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Passport Conferences & Territory Issues by the League of Nations
Passport Conferences & Territory Issues by the League of Nations The League of Nations held two conferences about passports. Below you see their recommendation of a “passport standard”, further the...
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Passport of a Special Representative of the UN Secretary General
Passport of a Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Usually I do not collect documents by purpose because its bearer is/was famous or important but when I have the chance to grab such...
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United Nations Diplomatic Visa On Benjamin Franklin Passport
United Nations Diplomatic Visa On Benjamin Franklin Passport A collector friend from USA has send in this interesting United Nations visa which was issued on a “Ben Franklin” passport (issued only...
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A very unusual East German passport with plenty of US visas
A very unusual East German passport with plenty of US visas came on my desk. The travel document wa issued 1979 and several times extended till 1993. There are five visas stamped to USA, which proofs...
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Free Hanseatic Republics Passport Issued At London 1840
Free Hanseatic Republics Passport Issued At London 1840 This travel document is one of the rare passport types a collector can find. In fact, this document is the only I ever saw. But some history of...
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Passport Stampaholic Passport chops, Immigration paraphernalia, storiesPassport stamps and visas Another site on Flickr with a broad collection…History of Canadian Passports Background...
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A British Soldier Travels Home From The Battlefield in Spain 1919
A British Soldier Travels Home From The Battlefield in Spain 1919Meet George Henry Herbert Morton who has no medal card in the Nation Archives records, suggesting that he went overseas too late to...
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US Seaman Certificate 1840 issued by George Bancroft
US Seaman Certificate 1840 issued by George BancroftA friend and fellow collector told me once “Documents with the name BANCROFT on it, are usually related to great US history.” I guess he was right....
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Seven Billion People On Earth – Twelve On The Moon And One Passport
Seven Billion People On Earth – Twelve On The Moon And One PassportJohn Young was NASA’s longest-serving astronaut. He first became an astronaut when the agency was flying two-man space capsules. He...
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Marvelous USSR Diplomatic Passports 1941/69
Marvelous USSR Diplomatic Passports Some years ago I was offered these marvelous USSR Diplomatic Passports 1940/60 from a Russian guy who contacted me via my website. I was, of course, interested as...
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American Maritime Documents 1776-1860
American Maritime Documents Mediterranean Passport American Mediterranean ship’s Passport The American Mediterranean Passport, commonly called a ship’s passport, was created after the United States...
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Meet Elizabeth Peet McIntosh – The OSS Spy
Elizabeth Peet McIntosh OSS ELIZABETH P. MCINTOSH, a reporter and the daughter and wife of reporters, was working for two Honolulu newspapers when the Japanese brought the United States into World War...
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German Diplomatic Passport of the Treaty Commission for Versailles 1919
Diplomatic Passport Treaty Versailles Can you imagine that after 100 years such an important document came back on the surface? I am speechless! The travel document is a Ministerialpass (diplomatic...
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German Passport – US Consulate Moscow 1915
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 days ago. What you see here is a...
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Nansen Passport 1925 – Free City Of Danzig
NANSEN PASSPORT – FREE CITY OF DANZIG, Germany 1925 and valid till 1926, with revenue and stamps CONGRATULATIONS to seller and buyer! See the footer of the ID-Card, which shows it’s a NANSEN...
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US Passport 1796 David Humphreys
US Passport 1796 issued by David Humphreys A historical treasure of its most elegant and truly a highlight of American history in general and US passport history in specific! One of the earliest...
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Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823
Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823 I found this outstanding book about early passports in America and instantly bought it. It’s very interesting to read how and with which content they issued...
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US passport of a woman with a pretty unique cover
U.S. passport unique cover Not often you find such a pretty customized travel document. I saw this passport randomly at an auction platform, and the cover instantly got my attention. The price was...
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A rare travel document from the Cold War and Occupation of Germany
travel cold war germany After I had my morning coffee, I went to my computer and checked my emails when suddenly a message popped up with this document. I remember I have seen it before – at the Allied...
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Seven Billion People On Earth – Twelve On The Moon And One Passport
Seven Billion People On Earth – Twelve On The Moon And One Passport John Young was NASA’s longest-serving astronaut. He first became an astronaut when the agency was flying two-man space capsules. He...
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