George John Gordon Ambassador Such appointments are pretty rare to find! George John Gordon Appointment as Ambassador to Switzerland in 1855. Antique appointment credentials, signed by Queen Victoria, appointing British […]
German Passport USA Moscow WOW, what a finding was presented to me by our fellow collector G.J. when we met once again for collectors meeting at Lake Constance a few […]
How The Swiss Passport Became Red – Swiss Passport History To have a passport seems to us to be obvious. But the little booklet has yet existed a little over […]
Swissair Chief Pilot Ernst Nyffenegger Passport Outstanding aviation document from the early beginning of the Swiss carrier – SWISSAIR! Today is known as SWISS (which belongs to Lufthansa). I found […]
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 […]
Passport of Magda Lutz, the Wife of a Hero CARL LUTZ will be forever remembered as the Swiss Diplomat who saved sixty-thousand Jewish lives by issuing so-called SCHUTZBRIEFE (Protection Letters) […]
Swiss Passport issued in East Berlin, East Germany The Swiss / East Germany diplomatic relation began in Dec 1972 when Switzerland recognized East Germany (GDR) as independent state. The fist […]
Rare Swiss Passport 1942 Issued In The Swiss Embassy Berlin This document is a rare testimony of Swiss citizens in Berlin / Germany during WWII. Learn more about the document […]
Third Reich Service Passport – Musicologist Prof. Schünemann Schünemann (1884 – 1945) , the son of a rector, received his doctorate after studying music in 1907 with his thesis on […]
Swiss History – A Helvetic Republic Passport 1798 In Swiss history, the Helvetic Republic (1798–1803) represented an early attempt to impose a central authority over Switzerland, which until then had […]