August 2026 - Our Passports

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August 21, 2026

in Holocaust, Passports, WWII

by Neil

Manchurian visa inside a British passport

War-time Swiss protection endorsements issued at Beijing & Shanghai....

August 14, 2026

in General, Passports, WWII

by Neil

A selection of Manchurian visas

And a brief biography of a diplomat. September 18th 1931 was a crucial date in the history of modern China. From this month onwards, starting with Asia and ending with Europe, events would spiral from a regional conflict into a world war. The above mentioned...

August 12, 2026

in General, Passports

by Neil

Important early NKVD signed passport

1922 Polish passport hand signed by NKVD would-be chief Genrikh Yagoda. Though not one of the first to appear from this young independent republic, formed after World War One, it has its appealing features. The passport was issued at the relatively new Polish consulate in...