Issued to an official from the Romanian Air Ministry for service in Germany. Special passport No. 506 was issued for the specific purpose of serving in Nazi Germany, most likely with connection to cooperation with the Luftwa...
This article has attracted interest from our fellow readers and collectors so I have re-listed it here again. Volksdeutsche returning back home from the eastern territories. Specially issued Kennkarte for those ethnic Germans returning back to the Greater Reich. The German government attached great importance...
Harbin consulate general – 1943. The Japanese established several Asian puppet states throughout of Asia during the 1930's and World War Two: Manchukuo;...
1944 special travel-permit for a Jew. When one tries to learn about the Holocaust in Europe, there is a clear distinction that has to be made between Axis satellites and states that were entirely dependent on the support from Germany, the occupied territories under the...
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...
The issuing of passports during the first two months of the war in 1939. One of my passions in collecting passports & travel documents is to the period of the outbreak of the Second World War. But to understand clearly what is the difference between...
Crossing the border-lines in occupied Poland. A very odd and strange destination indeed for a former citizen of...
One was Jewish and the other an Aryan. When collecting old passports, one makes a point to check every letter and annotation inside the document. Trying to learn more abou...
1950 travel document. Following the founding of Israel the country absorbed many immigrants and among them those with vital talent who were required in the young fledgling state....
1944 British Palestine issue. Assisting in the war-effort was vital, for all sides, during World War Two. Be it for the Axis of for the Allies, each side attached great importance to its civilian's ...
