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My German Third Reich passport found in Shanghai (by PETER NASH, Sydney) Sitting at the computer my wife Rieke knew something special had come into the ‘inbox’ and called me […]

History

German life in Kobe & Shanghai 1934 -1940

4 August, 20194 August, 2019

German life in Kobe & Shanghai 1934 -1940 I got two passports into my collection which, after some research, tell an exciting story of a German business owner and his […]

Taiping Rebel Pass sold at auction for $7000

History

Chinese Taiping Rebel Pass sold at auction for $7000

19 May, 201917 June, 20192 Comments

Chinese Taiping Rebel Pass sold at auction for $7000 I am not sure of the exact date of this but I know it was in the mid to late 1800s. […]

History

Very Rare German Passport 1940 Tientsin, China – Melchers & Co.

9 July, 201827 December, 2019

German Passport 1940 Tientsin THIS is a super rare German passport issued by the Nazis 1940 in TIENTSIN, CHINA! Look at the large Chinese stamp with Swastika. The passport was […]

Passport issued by the British consul in Hankou for a Missionary

History

Passport issued by the British consul in Hankou for a Missionary

10 November, 20175 March, 20186 Comments

Passport issued by the British consul in Hankou for a Missionary …in Chinese script FROM BRITISH CONSUL IN HANKOU FOR MISSIONARY REV. CARWARDINE This very rare British Passport was issued […]

Netherlands Minister Japan Chinese Passport

History

Netherlands Minister To Japan – Chinese Passport 1929

23 September, 20164 February, 2017

Netherlands Minister Japan Chinese Passport A random search on a auction website was leading me to this Chinese passport from 1929. A great piece of travel document. “Chinese ambassador to […]

Captain Henry Rodolph Davies And His Chinese Passport

History

Captain Henry Rodolph Davies And His Chinese Passport

7 December, 20147 April, 20184 Comments

Captain Henry Rodolph Davies And His Chinese Passport Look at this huge Chinese passport issued to a soldier from the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry more than 100 years ago. […]

A rare German Passport issued 1929 in Tientsin, China

History

Rare German Passport issued 1929 in Tientsin, China

2 January, 201411 October, 2018

Rare German Passport issued 1929 in Tientsin, China. Meet German Engineer Karl Wick which passport was issued at the German Consulate General in Tientsin, China on 13. April 1929. You […]

Book review

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Got it! Thank you, Tom, it’s everything I had hoped for and more. (Charles House, USA)

Your book arrived today. I looked it over and am impressed with the quality of the photos and the content of your remarks on a great variety of information on passport history. I will be reviewing it for one of the intelligence journals that I write for and will forward a copy of the review to you. (Dr. Daniel P. King, USA)

Your book is awesome! I love it! (GvK, BE)

Your book is extremely good (R.P., USA)

I love your book (R.V., NL)

Tom, actually I wanted to ask you when we can expect “Part II”? I like it very much, especially the stories behind the passports! Great job my friend and keep writing. (R.S., SG)

Your book definitely tells a lot about the history of passports and I applaud you for the effort that you put into writing the book. (Benjamin Durham, CH)

Tom, I received LET PASS OR DIE today. I’m pleased you invested in good printing, as the images are excellent. I’m looking forward to reading it and passing on purchase details to ex-colleagues from the UK Immigration National Document Fraud Unit. (S.A., UK)

I’ve got the book yesterday and it improved my knowledge about passports history immensely. (Jenwit, TH)

When I started to read the book, I understood how less I know about passports when an expert talks about them with passion. At the first glace, passports, which we see every day become even more interesting. (Pavel, BR)

I am reading the first chapters of the book and I love the theme and how it is addressed. Without a doubt it is a very interesting book. (Marcos, AG)

I am not a passport collector but I saw someone reading your book in the train during my business trip and it caught my attention. So I bought it.
(Przemek, PL)

Your book arrived and what a thing of beauty it is.
(Dave, USA)

Your book is fantastic! (Ross, USA)

Sehr interessante Geschichten. Das Buch ist sehr vielfältig und hoch interessant! (Norbert, GER)

The book is fantastic! Really enjoying it. It will definitely be in our reading list for the online collection. (Karin, USA)

Your book is awesome, I can learn a lot about passport collecting! (Robert, USA)

I have begun my delighted perusing of your book. The stories of Lou Gehrig, the Confederate Brigadier General, Thomas, the bogus passport of Freud plus the Titanic survivor, Edith Brown Haussmann – all fascinating! (Susan, USA)

The story of how Israel issued me a passport with a Colander on my head has been published in a book about the history of passports, titled “Let Pass or Die”, by Tom Topol, a passport history expert. May the Flying Spaghetti Monster bless his sauces. (Michael Afanasyev, @DocSpaghetti)