WW2 Special passport for the Pacific
1941 issued to a Navy officer....
Important Harbin issued passport
1934 Far East Polish consular sample....
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...
Rescue efforts in Turkey
WW2 JAFP stationed in Istanbul. One of the last remaining safe-havens for those in Europe by the mid-1940's and located close to the continent was the neutral country of Turkey, bordering with Bulgaria. ...
WWII UNRRA used passport
1944 travel document for an official traveling to the Middle East on refugee matters. Special US passport that was issued in the United States for a member of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration organization during its first year of operation. The passport in...
Paul Blobel
Ausweis issued to a senior Einsatzgruppen member....
Pioneer Israeli pilot – 1948
Passport used to smuggle to Israel its first fighter planes. Yitzhak Efraim Henenson was one of the county’s early pilots, taking part in some of the decisive battles following the delectation of Independence; before and after. The passport here is a fascinating addition to ones...
Important WW2 Diplomatic passport
Wife of a high ranking Italian OVRA agent: Organizzazione per la Vigilanza e la Repressione dell'Antifascismo...
Fascist Italy special official passport
1936 issued to a consul's son. A pre-war Italian official travel document that was issued to Benito Mussolini's foreign ministry's official's family member for traveling from & back to Italy...
1952 laissez-passer with a twist
Surprising visa inside an early Israeli travel document....