Genghis Khan the Inventor of the diplomatic passport Genghis Khan (ca. 1162–1227) and the Mongols are invariably associated with terrible tales of conquest, destruction, and bloodshed. This famed clan leader and his immediate successors created the largest empire ever to exist,…
Israel Diplomatic Passport 1951 for a Knesset member Ehud Avriel (1917 – August 27, 1980) was an Israeli diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai between 1955 and 1957. Born in Vienna in Austria–Hungary, Avriel…
The Passport Of Princess Natalja of Montenegro Natalija Konstantinović was born in Trieste (Italy) 1882 as daughter of Alexander Konstantinović and Milena Opuić. She was descended from the Obrenović dynasty whch had ruled Serbia for the greater part of the…
German History – Passport of Germany’s 1st President Theodor Heuss was the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany. He served from 1949 to 1959. His Diplomatic Passport was issued with the no. G0001. A piece of cardboard,…
Diplomatic Passport Grand Duke Friedrich Franz Of Mecklenburg 1907 Well, I am quite excited to got this magnificent document at a small German auction house for a rather inexpensive price. Mecklenburg is hard to find and this piece is not…
Third Reich Courier Travels The World On Diplomatic Passport Here comes a second travel document of Herrmann Saam, this time a nicely traveled diplomatic passport 1940 with plenty of South American visas and stamp, including JAPAN and MANSCHUKUO. Now you already…
Two Awesome US Diplomatic Passports Including Unusual Leather Covers Look at these two awesome diplomatic passports which are in quite unusual red and green leather covers with golden imprint, including names and even passport number. Their bearers were Navy Lieutenant…
This is the diplomatic passport of Raoul Wallenberg On 6 February 1957, the Soviet government released a document dated 17 July 1947, which stated “I report that the prisoner Wallenberg who is well-known to you, died suddenly in his cell…
A remarkable Czechoslovak diplomatic passport and its bearer´s destiny By fellow collector Z.Š. (Slovak Numismatic Society at Slovak Academy of Sciences) who is truly an expert when it comes to Czechoslovak passports and ID´s. However his main interests are Numismatics. Forming…
Her Majesty Queens Messengers – History and Current Status The Corps of Queen’s Messengers are couriers employed by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). They hand-carry secret and important documents to British embassies and consulates around the world. Many…