Three passports issued during the Union of South Africa period
(1910–1961).

Three historical travel documents issued during the Union of South Africa period (1910–1961):

Left: Blue Passport Booklet

Issuing Authority: Union of South Africa (⁠UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA / UNIE VAN SUID-AFRIKA⁠).

Cover Details: Features the pre-1961 Union coat of arms embossed in gold. It has two applied paper label stickers:

Top sticker: Document reference/serial number (⁠D 12595⁠).

Bottom sticker: Hand-typed/written holder attribution reading ⁠MR. RONALD S. DOUGALL⁠.

Format: Standard softcover passport booklet used for general international travel by Union citizens prior to the declaration of the Republic in 1961.

Middle: Green Passport Booklet

Issuing Authority: Union of South Africa (⁠UNIE VAN - UNION OF SUID-AFRIKA - SOUTH AFRICA⁠).

Cover Details: Features the bilingual text and the official Union coat of arms stamped centrally in gold.

Format: A standard textured cloth-bound passport issued furing the Union period, green and blue variants were issued depending on the specific series, category of traveler, or decade of issue (commonly seen from the late 1940s through the 1950s).

Right: Paper Tourist Passport / Document (⁠TOERISPASPOORT⁠)

Issuing Authority: Union of South Africa (⁠UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA / UNIE VAN SUID-AFRIKA⁠).

Serial Number: Printed at the top (⁠Nº 71833⁠).

Cover Details: Displays the Union coat of arms alongside the bilingual headers for a Tourist Passport (⁠TOURIST PASSPORT / TOERISPASPOORT⁠).

Format: A lighter, paper-based temporary travel document or cross-border permit. These were simplified travel credentials issued for short regional visits (often for travel into neighboring southern African territories like Mozambique, Southern Rhodesia, or South West Africa) rather than full overseas international journeys.

Various sizes

Used.

R1,000