Reference List
X FILME CREATIVE POOL
Continued support for a historical passports for the NETFLIX series Babylon Berlin, Season 5 — previously supported Seasons 3+4.
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
I was honored to be recognized by the ACLU as a passport history expert and to be involved in discussions regarding the impact of former President Trump’s executive order on gender, specifically its implications for passport processing.
EPHEMERA SOCIETY (NEW YORK, USA)
Passport Photographs – A Brief History
THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATION (SUTTON, UK)
Identity control at European borders – from beads and baubles to bits and bytes (page 10)
HERALD-TRIBUNE (SARASOTA, USA)
Interview on global passport standards
EPHEMERA SOCIETY (LONDON, UK)
“Why collect old passports?” for the society’s magazine – THE EPHEMERIST
BAVARIA FICTION GMBH (STUTTGART, GER)
Assistance for a passport prop for the TV crime series SOKO Stuttgart
USA TODAY (TYSONS CORNER, USA)
Assistance of the fact-check team on the current NEXT GEN US passport
WES ANDERSON MOVIE
Assistance for several older passport types from different countries for Anderson’s latest film
NEW YORK TIMES (NEW YORK, USA)
Their photo editor requested permission to utilize some of my photographs, yet they are unwilling to compensate for them! Is this quality journalism?
TRTWORLD (LONDON, UK)
Request for a online live TV interview on the passport index
IDENTITYWEEK (LONDON, UK)
Video interview on passport history and article on the future of the passport
VERIDOS (MUNICH, DE)
Passport history presentation – international online-event
NEAL SEIDMANN (BALTIMORE, USA)
Film producer of -The Youngest Partisan-the story of Romi Cohen. Support on two passports for the movie
BBC (LONDON, U.K.)
Request for support for the series ‘The Secret Genius of Modern Life – Passports’ – they wanted a live interview in London, which I as unable to do. But I recommended a British fellow expert, who was indeed in the show.
UNITED STATES PASSPORT LAW
I am delighted to have my book, “Let Pass Or Die,” as well as some of my other articles referenced in the upcoming, updated book by the esteemed lawyer and author Stephen Krueger, titled “Krueger on United States Passport Law.”
US PASSPORT HISTORY
Article series for Keesing Technologies
INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM (CHARLESTON, USA)
Another passport of my collection went into a museum
BAB MASR (CAIRO, EG)
Interview on the auction of President Sadat’s passport
ERAN RIKLIS, DIRECTOR-WRITER-PRODUCER (TEL-AVIV, IL)
Support with an Iranian passport for a movie prop for his upcoming film
DUTCH EMBASSY (TOKYO, JP)
Request on documents for a Sugihara exhibition
JAPANESE NATIONAL PUBLIC BROADCASTER (TOKYO, JP)
Consultation on a (passport) story on Fritz Bauer
ELDIARIO (ONLINE NEWSPAPER, MADRID, ES)
are referring to my global passport fees article
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (WASHINGTON D.C., USA)
Research assistance with a specific US passport issued by an outstanding consul
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE
Belgium’s New Passport Spotlights Classic Comic Characters
THE GUARDIAN
Tintin’s world adventure: comic strip hero joins the Smurfs on a new Belgian passport
ROBB REPORT (the leading voice in the global luxury market)
From Antarctica to Akhzivland, These Are the Most Coveted Passport Stamps In the World
FRENCH HISTOIRE TV
Request for passport pictures
CNN
Interview – The shadowy world of camouflage passports
FILMMAKER DOUGLAS DARLINGTON (DIGITALOCEAN)
Assistance on a specific passport for the film “Two Regimes: A Mother’s Memoir of the Holodomor & the Holocaust”.
INTERVIEW WITH DESERET NEWS
“Passports,” said Tom Topol, an expert on passport history, “give us a view into several aspects of humankind.”
VENEZUELAN WEBSITES REFER TO MY GLOBAL PASSPORT FEES ARTICLE
Passport fees, passport fees, and passport fees
SORTING MACHINES OF GLOBALIZATION: THE REDEFINITION OF BORDER
Article for Keesing Technologies
FRENCH L’HISTOIRE-MAGAZINE
The popular history magazine is referring to my website in this article
MEMORIAL DE LA SHOAH – MUSEUM (PARIS, FR)
Assistance on Schutz-Passes (Protection passes during the Holocaust)
FENIX EMIGRANT MUSEUM (ROTTERDAM, NL)
Acquired a NANSEN passport from my collection for their museum’s exhibition
MACARTHUR MEMORIAL (NORFOLK, VA, USA)
Collaboration on General MacArthur’s passport
X-FILME CREATIVE POOL
Another great collaboration. Two historical passports for season 4 of BABYLON BERLIN (Netflix).
