British Passport was issued for a 26-year-old
Mr John Taylor and his wife
Inge Helene Karoline in 1948 by Passport Office branch in Liverpool.
The passport was renewed in Vienna on 5 March 1958 and completing the full maximum 10 years permitted for the passport validity.
Information the couple's child was added on 16 August 1950, four months after she was born.
FOREIGN SECRETARY
Ernest Bevin (9 March 1881 – 14 April 1951) was a British statesman, trade union leader, and Labour politician. Was the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 27 July 1945 until 9 March 1951.
IMMIGRATION STAMPINGS & VISAS
Immigration stampings from Austria and two rubber-stamped visa for Austria.
On the back pages, it has stampings from British Embassy for yearly registration from 1949 and last one dated 3 February 1955.
PHYSICAL STRUCTURES
| Predominant Colour |
Cover: Dark Blue
Pages: Gray |
| Watermark |
Royal Monogram of King George VI |
| Page |
Description |
| Front Cover |
Document's Name
Coat-of-Arms
Country's Name |
| Front Cover - Interior Side |
Diplomatic Request Page |
| Page 1 |
Document's Name
Country's Name
Document's Number
Passport Holder's Name
Passport Holder's Wife's Name
Number of Accompanying Children
Nationality |
| Page 2 |
Physical Description - Glued Form |
| Page 3 |
Passport Holder's Photo - Glued
Passport Holder's Wife's Photo |
| Page 4 |
Permitted / Endorsed Countries
Passport Validity |
| Page 5 |
Renewals
Observations |
| Page 6 until Page 30 |
Visas |
| Page 31 |
Foreign Exchange for Travelling Expenses |
| Page 32 |
Foreign Exchange for Travelling Expenses |
| Back Cover - Interior Side |
Notes & Regulations |
The document was printed in English and French from page 1 to page 5, only for the field's / information's title. The contents were in English.
Details were handwritten into the passport in English.
DOCUMENT & COUNTRY'S NAME
PASSPORT.
PASSEPORT.
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.
ROYAUME-UNI DE GRANDE-BRETAGNE ET D'IRLANDE DU NORD. |
| BRITISH SUBJECT BY BIRTH. |
We,
Ernest Bevin, a Member of His Britannic Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, a Member of Parliament, etc., etc.,
His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
Requests and require in the Name of His Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford him such assistance and protection of which he may stand in need. |
Pre-printed
BRITISH EMPIRE (See Regulations 6 & 7)
ALL COUNTRIES IN EUROPE including the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics and Turkey |
Rubberstamped,
| NOT VALID FOR TRAVEL TO COUNTRIES FOR WHICH A MILITARY, OR CONTROL COMMISSION, OR OTHER SPECIAL PERMIT IS REQUIRED, UNLESS SUCH PERMIT HAS FIRST BEEN OBTAINED. |
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOR TRAVELLING EXPENSES.
No entries to be made on this page except by a Bank or Travel Agency in the United Kingdom.
| Date |
Serial Number of Exchange Control Application Form (For refunds, the word "Refunded.") |
Amount issued or refunded (Sterling equivalent to nearest £1) |
Stamp of Bank or Travel Agent issuing exchange |
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOR TRAVELLING EXPENSES.
No entries to be made on this page except by a Bank or Travel Agency in the United Kingdom.
| Date |
Serial Number of Exchange Control Application Forms |
Amount issued (Sterling equivalent to nearest £1) |
Stamp of Bank or Travel Agent issuing exchange |
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R E G U L A T I O N S
1. BRITISH PASSPORTS ARE ISSUED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND BY BRITISH DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR OFFICERS ABROAD. APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE IN THE AUTHORISED FORM OBTAINABLE FROM THOSE AUTHORITIES.
2. PASSPORTS ARE ISSUED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AT THE PASSPORT OFFICE, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, S. W. I, AND AT THE BRANCH PASSPORT OFFICE, 36, DALE STREET, LIVERPOOL. PASSPORTS CANNOT BE ISSUED OR RENEWED AT THE PASSPORT OFFICE FOR PERSONS NOT AT THE TIME BEING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. PASSPORTS SHOULD NOT BE SENT ABROAD BY POST.
3. RESIDENTS IN ANY PART OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND SHOULD MAKE THEIR APPLICATIONS TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
4. PASSPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FIVE YEARS. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, THEY MAY BE RENEWED FROM TIME TO TIME FOR FURTHER CONSECUTIVE PERIODS OF ONE TO FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF EXPIRY, PROVIDED THE TOTAL PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF TEN YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF ISSUE IS NOT EXCEEDED. THE FEE FOR EACH YEAR OF RENEWAL IS 2s.
5. BRITISH PASSPORTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE BEYOND TEN YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF ISSUE. THEREAFTER, OR IF AT ANY TIME THE PASSPORT CONTAINS NO FURTHER SPACE FOR VISAS, A NEW PASSPORT MUST BE OBTAINED.
(a) A PASSPORT INCLUDING PARTICULARS OF THE HOLDER’S WIFE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE WIFE'S USE WHEN TRAVELLING ALONE.
(b) CHILDREN WHO HAVE REACHED THE AGE OF SIXTEEN YEARS REQUIRE SEPARATE PASSPORTS.
6.THE PASSPORT IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR TRAVEL TO THE COUNTRIES NAMED ON PAGE 4, BUT MAY BE ENDORSED FOR ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES (FEE 2s.). THE POSSESSION OF A PASSPORT SO ENDORSED DOES NOT, HOWEVER, EXEMPT THE HOLDER FROM COMPLIANCE WITH ANY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS IN FORCE IN BRITISH OR FOREIGN COUNTRIES OR FROM THE NECESSITY OF OBTAINING A VISA WHERE REQUIRED.
7. PASSPORTS ENDORSED AS VALID FOR THE BRITISH EMPIRE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR TRAVELLING TO TERRITORY UNDER BRITISH PROTECTION OR MANDATE, NOT, HOWEVER, INCLUDING PALESTINE OR TRANSJORDAN, FOR WHICH THE PASSPORT MUST BE SPECIALLY ENDORSED, OR THE ADEN PROTECTORATE FOR WHICH BOTH AN ENDORSEMENT AND A VISA ARE REQUIRED.
REGISTRATION AT BRITISH CONSULATES ABROAD
IT IS MOST IMPORTANT THAT BRITISH SUBJECTS RESIDENT ABROAD SHOULD AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY REGISTER THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES AT THE NEAREST BRITISH CONSULATE. FAILURE TO REGISTER MAY IN A PERIOD OF EMERGENCY RESULT IN DIFFICULTY OR DELAY IN ACCORDING TO BRITISH SUBJECTS THE ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION TO WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED.CHANGES OF ADDRESS OR DEPARTURE FROM THE COUNTRY SHOULD ALSO BE NOTIFIED TO THE CONSULATE.
C A U T I O N
THIS PASSPORT IS A VALUABLE DOCUMENT. IT SHOULD NOT BE ALTERED IN ANY WAY OR ALLOWED TO PASS INTO THE POSSESSION OF AN UNAUTHORISED PERSON. IF LOST OR DESTROYED, THE FACT AND CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO THE PASSPORT OFFICE, LONDON, OR THE NEAREST BRITISH CONSULATE OR BRITISH AUTHORITY AND TO THE LOCAL POLICE. NEW PASSPORTS CAN ONLY BE ISSUED IN SUCH CASES AFTER EXHAUSTIVE ENQUIRIES. |