Original 1937 German Reich Passport – Third Reich Travel Document with Photograph and Stamps

Original German Reisepass (passport) issued in Stuttgart, May 10, 1937, during the Third Reich.

This personalized historical passport is accompanied by an original ID picture, handwritten information about the person, German government stamps and multiple foreign stamps indicating control of foreign currency and travels.

Issued by Stuttgart police authority, this passport features the German Reich eagle with a swastika on the original cover. The passport interior shows a photo of the holder, dated stamps and a validity period to May 10, 1942.

In particular, one finds a stamp of Czechoslovak border control from August 1938 that seems to have been put not long before Munich agreement and annexation of the Sudetenland. Other stamps indicate control of foreign currency at the time.

Item Details
- Document: Deutsches Reich Reisepass
- Country: Germany
- Date Issued: May 10, 1937
- Issuing Authority: Police President of Stuttgart
- Period: Third Reich / Pre-WWII
- Language: German
- Format: Government-issued original passport
- Attributes: Original ID photo, handwritten information, official stamps, Czechoslovak border stamp, foreign exchange control markings

Condition: Good to very good vintage condition with some signs of normal age-related wear such as light rubbing on the cover, light creasing, general handling. The original photo is still attached and the interior stamps can be clearly seen.

Original passport of that historical era.

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