Theresienstadt Ghetto
Armband, ID & passport. The ghetto was established at the end of 1941 in what was formerly Czechoslovakia, fully occupied since March 15th of 1939...
Post-War passport for Vienna
1947 French occupational official travel document. The document was issued by the French legation in Vienna....
German issued foreigner-passports
Fremdenpass issued by Nazi Germany. These sorts of travel documents were issued to those residing in Germany, and though they were living legally with the proper documentation they were not citizens of the country. At some point in time, be it for travel or emigration, they decided to apply for travel documents. Th...
WW2 Polish passport from the Soviet Union
What makes this passport interesting is the location and time of its issuing. During the period of late 1941 and 1943, the capital of the Soviet Union was moved from Moscow to another city: It was decided that the new capital would be rather the eastern city of Samara (known as Kuibyshev between 1935 to 1991)...
1919 interesting travel permit – Bombay
Issued to a Jewish family from Turkish Palestine. The foreign relations of British India were handled in two main paths: The Political Department (was in charge of relations in the Asiatic sphere of influence) and the Foreign Department (dealing with European and other external foreign relations). ...
Famed 20th Century pianist’s passport
Shura Cherkassky 1934 US issued passport. Outstanding musician’s passport, used for traveling on his world tour. The document, though not in pristine condition, is complete and full of amazing visas to nearly all corners of the world! Issued in December 11th 1934 and used until 1938. Several added folding additional pages are placed inside th...
1952 early German travel document
Issued to an International Refugee Organization refugee. Towards the end of World War Two the allied forces liberated areas that were originally under Axis rule, starting with northern Africa, moving on to Sicily, Italy France and ending with Germany (on the European continent)....
UN offices in post-war Shanghai
Post-war material for visa & travel documents usage and application. The items in this article are not actual travel documents but rather the documentation that was issued and used internally by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation offices and the International Refugees Organization that was active before, in the process of arranging and issuing of the proper visaed travel documents for the refugees who wanted to leave China. ...
German Diplomatic passport
1957 Federal Republic Diplomatenpass. Superb post-war 2nd version of the German Diplomatic passport, with the first one most likely appearing in mid 1955, being issued to the Ger...
Consular official passport
Consulate staff's passport used for France up to 1933. Sometimes the simplest of items can conceal inside the smallest of treasures and once exposed, history unfolds in your hands. The passport here seems rather ordinary and not unique, early 1930's simple Polish consular passport issued in Western Europe, one of hundreds if not thousands that were issued during the time throughout the continent....