JULIAN BRANSTON, BOOK AUTHOR (LONDON, U.K.)
Research assistance on historical passports and travel routes
THE EXPERTISE CENTER FOR IDENTITY FRAUD AND DOCUMENTS (ECID) OF THE ROYAL NETHERLANDS MARECHAUSSEE
Many thanks for featuring me in your monthly internal newsletter. The ECID newsletter mainly contains confidential information and is there for members of governmental/law enforcement agencies.
KIAUTSCHOU LIBRARY (QINGDAO, C.N.)
Assistance with text and pictures on a German Empire passport issued in Tsingtao for an exhibition
BERLINER KURIER
DDR-Geschichte: Sammler zahlen viel Geld für alte Reisepässe
PETER POLACK, BOOK AUTHOR
Assistance for passport pictures for his upcoming Encyclopedia of Soviet Spymasters
VACHERON CONSTANTIN (GENEVA, CH)
Vacheron Constantin is the oldest watch manufacturer globally and publisher of COLLECTOR’S ISLAND, an annual/limited art book portraying only ten carefully selected collectors each year worldwide. I was one of them of 80 in total over eight years.
CANADIAN MUSEUM OF HUMAN RIGHTS (WINNIPEG, CA)
The museum got three important documents from me.
A Nansen passport and two German passports of Jews with the infamous J-stamp
HISTORY OF THE EU AND ITS LAISSEZ-PASSER
Article for Keesing Technologies
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT)
Assistance for a research project on consular passports issued during WWII in Europe
CONDE NAST TRAVELER (NEW YORK, USA)
How the U.S. Passport Evolved From Status Symbol to Essential Travel Document
BRITISH BOOK AUTHOR ANDREW NORMAN (DORSET, U.K.)
Research assistance for his history book on rescuing Jews in Vienna
PASSPORT FORMATS AND STANDARDIZATION
Article for Keesing Technologies
BAVARIAN STATE LIBRARY (MUNICH, DE)
Assistance with a passport photo for a book project about Bavarian literature
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW (one of the world’s leading international law journals)
A critical assessment of the Government of Israel’s memorandum to the ICC – Part I refers to my article on the All-Palestine Government
DAILY EXPRESS (UK)
BRITONS CAN GET ONE OF THE FIRST BLUE PASSPORTS
WORTHPOINT (ATLANTA, USA)
Article on fantasy passport collection for the Knights of Malta
CELEBRITIES WHO LOOK ILLEGALLY GOOD IN THEIR PASSPORT PHOTOS
Elle Magazine, Australia
CURRENT AND VALID PASSPORTS ON EBAY
Article for Keesing Technologies
MILESTONES IN 100 YEARS OF THE PASSPORT PHOTO
Article for the final Keesing KJDI
THE KING’S & QUEEN’S MESSENGER PASSPORT
Article for the Keesing Annual Report Identity Management
THE SHAKESPEARE BIRTHPLACE TRUST (STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, U.K.)
Assistance in identifying a 1610-issued document as safe conduct for Sir Thomas Puckering. One of the earliest British passports in existence.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (WASHINGTON D.C., USA)
Award from the U.S. Department of State for assistance to their Consular History Exhibition
ZAHRA MACKAOUI, BRITISH LEBANESE JOURNALIST & DOCUMENTARY MAKER (LONDON, U.K.)
Assistance for a UNHCR Nansen project
THE EPHEMERA SOCIETY (LONDON, U.K.)
Collecting old passports
EXCHANGE MOVIE CANADA INC. (OTTAWA, CA)
Assistance on a passport for the current production, “The Exchange.”
ROSE THEATRE KINGSTON (LONDON, U.K.)
Assistance on a passport for the show: Muriel Gardiner, “Code Name Mary.”
MEDIACORP (SINGAPORE, SIN)
Assistance for the national broadcaster for the kid’s game show “Museum Mysteries – The Mystery Of The Passport.”
