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US passport 1953 – European Command General
This magnificent Special Passport of a significant US commander who served in two world wars was just recently made available online. Regrettably, I was unable to grab it. His wife’s passport was...
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X-FILME CREATIVE POOL Another great collaboration. Two historical passports for season 4 of BABYLON BERLIN. TAL CUAL – NEWSPAPER VENEZUELA Was publishing my article on global passport fees THE...
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Passport Fees Around The World 2021
Passport Fees World 2021 Passports are a necessity in today’s global world, and so are the fees someone has to pay for a travel document. In the best case, you pay this fee only every ten years, as...
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The German Colonial Empire and its Aftermaths
Part V (last part) German colonial empire aftermaths The End of the German Colonial Empire in International Law. Global Reorganization and Transnational Debates in the 1920s and Their Aftermaths. On...
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Interzonal Train D151 – 13 Aug 1961 – Berlin Wall
60 Years Berlin Wall August 13, 1961, 8:10 a.m. Interzonenzug D 151 leaves Munich on time for East Berlin. Most of the passengers are on their way back to their homeland, the GDR. Suddenly, a rumor...
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A modern German passport with a surprise
The following modern German passport is an emergency passport. Issued in 2000 and valid for one year only, until 2001. The document shows no travels and comes in pristine condition. At the first look,...
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German Passport 1646 – Duchess of Hesse
german passport duchess 1646 Very rare and early identification document from the final phase of the Thirty Years’ War for a duke’s messenger to Eisleben and Herringen, which probably was responsible...
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Sigmund Freud’s BOGUS British Passport
Sigmund Freud’s BOGUS British Passport It could have been a great global news story to find the passport of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. But the story took another direction. Via my...
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Aeronaut and Inventor S. Andrews Passport 1852
A U.S. Passport, signed by Webster and Andrews, dated the 23rd day of June 1852. Double folio (419 x 279mm), with various subsequent stamps. Aeronaut Inventor passport Andrews Solomon Andrews was a...
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GDR travel. Passport compulsory. Germany now a foreign country
This was the headline of a Spiegel article in 1968. GDR travel passport compulsory Shortly after midnight, the traffic light that clears the way to the GDR border checkpoint at Marienborn jumps from...
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Passport French Ambassador Copenhagen 1757
Friedrich Wilhelm von Wedel-Jarlsberg Passport issued to Frederik Wilhelm von Wedel-Jarlsberg, chamberlain to the Danish king and later a prominent writer, who traveled from Copenhagen to Hanover and...
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Joseph Fenwick – First consular post in US History
Joseph Fenwick Consul Bordeaux France, Bordeaux, American Consulate La Maison Fenwick, the first and oldest American Consulate in history, has occupied this site since 1790 in Bordeaux. The building...
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German J-Passport of Dr. Rudolf Schneeweiss
The following gripping passport came up by a British couple who contacted me via my website. The email reads as follows. German J-Passport Rudolf Schneeweiss “I have a Deutsches Reich passport dated...
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A German passport of an Italian adventurer 1751
German passport Italian adventurer Passport issued by the court of Baden-Durlach, Germany for the Italian adventurer and versatile man of letters Giacomo Passano, who had stayed at the margravial court...
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German Soldier Diary – American Revolution War
Not a passport but a long and thrilling diary of a German soldier during the American Revolution. With a detailed account of front-line combat at the battle of Yorktown and other locations. German...
View ArticleUS Philippines Island Booklet 1929, Gov. Davis
Passport No. 26352, United States of America, Philippine Islands. 32-page passport booklet in excellent condition. Issued to “William W. Herndon, Soldier, U. S. Army, traveling on official duty, U. S....
View ArticlePassport Johann Philipp von Schönborn 1658
Schönborn, Johann Philipp von, Elector and Archbishop of Mainz (1605-1673). Passport with his signature. Mainz, Martinsburg, 7. I. 1658. Passport for German diplomat Philipp Otto von Herzelles (died....
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Global Passport Fees 2022 Passports are a necessity in today’s global world, and so are the fees someone has to pay for a travel document. In the best case, you pay this fee only every ten years, as...
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References US PASSPORT HISTORY Article series for Keesing Technologies INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM (CHARLESTON, USA) Another passport of my collection went into a museum BAB... The post...
View ArticlePassport to Reform: Helena Florence Normanton
Born on 14 December 1882, Helena Florence Normanton was a Suffragist, writer, barrister, and activist for much of the early-20th century. According to the DNB,... The post Passport to Reform: Helena...
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