Swiss Passport Issued By Swiss Poet and Politician Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller (19 July 1819 – 15 July 1890) was a Swiss poet and writer of German literature. Best known for his novel Green Henry (German: Der grüne Heinrich), he became one of the most…
German Boy Travels to his parents in North America 1855. WOW, what a finding! This passport is very unusual as it was issued to a eight year old boy in 1855. I have seen plenty of passports but never such…
Samuel Colt Passports are American history. Colt, a native of Hartford, Connecticut, is known as one of the greatest inventors and industrialists of the nineteenth century. He amassed a fortune manufacturing his well-known revolvers in Hartford and selling them in…
ID-card of German Princess Marie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein Usually I do not collect ID-Cards but this German PASS-KARTE from Prussia is a exception because it was issued to Princss Marie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, which is one of Germany’s oldest noble dynasty. Definitely…
Andorran Passport 1942 with a color passport photo A beautiful and most rare passport I ever had went into the collection of a passionate passport collector. You can’t have everything and my focus is on “German documents”. This Andorran passport…
This page highlights landmarks in the history of passport, citizenship documentation and travel surveillance schemes. 1557 de Vitoria’s De Indis Noviter Inventis 1562 Edict of Saint-Germain-de-Pres grants limited rights of assembly to French Huguenots 1646 Grotius’ De Iure Belli ac…
Frederic Leighton – British Artist and his Travels in 19th Century Who was Frederic Leighton? Frederic Leighton (1830-1896), was one of the most famous British artists of the nineteenth century. The recipient of many national and international awards and honours,…
Currently I was able to grab a true historical document of German-American relationships. The letter is handwritten fom Friedrich von Gerolt in the 1840’s. Friedrich Karl Joseph Freiherr von Gerolt (5 March 1797 Bonn – 27 July 1879 Linz am…