DEUTSCHES REICH REISEPASS, is this real?

**Doppelgänger** · 02-14-2013, 01:34 AM

Does this look real, opinions? Has supposedly been in the same person's ownership for 40 plus years.

Thx!

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 02-14-2013 01:34 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Wagriff** · 02-14-2013, 01:46 AM

Can't really tell much from the pictures, but it Does look Extremely unhandled and unbent up from being carried around for 5 years and then stored for 6 1/2 decades. Maybe you've just gotten lucky and found a nice minty condition document? More pictures are needed, of course-particularly of the photo portrait page.

**Doppelgänger** · 02-14-2013, 01:55 AM

Do these things have any particular value, I mean enough for there being fakes out there?

**Doppelgänger** · 02-14-2013, 02:01 AM

**Wagriff** · 02-14-2013, 02:02 AM

They're faking Mother's Crosses and Russian Front badges these days.....it's just sickening. Value for average German Passports like these are generally in the $50-60 dollar range. This one is is, as said, exceptionally nice shape, so maybe even a little bit more. Is it genuine? Probably. Unless it's made out to a known personality, like you said, they're not exactly high on the fakers lists, but today, who the heck knows anymore.

**Wagriff** · 02-14-2013, 02:05 AM

A Jewish marked passport? Interesting...Now the antennas go up! But, it is Still looking fairly good. Value of a Jewish marked passport? Easily double the normal.

**CARL** · 02-14-2013, 02:57 AM

If possible, please show more images including the photograph, which from the image of the inner cover shown above, appears present.

These Judenstempel ("J" Jewish indication stamp marked) Reisepassen are covered here â€œJâ€ Stamp and Jewish Names in German Passports - Passport-Collector.com | Passport-Collector.com

Many images can also be found at "J"- stamped German passports and their stories - Passport-Collector.com | Passport-Collector.com

Interestingly, the decree of August 1938, applying to German and stateless Jews, requiring them to add either Israel or Sara to their existing names, did not apply to Austria. A later decree, in early 1939, applied to both Austria and the annexed Sudetenland.

Regards,

Carl

**Feuerbach** · 02-14-2013, 03:47 AM

Seems to be all there, can't see any red flags. Does the date on the third page close to the red J match the dates inside? Does the name of the owner pop up on other lists like the holocaust victims list?
Seen J marked Reisepasses sell for over 500 euros.