Another sample found
Czech Jewish woman interned and freed. Last year I located a fine example of WW2 and Holocaust related travel document...
1957 US diplomatic passport
Issued to the wife of ambassador to Tokyo Douglas MacArthur 2nd. Here is a fine early Cold War example that was issued on January 16th 1957. United States diplomatic passport issued to the wife their ambassador in post-war Japan Douglas MacArthur II (1909-1997). The document was issued...
1944 Swiss refugee ID
Late war issue for a Jewish woman. When we think of Switzerland the images of good chocolate or cheese comes to mind. The country is well known for its delicacies and amazingly breathtaking scenery. These days when I go into the supermarket or the local...
First liberation documentation
Austrian first attempts of issuing ID's & travel documents. Austria was under German occupation from March 1938 to April 1945. The German take-over of the small country is termed as the Anschluss, and once under Nazi control, the Jews suffered the worst vile anti-Semitism since...
Croatian Foreign Minister’s Diplomatic passport
The passport was issued by the short-lived WW2 Croatian puppet-state that was established following the fall and full occupation of what...
Escaping out of Denmark during the war
A Polish Jew's passport used to escape to freedom. The remarkable story of Denmark during World War Two and its courageous help it gave its Jewish population is an unforgettable event of that horrific war. From all the countries in Europe, Denmark’s Jewish community suffered...
German issued foreigner-passports
Fremdenpass samples from Nazi Germany. Non-Germans who were not citizens, and wanted to go aboard, be it for travel or emigration, where issued these travel documents (special passports for foreigners). Pre-1933 Germany housed thousands of non-German...
Italian Social Republic passport 1945
The new republic was established at the second half of 1943 following the allied advances in northern Africa and the invasion of Sicily. These events caused the Grand Fascist Council with the backing of the King Victor Emmanuel III to overthrow Mussolini from power. Following...
Manchurian visa inside a British passport
War-time Swiss protection endorsements issued at Beijing & Shanghai....
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...