A British Passport issued to a 48-year-old Miss Lilian Allan Martin from Ayr, Scotland in 1970 and valid until 1980.
The interior pages are showing sign of discoloration and the passport holder's
photo on page 3 has gone missing. Corner of cover clipped to denote that the passport has been rendered invalid.
There are plenty of frontier stampings noticeably from Portugal, Cyprus Turkey Mexico, Iran, Finland, Czechoslovakia, Peru and USA.
A 32-page passport with a dark blue cover, commonly known as the old blue style. In
1968 the British passport validity was extended from five years renewable up to ten years and non-renewable. This is one of the early 10-year passports where the applicant filled in their own description on the form which was then cut out and pasted into the passport as page 2.
VISAS
It has two visas, one from
Czechoslovakia (page 11) and one from
USA (page 13).
Czechoslovakia visa has its requirement where the validity will only be enforced when the holder exchange for Czechoslovakia currency.
| THE VISA IS VALID ONLY AFTER EXCHANGE OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK CURRENCY |
The USA's B-2 visa, issued in 1978, allows the passport holder to enter the US multiple times and for an indefinite stay.
PRINTER'S CODE
Glued biodata page:
S.322121
Page 32 and interior side of back cover:
S.320625
REQUEST PAGE
| Her Britannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary. |
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N O T E S
1. British passports are issued and serviced by the competent authorities in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, and Colonies, by Her Majesty’s Diplomatic and Consular Officers in foreign countries and by British High Commissioners in Commonwealth countries. PASSPORT SHOULD NOT BE SENT FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER BY POST.
2. A passport is valid for ten years, unless otherwise stated. If issued to a child under sixteen years of age it is normally valid for five years in the first instance but may be extended for a further five years without further charge. A passport which is ten years old or has no further space for visas must be replaced by a new one.
3. The possession of a passport does not exempt the holder from compliance with any immigration regulations in force in any territory or from the necessity of obtaining a visa or permit where required. Passports endorsed as valid for the Commonwealth are available for travel to territory under British protection or trusteeship. It should however be noted, in this connexion, that the majority of . British territories overseas have immigration restrictions applicable to British subjects as well as aliens.
4. A passport including particulars of the holder’s wife is not available for the Wife’s use when she is travelling alone.
5. Children who have reached the age of sixteen years require separate passports.
Registration at Her Majesty’s Consulates in Foreign Countries
British nationals resident in foreign countries who are entitled to the protection of the United Kingdom authorities should at the earliest opportunity register their names and addresses at the nearest British Consulate. Failure to do so may in a period of national emergency result in difficulty or delay in according them assistance and protection. Registration should be renewed annually, preferably in January. Changes of address or departure from the country should also be notified to the Consulate.
Dual Nationality
United Kingdom nationals who are also nationals of another country cannot be protected by Her Majesty’s representatives against the authorities of that country. if, under the law of that country, they are liable for any obligation (such as military service), the fact that they are United Kingdom nationals does not exempt them from it.
A person having some connexion with a Commonwealth or foreign country (e.g. by birth, by descent through either parent, by marriage or by residence) may be a national of that country, in addition to being a national of the United Kingdom. Acquisition of British nationality by a foreigner does not necessarily cause the loss of nationality of origin.
Caution
This passport remains the property of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and may be .withdrawn at any time. It is a valuable document and should not be altered in any way or allowed to pass into the possession of an unauthorised person.
Only after exhaustive enquiries can a new passport be issued to replace one lost or destroyed. Any case of loss or destruction should be immediately reported to the local police and to the nearest British passport issuing authority (e.g. the Passport Office, Clive House, Petty France, London, S.W.1; British Consulate; British High Commission or Colonial authority). The passport of a deceased person should be submitted for cancellation to the nearest such passport authority or to any United Kingdom Employment Exchange: it will be returned on, request. |