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Ministry of State Security (MfS) Memorial Museum, Leipzig
MfS Memorial Museum, Leipzig History The building is located on the site, where around 1000 the first German castle was built in a mainly Slavic / Sorbic populated area. The old city wall of Leipzig...
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Sugihara UNESCO Memory World Program – Update
Update 31.10.2017 Dear Tom, Thank you for your continued support and cooperation for our Sugihara UNESCO Memory of the World project. I regret to inform you that our nomination documents of ”The...
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Passport issued by the British consul in Hankou for a Missionary
…in Chinese script FROM BRITISH CONSUL IN HANKOU FOR MISSIONARY REV. CARWARDINE This very rare British Passport was issued by the UK Consulate in Hankou, China, as a Chinese version of the normal UK...
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With GDR passport: The first “Ossi” in Majorca/Spain
Tiemo Schönwald still has his passport from the GDR: When he finally received it after the fall of the Wall, he and his girlfriend went straight on board the first plane to Majorca. Photo: Rena Lehmann...
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German passport issued 1936 in Yokohama (Japan) – World Expo France
Meet twenty five year old Franz Krapf from Munich, Germany. His passport was issued in Sep 1936 at the German consulate in Yokohama, Japan and according the entries in the document he was “very tall”...
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Francis Gary Powers passport – the real-life Bridge of Spies
Francis Gary Powers passport – the real-life Bridge of Spies Francis Gary Powers A United States of America passport belonging to Francis Gary Powers, issued on December 9, 1975, 6″ x 4″, includes a...
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Excellencies – The Württemberg Embassy in Berlin 1803-1937
Excellencies – The Württemberg Embassy in Berlin 1803-1937 is a great background source on diplomats & diplomacy at that time, which includes the biography of all 23 ambassadors. Every serious...
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British Diplomatic Passport For Attache Nigel Law 1914
BRITISH “DIPLOMATIC” 1914 FOR H.M. ATTACHE NIGEL LAW ESC. IN DIPLOMATIC SERVICE Issued 22 June 1914 in Vienna and signed by Ambassador Sir Maurice William Ernest de Bunsen, French visa on back....
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German Nazi Abwehr Officer Who Saved Jews
Here comes a highly interesting travel document of German passport history, related to the Third Reich, German Military Intelligence, the Holocaust and the rescue of Jewish lifes! This is the...
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Ready for Inspection: An Interview with Valentin Groebner
Interview Valentin Groebner This interview was first published in the Cabinet magazine in 2006. However the interview and topic is still interesting. In spring 2006, National Public Radio reported that...
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THE HISTORY OF MULTI-PASSENGER PASSPORTS Article or Keesing Annual Report 2017 KEESING TECHNOLOGIES (AMSTERDAM, NL) Columnist for their “Journal of Documents & Identity” SKYNEWS (LONDON, UK)...
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Queen’s Messenger Silver-Gilt Badge & Appointment
1845 named to William Chalmers with London marks and over struck maker’s mark I.N, the central poly chromed royal shield under VR within crowned motto garter with suspended silver greyhound, on blue...
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When do YOU start collecting beautiful old passports?
When do YOU start collecting beautiful old passports? Take a closer look at this article to learn more about the topic. My name is Tom Topol and I am a passport collector. What is a passport collector?...
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Travel Documentation in the American Civil War
Travel Documentation in the American Civil War How freely could people move about the countryside during the American Civil War? What kinds of documents were needed for travel? Were there differences...
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Giacomo Casanova’s Passport
Look at this fantastic travel document presented by Kathleen Ann Gonzales. Her Blog SeductiveVenice follows her journey as researcher and writer about Venice, Casanova, and Gondolas. I am glad to found...
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Swiss Passport Issued By Swiss Poet and Politician Gottfried Keller
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 novel Green Henry...
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Francis Scott Fitzgerald US Family Passport 1920s
Francis Scott Fitzgerald US Family Passport 1920s If the “Roaring Twenties” conjures up images bobbed-hair flappers and couples dancing to jazz music, you may have F. Scott Fitzgerald (September 24,...
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Airship Hindenburg Disaster – Passport & Passenger Ticket
Airship Hindenburg Disaster – Passport & Passenger Ticket Burtis J. “Bert” Dolan’s passenger ticket and passport survived the final flight and disaster of the German zeppelin Hindenburg. Through...
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Richard of Arabia, Richard Ellis’s Life In 15 Passports
Richard of Arabia, Richard Ellis’s Life In 15 Passports Text & Pictures by Krissy Ellis, Kuwait I got in touch with Krissy while she was posting a picture of twelve UK passports and this pic made...
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The Diplomatic Passport Of US-Consul Fishers Wife 1931
The Diplomatic Passport Of US-Consul Fishers Wife 1931 This United States diplomatic passport was issued to Myrtle Mary Fisher, the spouse of the US consul in the Bahamas at Nassau. No travels in the...
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