X FILME CREATIVE POOL GmbH (BERLIN, DE) references
Assistance on a passport for NETFLIX SERIES– BABYLON BERLIN, SE3
TALPA GERMANY FICTION FILM PRODUCTION (BERLIN, DE)
Assistance with a passport for a film production
A HISTORY OF PASSPORTS AND THEIR DESIGN
Article for the Kessing magazine KJDI 56
DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP MEMORIAL SITE
Assistance with passport pictures for an exhibition
THE HISTORY OF MULTI-PASSENGER PASSPORTS
Article for Keesing Annual Report
KEESING TECHNOLOGIES (AMSTERDAM, NL)
Columnist for “Journal of Documents & Identity”
ANTIQUE TRADER MAGAZINE (IOLA, USA)
Take a tour of historical passport collecting
EPHEMERA SOCIETY OF AMERICA references
Member article (page 27/28) on the history of passports
ELLEN FREUND, PROPERTY MASTER, LOS ANGELES, USA
Ellen was involved in leading productions like MAD MAN, VANILLA SKY, or NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM and needed a historical passport for the film OPERATION FINALE (MGM)
BBC ESSEX RADIO (ESSEX, UK)
Radio interview with Dave Monk on British passport history & post-Brexit passport
SECUNET (BERLIN, DE)
Article for one of Germany’s leading providers of superior I.T. security (cryptography (SINA), e-government, business security, and automotive security)
BUSINESS INSIDER (LONDON, U.K.)
Someone found ‘Wonder Woman Gal Gadot’s old passport…
UFAFICION (POTSDAM, DE)
German award-winning film and television Company and a unique leader in the German film and television market Assistance with a German Diplomatic passport for an upcoming production
BUSINESS INSIDER (LONDON, U.K.)
This is the oldest (British) passport in existence
ANTHONY CORMIER, JOURNALIST (PULITZER PRIZE WINNER)
Consulting on passports
ALJAZEERA ENGLISH (DOHA, QA)
Consulting on passport issues for the documentary “North Korea: The death of King-Jong-Nam.”
BUSINESS MAGAZIN (BUCHAREST, R.O.)
De la Uniunea Sovietică la Germania de Est: o impresionantă colecţie de paşapoarte emise de ţări care nu mai există (From the Soviet Union to East Germany: an impressive collection of passports issued by countries that no longer exist)
FOX STUDIOS AUSTRALIA (SYDNEY, A.U.)
Assistance with a passport prop
DAILYMAIL.COM (LONDON, U.K.)
From Stalin’s Soviet Union to East Germany & British Palestine: The extraordinary historical passports to countries that no longer exist
SAfm – SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO (JOHANNESBURG, S.A.)
Radio Interview – The Lifestyle Show with Michelle Constant – Passport History & Collecting
LA OPINION (LOS ANGELES, USA) references
Las fascinantes historias detrás de los pasaportes antiguos y modernos
(The fascinating stories behind ancient and modern passports)
BBC MUNDO (MIAMI, USA)
Las fascinantes historias detrás de los pasaportes antiguos y modernos
(The fascinating stories behind classical and contemporary passports)
PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL (MINNEAPOLIS, USA)
Radio Interview – Every passport tells a story
PROTAGON MAGAZINE (ATHENS, GR)
Εξι εκπληκτικά διαβατήρια από χώρες που δεν υπάρχουν πια
(Six stunning passports from countries that no longer exist)
ATLAS OBSCURA (LOS ANGELES, USA)
Six Stories of Stunning Passports From Countries That No Longer Exist
PASSPORTINFO.COM (FLORIDA, USA)
“Is it legal to sell an old passport?”
CONDE NAST TRAVELER (NEW YORK, USA)
“A Look Inside Carrie Fisher’s Passport,” including an interview with me.
REFINERY MAGAZIN (NEW YORK, USA)
“Carrie Fisher’s Vintage Passport,” including an interview with me.
NINE.COM.AU (A.U.) references
Carrie Fisher’s well-loved 1983 passport goes up for auction
GOODRUM HOUSE – Buckhead Heritage Society – (ATLANTA, USA)
Assistance on “encrypting” Goodrum’s passport content.
ZEPPELIN.ORG (I.T.)
“Want To Know How a North Korean Passport Looks Like.”
The Italian magazine for international politics also published the article.
CONDE NAST TRAVELER (NEW YORK, USA)
“This Is What a North Korean Passport Looks Like.”
Katherine Lagrave just rewrote/redacted the original article from Business Insider U.K. However, I am pleased to see it.
BUSINESS INSIDER (LONDON, U.K.)
“Here’s what it’s like inside a North Korean passport — one of the world’s rarest travel documents.”
With 40 Mio page views a month, U.K.’s TOP publisher hosted my article on the DPRK passport.
INYAN MAGAZINE (NEW YORK, USA)
A weekly Jewish magazine that covers a range of relevant Jewish topics that inform and inspire its readers. Six-page article on the history of passports, including an interview with me.
