Two German stenotypists in war-time Shanghai
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...
August 28, 2019
Early pioneer Jewish film director
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....
WW2 Oil production worker’s passport
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 ...
Hungary before 1944
Budapest - an immigration paradise. By beginning of 1944 the war was taking its toll on the axis and the inevitable ending was not questioned: the allies were now winning the war and it was only a question of time and the price that the losing side will have to pay and endu...
French Vichy travel document
État français puppet-state SERVICE passport. When it comes to rarities and exquisite travel documents, I think the specimen here surely falls into the above-mentioned category...
United Nations Command
Korean War issued special visa. One of the aftermaths of the Second World War was the Korean War that broke out on the Korean peninsula in 1950 and lasted until 1953, with the division of forces and population behind the 38th parallel; a division that exists still today and separates a nation...
Post-WW2 occupation zone in China
The area of Luda (Dalian), Guandong, is probably the most fascinating and historically important post World War Two zones in China. Following the Red Army’s advance into North East China in September of 1945...
Early WWII Refugee travel certificate
Plight of war, escaping to freedom. By early 1940 Europe was in war: Poland has been conquered, and Germany with Russia where jointly controlling the country. Anyone who did not manage to escape east, into Romania...
Al Schwimmer – the man and the vision
1958 passport used by the founder of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). Al Schwimmer was born in 1917 in the US. His attraction to planes began at a young age and also a career with Lockheed Corporation contributed immensely to his work later on. During World War Two he was a flight engineer assisting the US air transport command while working with TWA. After the war he returned back home....
German evacuation/deportation papers
The expulsion of Germans from liberated countries. One of the outcomes to the end of hostilities in Europe of 1945 was the mass reprisals and expulsion of Germans from liberated European countries. The horrific occupation and treatment of c...