The Dutch Passport of Anton Frederik Philips issued 1915

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

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 1645

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

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…