer Passport issued by the court of Baden-Durlach, Germany for the Italian adventurer and versatile man of letters Giacomo Passano, who had stayed at the margravial court of Karlsruhe since mid-December 1750 in the capacity of a…

Some years ago, I was offered these marvelous USSR Diplomatic Passports 1940/69 from a Russian guy who contacted me via my website. I was, of course, interested as such documents are scarce to find. The whole lot consisted of six…

Sometimes you hear astonishing stories from readers, here comes another one. Federal German passport By Hernan B.G. Schneider, Argentina Hello Tom, this is the story of my grandfather and his passport. My grandfather was born in Germany in the city…