Russia, Soviet Union. A Passport to Chlina Chodes, Jewish National with Third Reich Travel Visas Auction Knight's Cross

Knight's Cross

featuring an eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

53 mm x 95 mm

The poem is inscribed "I looked into you face

Russia, Soviet Union. A Passport to Chlina Chodes, Jewish National with Third Reich Travel Visas Auction Knight's CrossA rare example of a passport issued to a Soviet Jewish citizen with multiple entry visas to Third Reich period Germany, constructed of a card stock binding with a dark brown canvas exterior liner, the cover bearing an embossed Soviet coat of arms, the interior with non paginated interior pages featuring handwritten and stamped entries, with information presented in both Russian Cyrillic and French Latin script, issued to CHLINA CHODES (ne