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…
German Ambassador To The USA – Friedrich von Gerolt I was able to get a true historical document of German-American relationships. The letter is handwritten from Friedrich von Gerolt in the 1840s. Friedrich Karl Joseph Freiherr von Gerolt (5 March…
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,…