Links, Laws and Books for Passport Collectors
Links Laws Books Passport Scottish Passports Scottish archive network, with scanned examples… The Ephemera Society of America A non-profit organization formed in 1980 to cultivate and encourage...
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Japanese Mexican survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
This August, Japan set to mark 75 years since Hiroshima, Nagasaki atomic bombing. Read the story of two Japanese-Mexican survivors and see the passport of Fernando Hiramuro issued by the Swedish...
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The Diplomatic Passport of Georg F. Duckwitz
Seventy-seven years ago, in early October 1943, the Nazi regime attempted to deport Denmark’s Jewish community as part of the “final solution,” the genocide of Europe’s Jews. The heinous plan failed....
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Fantasy and Camouflage Passports
Currently, there are around 180 fantasy passports, camouflage passports, and documents of territories that are not internationally recognized listed. Such documents were increasingly used by migrants...
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Vichy Diplomatic Passport – Ambassador Labonne
Eirik Labonne, born in Paris on October 4, 1888, and died on November 12, 1971, was a French diplomat who began his career just before the First World War. Vichy Diplomatic Passport Labonne Eirik...
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Former GDR Diplomats sacked after reunification
The diplomats of East Germany have been the most dissatisfied by German reunification than any other group. After 1990, their dreams of working in the diplomatic service were dashed. For me, as a...
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Sovereign Military Order of Malta – Passport
The following diplomatic passport was offered on an auction platform and is THE rarest passports in general. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta or SMOM. It is reported in 2018 that the order issued...
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Rose Valland – NS Plundering – Assignment Order
A recent TV report inspired this article. The story was new to me, and I believe the brave actions to save looted artworks must be told to a broader audience. Rose Antonia Maria Valland (1 November...
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Lady Georgiana Grey & her Servant James Stiles
A Lady, her Maid, and her Male Servant – an urgent need for a new passport Lady Georgiana Grey By the mid-ninetieth century, an ever-increasing number of Britain’s wealthy nobility traveled to Europe...
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Diplomatic Passport Douglas MacArthur II
Douglas MacArthur II was a member of the Yale College Class of 1932 and a member of Wolf’s Head Society. His long Foreign Service career included tours as ambassadors to four nations. The nephew and...
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The international Congo Conference – Berlin 1885
This article is inspired by Germany’s official statement to take responsibility for killing about 70.000 Herero and Nama between 1904 and 1908. Germany formally declared the killings a genocide on 28...
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US Congressman John Hans Krebs Passport
John Hans Krebs Passport John Hans Krebs (December 17, 1926 – November 10, 2014) was an Israeli-American politician and attorney who served in the United States Congress from 1975 to 1979, representing...
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German passport 1939 – Israel Consul Shanghai
German passport Israel Consul Various organizations in Israel put a plight before the United Nations. As a result, the Jewish Agency and the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Association (UNRRA)...
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Joseph Pitcairn US Consular Passport Hamburg
Joseph Pitcairn was the younger of the two children of Reverend Joseph Pitcairn and his wife, Janet (née McCormack) of Fifeshire. His elder sister, Helen was born in 1763. Joseph Pitcairn US Passport...
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As often, a reader wrote to me asking for my expert opinion, but I never imagined the outcome of this case… Passport Robert S. Townsend... The post US Diplomatic Passport Robert S. Townsend appeared...
View ArticleImportant Sugihara Passport Discovered
Important Sugihara Passport Discovered Today I can report and display a document issued by one of the *”Righteous Among The Nations.” (*an honorific used by... The post Important Sugihara Passport...
View ArticleNo More Queens Messenger Passports
Messenger passports, as shown below, are gone with her passing and becoming valuable passport historical items. But make no mistake, these documents must be... The post No More Queens Messenger...
View ArticleGlobal Passport Fees 2023
Global Passport Fees 2023 💥Breaking News💥 Turkish newspapers report a 122% increase in Turkish passport fees. A 10-year passport is now at a whopping $202... The post Global Passport Fees 2023 appeared...
View ArticleA rare Kingdom of Tonga passport
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga Is a Polynesian sovereign state and an archipelago comprising 176 islands with a surface area of about 750 square... The post A rare Kingdom of Tonga passport...
View ArticleTravel in Style: Global Passport Designs Celebrated by Tom Topol
Let me take you on a trip around the world without leaving your couch to admire the unique designs of passports from different countries. Explore... The post Travel in Style: Global Passport Designs...
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