FINE BOOKS & COLLECTIONS MAGAZINE (CHAPEL HILL, USA)
Article “Collectible Passports” in the Summer issue of this leading magazine references
RUSHEN HERITAGE TRUST (RUSHEN, ISLE OF MAN)
Assistance on WWII Women’s Internment in the Isle of Man in Port Erin and Port St Mary
YAOTSU TOWN HALL OFFICE (YAOTSU, J.P.)
Assistance to the UNESCO Memory of the World Project for the Chiune Sugihara Memorial Museum
INFOSECURA – SECURITYPRINTERS.ORG (BRUXELLES, BE)
Article for the security printing industry worldwide, published four times a year by Intergraf.
CORTINA PRODUCTIONS (MCLEAN, USA)
Assistance with old passport stamps for the RICHARD NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM
BBC DAILY POLITICS ON BBC 2 (LONDON, UK) references
Invitation for an on-air interview on passport history about the new British passport design
THE NEW PASSPORT-POOR
Passports may soon disappear, but their replacement will be far more invasive.
SICPA (LAUSANNE, CH)
Assistance to research on the history of “Admission stamps” in passports
HUFFINGTON POST (K.R.)
picked up my article on the North Korean passport history
SECURITYDOCUMENTWORLD (READING, U.K.)
Global news from the Security Document Industry. Expert article > Passports now and then
SIRENA FILM (PRAGUE, CZ)
Film production – consulting the art department on documents used during the “Kindertransport” (WWII)
VIDEOTRON (MONTREAL, CA)
Cable T.V. company – consulting their prop master on travel documents
UFAFICION (POTSDAM, DE)
German award-winning film and television Company and a unique leader in the German film and television market Assistance with several passports for an upcoming production for German TV ZDF
SALZBURG FESTIVAL / SALZBURGER FESTSPIELE (SALZBURG, AT)
Assistance for the property master with several passports for Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors.”
SKYNEWS.CH (ZURICH, CH)
Article about Swiss aviation pioneer Ernst Nyffenegger & his passport
GIZMODO.COM (NEW YORK, USA)
Article / Interview on passport security
THE GUARDIAN (LONDON, U.K.)
Assistance with a passport gallery
LAW ENFORCEMENT – POLICE (LENDAVA, SL)
Assistance on a diplomatic passport Congo
DIPLOMATIC COURIER ALUMNI (History of the Diplomatic Courier Service, USA)
Assistance with passport history
CALCALYST (Israel’s most significant business daily newspaper and website)
Interview on current passport design & passport history
APIS (BANSKA BYSTRICA, SK) references
Testing mobile document checking device C230 UVC
KEESING TECHNOLOGIES (AMSTERDAM, NL)
Article about passport collecting & passport history
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER (MI, USA)
Consultation on Holocaust documents
THE EPHEMERA SOCIETY (LONDON, U.K.)
Article in THE EPHEMERIST about vintage passport collecting & passport history
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND (EDINBURGH, U.K.)
Assistance in acquiring a significant historical Scottish passport
FOYLES WAR – popular British TV series (LONDON, U.K.)
Assistance the Graphic Designer in recreating a past passport
THE GOODMAN THEATRE (CHICAGO, USA)
Assistance with an Iraqi passport
ORANGE TREE THEATRE (RICHMOND, U.K.)
Assistance with British passports
BBC (LONDON, U.K.)
Research on historical passports references
HOLOCAUST FOUNDATION (OSAKA, J.P.)
Assistance in the acquisition of specific Holocaust material – passport related
KAUFMAN ASTORIA STUDIOS – Legendary movie studio (NEW YORK, USA)
Assistance of the property master in recreating a historical passport
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY LIBRARY (SIDNEY, A.U.)
Evaluation of the University’s passport collection
PAUL FRASER COLLECTIBLES (USA) references
“…offers a wealth of intriguing resources on the subject.”
GERMAN VIEW MAGAZINE (HAMBURG, DE)
Article and interview with me
POST – ITALIAN ONLINE MAGAZINE
Article about my website
GERMAN MAGAZINE “Autographs Collector”
Article about passport collecting, online and in their monthly magazine
HOLOCAUST FOUNDATION (CONNECTICUT, USA)
Assistance in acquiring specific Holocaust material – passport related
HOLOCAUST FOUNDATION (ILLINOIS, USA)
Assistance in obtaining explicit Holocaust material – passport related
EPHEMERA SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Article about a US 1814 passport
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT COLLECTORS MEETING (BERLIN, DE)
Event organizer, participants from Germany, France, Singapore, Switzerland, Romania, Belgium, UK
references
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