Thread: The U.K and the E.U - In or out?

Originally Posted by Chittychangchang

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Originally Posted by Chittychangchang

I always wanted one of those Black GB passports.

Blue.

You reckon you can win this argument..

Originally Posted by Chittychangchang

Cheers Bob, you voted yet?

Twice!

Good show Bob! Spoiling you ballet paper with an X in each box, couldn't make your mind up?

Tell me, what did the digitalspy post containing the link you found the passport pic at say? What did the thread say. Here's the link, btw, Old blue passports - General Discussion - Digital Spy Forums lSee the thread title? Follow on down to the discussion with the confused chap who thinks it's black?

What do HMSO and the passport office say is the colour used on the pre-EU passport?

And, while we're at it

Originally Posted by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_passport#The_old_blue_passport

The old blue passport[edit]

UK passport 1924
A 32-page passport with a dark blue cover, commonly known as the old blue style,[17] came into use in 1920 with the formation of the Passport Service following international agreement on a standard format for passports, and remained in use until replaced by the European Union-style machine-readable passport in late 1988. As with many documents worldwide and all booklet-format documents, details were handwritten into the passport and (as of 1955) included: number, holder's name, "accompanied by his wife" and her maiden name, "and" (number) "children", national status. For both bearer and wife: profession, place and date of birth, country of residence, height, eye and hair colour, special peculiarities, signature and photograph. Names, birth dates, and sexes of children, list of countries for which valid, issue place and date, expiry date, a page for renewals and, at the back, details of the amount of foreign exchange for travel expenses (a limited amount of sterling, typically £50 but increasing with inflation, could be taken out of the country).[18] The bearer's sex was not explicitly stated, although the name was written in with title ("Mr John Smith"). Descriptive text was printed in both English and French (a practice which still continues), e.g., "Accompanied by his wife (Maiden name)/Accompagné de sa femme (Née)". Changed details were struck out and rewritten, with a rubber-stamped note confirming the change.
If details and photograph of a man's wife and details of children were entered (this was not compulsory), the passport could be used by the bearer, wife, and children under 16, if together; separate passports were required for the wife or children to travel independently.[19] The passport was valid for five years, renewable for another five, after which it had to be replaced.[20]
The passport had a printed list of countries for which it was valid, which was added to in handwriting as validity increased. A passport of 1955 was valid for the British Commonwealth, USA, and all countries in Europe "including the USSR, Turkey, Algeria, Azores, Canary Islands, Iceland, and Madeira";[21] during its period of validity restrictions eased and it was endorsed "and for all other foreign countries".[22]

Reckon I've won that argument Would you like to start one about the quality of colour reproduction on the screens of electronic devices