ITEM # 5021

#5021-IMPERIAL PASSBOOKS FOR JEWISH LITHUANIANS: Interesting examples of these military form passbooks issued to two Lithuanian Jews. The six page documents have a light blue cover and measure 5-3/4 by 3-1/4 inches. They are printed in German and Hebrew, one pass for a man and the other a woman. The documents are issued by the German Administration of Lithuania-German high command of the east. The center has a black and white photo of the holder and what appears to be a thumbprint on the opposite page.  The photos have background signs with the letters “Lt” (Lithuania) and three digit numbers that correspond to the pass number. Most of the information is handwritten in German with numerous stamps of the German administration and dated 1917 these are extremely rare documents. Both show evidence of age and wear, III+ $125.00 Each