Chinese puppet government travel document
Harbin consulate general – 1943. The Japanese established several Asian puppet states throughout of Asia during the 1930's and World War Two: Manchukuo;...
The 1938 Anschluss
Very early German visa for Austria. One of the significant pre-war events of Nazi Germany was the occupation of Austria, known as the Anschluss. This act was another signal that peace in Europe would not last and alarm bells rang off in Europe. ...
German special issued ID’s for Jews
1938-1941 Kennkarte für Juden. These were printed around August of 1938 on grey-clothed linen material, that could be folded in half and fit into a pocket-coat or bag (though Kinderausweis (ID cards for children under the age of 15) appeared already before 1939 with a...
Moscow 1932 issued German passport
German-Soviet pre-1933 cooperation. Before Adolf Hitler came to power in January of 1933, the Soviet Union and Germany had a rich cooperation that began in the 1920's. After WWI both countries were practically in ruins and devastated economically. T...
1939 issued visa by a Japanese Diplomat
and with a connection to the Mozambique exchange of Allied and Enemy personnel. It’s not every day that one can admire a visa placed inside a passport. The image here is of a Japanese visa that was issued in Nazi Germany, hand written visa and...
Thank you all!
It has been 10 years since this site has opened. Would like to thank everyone who has contributed in support and in kind words during this past year. Have learned much about our mutual hobby of collecting old passports and documents, and I was ver...
Russische Vertrauensstelle in Deutschland
Russian Commission in Germany WW2 issued ID card. During the period between the two world wars, many Russians immigrated to Germany. The period is from 1918 to roughly 1942, the time shortly after the Operation Barbarossa....
Imperial Highway Authority (IHA)
Imperial Ethiopian Government papers. The highway system got its first major boosting in infrastructure during the Italian occupation (1936-1941). The Italian control of the country was enhanced due to its contribution in this field (by the last year of their occupation, there were about 7,000...
UNRRA ID document
International Refugee Organization issue. After the end of World War Two, United Nations personnel or affiliated members of related organizations, working in relief and rescue efforts, spread out throughout the various countries, be it in the west or eastern part of Europe...
1945 US Special passport
OSS & CIA operative during and after the war....