Escaping via Spain
J stamped German passport from 1941. The passport here is interesting because of the period it was used at and the specific route chosen, mainly because after June 10th of 1940, many escape options where limited: this wa...
1952 Cold-War service passport
Diplomatic officer at the Yugoslavian embassy in Bonn. Here is an interesting official passport that was used at the newly founded West German Republic. Following the end of World War Two, Nazi Germany was occup...
Fleeing the Soviet Union during the war
WW2 issued refugee passport from Tehran. The Soviet Union and Poland signed the Sikorski–Mayski agreement on July 30th 1941, ...
WW2 related Siamese document
1941 ID issued to a Jewish merchant. This is one of the most intriguing and unique items relating to the Second World War that I have seen, and though it was not a passport, it would still fit nicely into the category of travel related...
Escaping Odessa – 1919 passport
Commandement des Troupes alliées à Odessa – Le Général Commandant. A stunning connection to current events in Europe…a passport issued back in 1919 and used to escape Odessa, a city that was under occupation and ravaged by conflict and unrest…...
1941 Swiss Identity Document
Issued to the Stateless and refugees for traveling abroad. World War Two ushered many changes to the old world; changes that had a profound effect on us all and that can be felt even today...
Polish-German customs war
Official used passport for negotiations. This part of history is not that known. It does not fall under the First World War or the Second World War either. But it is connected to the former and it did affect the relations of the two countries...
Outbreak of war
1939 special short-lived movement Ausweis. Though this is not an actual passport or travel document, it could fall under the category of movement permits...
Vatican Guard arm-band & ID
1943 issue for a member of the Holy See. Very important memorabilia from occupied Rome used over 70 years ago and an important reminder of the dark days that mankind was facing....
WW2 US diplomatic passport
Issued to the family of a Jewish consul in Shanghai. Very interesting document issued before the US entry into the war. ...