British Passport was issued for a 44-year-old
Mr Richard Stovold in 1951.
The passport was renewed on 9 May 1956 and valid until 4 May 1960, completing the full maximum 10 years permitted for the passport validity.
The passport was in a bit of a poor situation but it was well used. It has visa for Germany (1951, 1953), Thailand (1955, 1959) and Japan (1959).
It has a lot of immigration stampings from the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. It also has immigration stampings from Hong Kong, Thailand, Brunei,
Colony of Sarawak,
Colony of Singapore and
Colony of North Borneo.
The book as five additional foreign exchange slips on the back for Special Allotments.
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
A number of immigrations stampings from Switzerland, France and Belgium.
PHYSICAL STRUCTURES
| Predominant Colour |
Cover: Dark Blue
Pages: Gray |
| Watermark |
Royal Monogram of King George VI |
| Page |
Description |
| Front Cover |
Document's Name
Country's Name
Coat-of-Arms |
| 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: Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies. |
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 the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary. |
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH (See Note 3.)
ALL COUNTRIES IN EUROPE including the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Turkey |
Handwritten
United States of America
Portuguese Possesions Algeria
Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran,
Saudi Arabia, burma, Thailand, Japan
Syria. |
| NOT VALID FOR TRAVEL TO, OR THROUGH, 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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NOTES
1. British passports are issued and renewed by the competent authorities in the United Kingdom and Colonies, by His Majesty’s diplomatic and Consular Officers abroad and by United Kingdom High Commissioners in Commonwealth countries to whom applications should be made. Passports should not be sent from one country to another by post.
2. They are available for five years in the first instance, unless otherwise stated, and 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, is not exceeded. The fee for each year of renewal is 2/-. They are not available beyond ten years from the original date of issue. If at any time the passport contains no further space for visas, a new passport must be obtained.
3. They are only available for travel to the countries named on page 4, but may be endorsed for additional countries (fee 2/-). The possession of a passport so endorsed does not exempt the holder from compliance with any immigration regulations in force in the territories named or from the necessity of obtaining a visa or permit where required. Passports endorsed as valid for the British Commonwealth are also available for travelling to territory under British protection or trusteeship, not, however, including the Aden Protectorate for-which a Specific endorsement is required.
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 HIS MAJESTY’S CONSULATES ABROAD
It is most important that persons naturalised in the United Kingdom and Colonies resident abroad should register annually at a British Consulate, otherwise they may render themselves liable in certain circumstances to deprivation of citizenship.
British subjects, citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies who are resident abroad should at the earliest opportunity register their names and addresses at the nearest British Consulate. Failure to do so may in a period of emergency result in difficulty or delay in according them the assistance and protection to which they are entitled. Changes of address or departure from the country should also be notified to the Consulate.
DUAL NATIONALITY
Persons born abroad of British fathers or born in the United Kingdom or Colonies of foreign parents, women married to aliens, and naturalised persons may possess a foreign nationality in addition to British nationality.
When in the country of their second nationality such persons cannot avail themselves of the protection of His Majesty’s representatives against the authorities of the foreign country, and are not exempt, by reason of possessing British nationality, from any obligation (such as military service) to which they may be liable under the foreign law.
CAUTION
This passport remains the property of His Majesty’s Government and may be withdrawn if the holder ceases to be entitled to the protection of His Majesty's Government.
It is a valuable document and 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, Colonial authority or High Commission and to the local police. New passports can only be issued in such cases after exhaustive enquiries. |