This is the second version of the British passport which was designed to carry a photograph. Introduced in 1919, it was a folded sheet of paper encased in cardboard covers.

It is one huge pink folded paper, thus when opened creating a 10 section on the front (interior) and 8 on the back (exterior). It was only 8 side on the back due to two folded sections were glued to the passport cover.

Passport fee was 6 pence then which was roughly £2.65 in today's money and the passport was only valid for two years.

The holder, Mr Charles Wray, a certified accountant who was born in York, obtained his French visa in London on 10 August 1920 and then took the packet boat from Newhaven to Dieppe, arriving on 27 September 1920. He returned to England via the same route on 9 October 1920.

OBVERSE

Golden colour Coat-of-Arms in the center of the cover.

Passport number was hand-stamped and holder's name written by hand in the bottom window.

SECOND VERSION

Second version has two cut-out windows on the front cover.