1951 early Fremdenpass
One of the earliest West German issues for foreigners. Fremdenpass numbered 185/51 was issued to Dr. Heinrich krau aged 46 who was classified by then as being stateless. The travel document was issued ...
WWII French consular stamps
The various forms used during the war. During the period of the occupation, the various French diplomatic missions and legations throughout the Allied and neutral countries went through several changes in their definition and ...
Jewish “Hachsharah” training farm
1939 German J stamped passport. Much has been written and documented about these infamous German issued special passports for its citizens, though some for 'undetermined status' holders also received the J stamped passports between 1938 to 1941 (around O...
Manchurian visa inside a British passport
War-time Swiss protection endorsements issued at Beijing & Shanghai....
Food rationing & passports
Shortages in Israel – 1950's....
Mandate passport from Prague
Used to escape occupied Prague. March 15th 1939 was another nail in the coffin for pre-war Europe...
Mauritius internees
Another Jewish refugee related passport....
J stamped German passport
Wien issue with refugee ID....
Post-war “ESCAPE” organization in Europe
This is part of World War Two that is not known to many. Like most nations, each country decides to focus on the section of history that glorifies or enhances its role in the Great War: The contribution of its people, its soldiers, to the...
Avoided execution in 1941
Soviet commissar evacuated in time. History is full of deceits, ploys and back-stabbing, and in my opinion, the one that Hitler committed on to his ally, Stalin, wou...