Netherlands

  • The Dutch Passport of Anton Frederik Philips

    Passport Anton Frederik Philips Surely a significant document of Dutch (passport) history which you can see yourself at the Philips Museum in Eindhoven. Anton Frederik…

  • Gijsbert Karel Count van Hogendorp

    Gijsbert Karel Count van Hogendorp This Dutch passport issued in 1814 in Amsterdam in the name of Gijsbert Karel, Count van Hogendorp is a pretty…

  • Netherlands’ oldest printed passport?

    Netherlands’ oldest printed passport? Note: As assumed the document wasn’t sold! Many of the lots have been unsold which implies that all estimates and minimum…

  • Mata Hari (Margaretha G. Zelle) Identity Papers

    A recent TV documentation about this extraordinary woman inspired me to write this article. Mata Hari, real name Margaretha Geertuida Zelle, was born in 1876…