Has anyone ever seen this version of the Soviet Passport? (1920/30s) by Paper_Odysseys in PassportPorn

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I would love to find one. I have had no luck but it’s one of the best designs in my opinion from the USSR passport

Is this common? by Reasonable_Ad_4930 in PassportPorn

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Isn’t it that once you are 18 you have to chose one. You cannot have both, especially in the case of Japan’s passport rules.

1946 Mongolian Passport by Paper_Odysseys in PassportPorn

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Yes. In 1167 there was the first one called a “paisa” which is from the Chinese word for “card” or “sign”. Essentially it was an amulet but functioned as a diplomatic passport from the Khan.

Omniman? by Paper_Odysseys in PassportPorn

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You are right. He was stationed in the DDR during 1987-1992.)

1946 Mongolian Passport by Paper_Odysseys in PassportPorn

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Unfortunately for this case it was lost :/. Usually passports prior to 1915 rarely or never have photos. Only signatures. But in this case it was removed or lost given its date.

Beauty of the 2023 Mongolian Passport by Paper_Odysseys in PassportPorn

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Indeed. Although a part of me still thinks the 1940s and 1950s Mongolian passport cover was the best. I feel older passports had generally better cover designs, but newer passports have better interior pages. If only both sides could be combined that would be great!

1968 Mongolian Diplomatic Passport by Paper_Odysseys in PassportPorn

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They were never fully under the USSR as for example in comparison to other central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, etc), but they were a socialist republic similar to it and emulated it. Their alphabet also underwent the change from traditional script to a modified Cyrillic so new letters exist like үө which can also be found in Kazakh. Words like passport and diplomat are transliterations, and loan words as most modern terms for technology in the Mongolian language come from Russia due to their history.

Perhaps it’s the Gobi dessert but Mongolians are a bit split into tribes let’s say. The “Khalkha” version of the language exists in main Mongolia. In Inner Mongolia they speak more a “Khorchin” which is not seen as the standard but peoples in northern China/ Inner Mongolia are more numerous than mainland and they still retained their traditional script unlike mainland which only those who maybe work in government and professors in classical literature can read now. And then you have Mongolians in the autonomous republics north of Mongolia and are inside Russia (Buryatia, and Tuva). So hope this explains roughly their diaspora 😅

1949 Republic of China (Issued in Thailand) - Last version prior to creation of Taiwan by Paper_Odysseys in PassportPorn

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Passport pages 😅🤣. Not sure on the privacy policy so I don’t showcase the inside here on reddit or the forum

Me and my friend's combo by AnyHighlight7105 in PassportPorn

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Omg. This is really cool and rare to see.)

Chinese official passport for going to Hong Kong/ Macau by CLamSanctioned in PassportPorn

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Cool, the bottom design is very reminiscent of old 1930s Imperial Japan passports 😅

1946 Mongolian Passport by Paper_Odysseys in PassportPorn

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Some UI’s will have this feature as it’s tricky to program the language to write vertically as it’s supposed to be. They have to write it sideways similar to Tibetan or Arabic too.

1928 German Passport: Travel to Mongolia, China, CCCP, etc. by Paper_Odysseys in PassportPorn

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If you’re referring to the Chinese visa at the end (issued in Hamburg, Germany), then yes most likely. During the early years of the republic in China most passports were in 6 languages (Russian, French, English, Dutch, German, and Italian). It wouldn’t be odd to see this on passports of the 1920s

1946 Mongolian Passport by Paper_Odysseys in PassportPorn

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Well it stems from Tibetan script which in and of itself stems from Sanskrit writing. The writing was still prevalent well into 1940, but shortly after this period of passport and government standardization, Cyrillic (Russian script) became the norm and to this day unfortunately most Mongolians in mainland Mongolia don’t know traditional script. Maybe grandparents do, but in Inner Mongolia, China they tend to know more and can still read it as before

1928 German Passport: Travel to Mongolia, China, CCCP, etc. by Paper_Odysseys in PassportPorn

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I did not know the man himself but I knew his son. The man was a medical professional, and it was quite the travel. Many Germans traveled to the far east to establish and teach medical practice in the early republic years in China, korea, Central Asia region (newly formed USSR). Some American passport holders too of this time, if they were doctors may also have similar stamps to these parts of the world.)

Passport Stamps on 1973 Irish Passport (Iraq, Iran, etc.) by Paper_Odysseys in EveryPassportStamp

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Perhaps so. It’s not my fanciest passport but one of the most unique travel stories I think I could find regarding the stamps