This is the East German Diplomatic Passport of Erich Mielke (December 28, 1907 – May 21, 2000) a German Communist politician and Minister of State Security of the German Democratic Republic from 1957 to 1989. A hard-line Stalinist, he spent several years in the Soviet Union. Mielke held the military…
Thomas Jefferson recalled his departure from France in his autobiography: “I cannot leave this great and good country without expressing my sense of its preeminence of character among the nations of the earth.” This is the passport signed by King Louis XVI, Versailles September 18, 1789 and issued to Jefferson for…
by Tom Topol, passport collector & editor, Zürich, August 2012 One of the most famous travel documents in history is the “Safe Conduct” by Emperor Charles V for Martin Luther’s journey to the Imperial Diet of Worms in 1521. During the Middle Ages and early modern period, such documents were…
RARE DOCUMENT The book (if available on the 2nd market) will cost you at least $130 USD ISSUE 1898 (and still most interesting…) 236 PAGES, PDF-FILE (2,5 MB) INCLUDING DIGEST OF LAWS, RULINGS AND REGULATIONS EXCELLENT & VALUABLE SOURCE – A MUST FOR ANY PASSPORT COLLECTOR FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE…
For each collector it is crucial to have knowledge about history, especially on the items you are collecting. During some research I found this excellent website. In my opinion they presenting history in a very dynamic and touching way. I love the video “Lincoln`s Last Days”. The Shapell Manuscript Foundation…
Another interesting book called “Der Passexpedient” will be published in June 2012. In my opinion it will become the standard reference for German passport history and at the same time an important source for all passport collectors. The author is Andreas Reisen, also known as “Mr ID-Card” in Germany. The…
THIS is for me one of the interesting documents of German post war history. In 1965 the Berlin Wall was still under construction when this Temporary Travel Document In Lieu Of Passport For German Nationals was issued and two times extended by the Allied Travel Office in Berlin. Unfortunately my…
passport-collector.com (PCC) at the Political Archives of the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. The Political Archive is the “memory” of the Federal Foreign Office. The team includes archivists, historians and restorers as well as record management, Reading Room and stack staff. The tasks are many and varied. Over 25 linear…
The Nobel Peace Prize 1922 Award Ceremony Speech Presentation Speech by Fredrik Stang, Chairman of the Nobel Committee, on December 10, 1922 I take pleasure in announcing that this year’s Peace Prize has been awarded to Professor Fridtjof Nansen. Work of an international character carried out by Mr. Nansen during…
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