Documents incl. 4 passports of Eva Braun’s family
Document lot including 4 passports is at auction from Eva Braun’s family (wife of Adolf Hitler) SOLD for € 3800, Munich/Germany, May 2011 Description: of passports, identity papers, documentation and...
View ArticleThe Very Last Nazi-Germany Passport
After a Australian reader was asking me if his mothers passport issued 5th April 1945 was the very last Nazi-Germany passport I can tell now clearly – almost! As what you see here seems to be the very...
View ArticleHerman Göring Passport Pulled From Auction
Several tems owned by Adolf Hitler and Air Force Chief Field Marshal Hermann Göring have been withdrawn from a French auction following objections from two Jewish groups. Forty Nazi items were to have...
View ArticleTons of Albert Einstein Documents Are Now Online
On Friday Digital Einstein went live, bringing with it a treasure trove of Einstein letters, correspondences, postcards, and notes detailing the life of one of the world’s greatest thinkers. As The New...
View ArticleGerman Field Marshal – Erhard Milch
Erhard Milch was one of Hitler’s senior Luftwaffe officers during World War Two. Milch played a key role in building up the Luftwaffe pre-1939 and he took credit for the part played by it during the...
View ArticlePassport of Governor General Dr. Hans Frank
Over thirteen years I have seen many significant passports but very rarely such one like this one of a key Nazi criminal who instituted a reign of terror against the civilian population and who was...
View ArticleGerman Empire Passport Issued 1892 in Singapore
German Empire Passport Issued 1892 Singapore This German Empire Passport was issued 1892 in Singapore and is a rare collectible which I never saw before. What a great finding and addition to my...
View ArticleMinisterialpass Of A Diplomatic Courier – German Embassy Moscow
Ministerialpass Of A Diplomatic Courier – German Embassy Moscow German-Soviet relations have always been special and this passport is a great example for these relations. Hermann Saam was a consular...
View ArticleBelgian Passport 1927 Countess Marie Elisabeth d’Oultremont
Belgian Passport 1927 Countess Marie Elisabeth d’Oultremont Marie was the daughter of Philippe d’Oultremont, a councillor to the ambassador as the document indicates.The passport has a 50 Fr revenue...
View ArticleUnder Swiss Protection – Jewish Eyewitness Accounts from Wartime Budapest
Under Swiss Protection – Jewish Eyewitness Accounts from Wartime Budapest. Carl Lutz’s diplomatic wartime rescue efforts in Budapest is the topic of this book of 400 pages. Written by Agnes Hirschi...
View ArticleSwiss Passport Issued By Swiss Poet and Politician Gottfried Keller
Swiss Passport Issued By Swiss Poet and Politician Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller (19 July 1819 – 15 July 1890) was a Swiss poet and writer of German literature. Best known for his novel Green Henry...
View ArticleA fine example of security features of an 19th century passport
A fine example of security features of an 19th century passport This 1866 passport from the Kingdom of Saxony, Germany I just got recently. A very unusual type and very different to the standard type....
View ArticleA very special Free City of Danzig Passport – Take a look and learn why
A very special Free City of Danzig Passport – Take a look and learn why This city on the Baltic coast (presently the Polish city of Gdansk), was detached from Germany in 1919 by the Treaty of...
View ArticleeBay US tighten their policy for passport collectors significantly
eBay US tighten their policy for passport collectors significantly It’s been quite some time ago when I listed a Nazi or Nazi-related historical passport at eBay, so I was much surprised to get eBay’s...
View ArticleUS Seaman Certificate 1840 issued by George Bancroft
US Seaman Certificate 1840 issued by George Bancroft A friend and fellow collector told me once “Documents with the name BANCROFT on it, are usually related to great US history.” I guess he was right....
View ArticleFerdinand Ludwig von Zeppelin Passport 1828
Ferdinand Ludwig von Zeppelin Passport 1828 I am delighted to share with you this excellent document which I could only acquire with the support of a great fellow collector. Theo, you are the best!...
View ArticleCzechoslovak passport of famous conductor and violist Rafael Kubelík
Czechoslovak passport Rafael Kubelík by Zbyšek Šustek, Historical Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences The system of Czechoslovak passports, as gradually formed in the between war period, included...
View ArticleFritz Wiedemann once Hitler’s personal adjutant and later Consul General
Fritz Wiedemann Consul General Fritz Wiedemann (16 August 1891 – 17 January 1970), the former adjutant of Hitler and later Consul General in San Francisco were arrested in July 1947 at his country...
View ArticleGerman New Guinea Passport
This German New Guinea passport is a rare type, and every collector would be happy to have such a treasure in a collection. I almost grabbed it, but unfortunately, due to a technical issue, my bid did...
View ArticleHermann Goering Passport Pulled From Auction
Several items owned by Adolf Hitler and Air Force Chief Field Marshal Hermann Goering have been withdrawn from a French auction following objections from two Jewish groups. Forty Nazi things were to...
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