Another fine refugee used passport – Shipwrecked
Czechoslovakian issue used by the new Slovak puppet-state....
1939 French official’s passport
Issued to a consular employee at Vienna. This was the year that would change history for ever. 1939 saw events that pushed the world closer to the abyss. Be i...
Very early Israeli consular laissez-passer
1949 issued at Munich – occupied Germany. The document in this article relates to the fact that not only was it a consular issue but it was most likely one of the earliest Israeli issued sample abroad, and the location makes it an important contribution...
Diplomatenpass
1938 Superb German Diplomatic passport. When it comes to rarities and exquisite examples...
1945 US Special passport
OSS & CIA operative during and after the war....
Passport issued after Hitler’s death
Dying Reich’s last German passport....
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. ...