Israel's "first" travel permits for overseas. The document here was most likely printed around April or May of 1948 and was meant to be used as a travel document or together with a passport (British or foreign) for leaving the Mandate during the interim period...
WWI issued Diplomatic passport. One of the RAREST travel documents a collector can put his hands on is the example featured in today's article: 1919 Vienna issued ...
1943 German Diplomatenpass. During World War Two thousands of Diplomatic & Service passports where issued by all sides: The Allies, Axis and Neutral countries sent their officials on countless trips throughout the world, be it in areas of conflict or relative calm. It is nearly...
US diplomatic mission in Spain. A lovely early Americana official State Department related circular. The document was hand written and signed by US senior diplomat to Spain George W. Erving (1769-1850). His posting to Madrid, as Chargי d'Affaires (the ‘ambassador’ was James Bowdoin III), started...
2017 Jerusalem awarded to a Chilean national. Chilean Diplomat Samuel del Campo....
For the British Mandate of Palestine. Mr. Hyamson would personally review and issue himself many of the immigration application and passports themselves...
Rare SS commandants signed release form. The Infamous Molotov-Ribbentrop agreement of August 1939 paved the way to the outbreak of hostilities that would engulf the continent and then the ...
Printers of Passports & Travel Documents as well. Israel “inherited” it’s Government Printer (GP) from the terminated British Mandate in 1948. Originally established in an old winery, in what was a German settlement colony called Sharona. The Winery went bankrupt and it turned into a...
SS issued visas from Galicia. Three sides took part in World War Two: The Neutral countries, the Allied countries and last, the Axis countries. All sides had their causes, be it ideological, financial or other, that made them ...
Post-War use for lottery in 1945. Here is a fine example of post-war paper shortage usage. After the war there was an acute shortage of paper manufacturing, and we can find this in liberated countries throughout Europe and even as far as in China. Many...
