1950 Diplomatic passport
When it comes to rare collectibles – the item here can truly be considered as a treasure and not an item one can see every day. The combination of it being a diplomatic passport, post-WWII...
1940 Soviet occupation passport
Issued to a Jew at Lwow in eastern Poland. Following the Soviet occupation of eastern Poland on September 17th 1939 and of the Baltic States the following year, the issuing of new set of papers began for those who 'accepted' their new citizenship. The process was done in several steps....
Post-WW2 Eritrean emergency issue
British military administration issued travel document. The document was issued by the immigration office – police HQ. It was valid for a period of 1 year from date of issue. Exit visa 1036...
International Cooperation Administration
1955 US Special passport. Issued to an official working for the USOM stationed in Baghdad during the Cold War....
WW2 life-saving visas from Turkey
WW2 diplomat who did the right thing. The untold story of an individual in Turkey that during the war issued visas to Jewish refugees fleeing Europe. ...
US passport used for China and Manchuria
Used by clergyman Fred Field Goodsell. The passport here is an interesting example of pre-WWII usage in areas deemed as "problematic" due to the rise of fascism, Imperialism and occupation around ...
Foreigner’s Identity Document
Used to escape to British Palestine. By 1939 it was already obvious and clear to many that it was only a matter of time until war would erupt in Europe....
1951 Special Passport – Claude R.Wickard
Former Roosevelt Government official. SP number 24041 was issued to him on the capacity of being the "Administrator of rural electrification administration (REA), department of agriculture, is proceeding abroad on official business"....
Superb Cold War US diplomatic passport
Issued to ambassador to Tokyo Douglas MacArthur 2nd. Here is a fine early Cold War example that was issued on January 15th 1957...
1948 interim travel document
Israel's "first" travel permits for overseas. The document here was most likely printed around April or May of 1948 and was meant to be used as a travel document or together with a passport (British or foreign) for leaving the Mandate during the interim period that existed between the time the British left and the State of Israel came to being with an official governing entit...