Israel’s first consular stamps
Rarest value – 5 Pruta. Israel was founded on May 14th of 1948, following the declaration of independence and the termination of the British Mandate which lasted from 1918 to 1948 the same year. ...
US passport for the Middle East 1852
A lovely and exquisite mid 19th Century passport from the United States. Issued on October 22nd 1852 at Washington DC. As was the custom back in those days, the passport was hand singed personally by the Secretary of State. ...
1934 Special passport
On official duty for serving in the US Asiatic Fleet. Pre-war issued special passport for a high ranking US navy officer that was sent to the Far East. The Asiatic Fleet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Asiatic_Fleet existed mainly d...
Post-WWI Refugee booklet
1921 German Red Cross issue. One of the major outcomes of the First World War was the transformation it had on the old world order and the changes it brought: The world that entered into that war back in 1914 was not the same one...
1921 Beijing issued passport
Passport number 265 was issued to Jacques Got (decorated as Knight of the Legion of Honour), aged 36, who was the Manager of Agency of Banque de l'Indo-Chine...
Early Japanese passport
Issued for immigration to the Hawaiian islands. Passport number 182620 was issued on Septmeber 10th 1921 to Kon Nakata, aged 32 who is clearly indicated as a "returning imigrant", near her name (rubber stamped). The document also states that she is travelling to Hawaii, and...
British passport used for China
Post WWI passport issued at Hankow. An exquisite British passport issued in the Far East to a British citizen living & working in China. 1919 was a year that signaled change and possibilities after the end of the First World War. This...