About PaperToTravel.com
Last Update 10th November 2021 07:09:16 AM
This website is collecting ephemera documents and group them as Passports and Travel Documents. This website is also meant to be a publishing site for information covering identity documents as well as travel documents mainly from Malaysia, the United Kingdom, Bosnia, Germany and Denmark (other countries are also added and are in the mixed group) which are in our collection for the public to study and to marvel at their beauty and design.
 
Apart from building an ephemera collection, it is also to study and document these documents based on their physical attributes and history.
 
As information is not static, updates will be made periodically as new information is being discovered. These materials can be used to tell a richer story about migration and places that people have been to or where they are coming from. At the same time allowing the visitor to adjudicate based on photographic evidence.

Government Issued Identity Documents pertaining to this collection are:
  • Passport Booklet / Certificate / Card
  • National Identity Card / Document
  • Special Forces Identity Card (Police, Army, etc)
  • Birth Certificate
  • Marriage Certificate / Family Book
  • Citizenship / Naturalization
  • National Driving License / International Driving Permit
  • Residence Card
  • Visa Sticker / Card
  • Social Security Card
  • Seaman's Card / Book

Literally, it means any document which has been issued to a person by or on behalf of a Government to which he/she is a subject or citizen and includes any form of a valid document of identity issued for the purpose of travel by any government and recognized as a travel document. Therefore, a government-issued coupon or warrant will not be included.

ACCURACY

Our records are constantly being enhanced and improved, but please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information shown on this website.

CHALLENGES

Collecting information for this website is not without its own unique challenges. People are sceptical in sharing information, or physical information for that matter. But, it is well anticipated because dealing with people, is not without beating over and again. Emails sent without reply is the norm.

PRIVACY

Documents that were acquired from the public domain will be published as-is.

As for documents sourced directly; the personal and private information will be redacted (by way of imposing opaque-coloured blob or mosaic) which will include but not limited to personal photo, full name, birth date, government ID number, document number, personal address(es) and other information which are considered sensitive. However, the previous owner may decide which information may be kept as-is.

COPYRIGHTS & OWNERSHIP

Copyrighted materials in this website (once being exclusively uploaded), including but not limited to, scanned images, images derivations, articles and writing; that fall under PaperToTravel.com ownership is not permitted from being re-published for commercial purpose without explicit permission.

Ownership of the materials are transferred indefinitely to PaperToTravel.com upon successful and concluded sourcing process.