[ganesha]

I recently renewed my U.S. passport. I noticed that they have started printing the photo directly onto the passport itself instead of just laminating it on. Most countries still laminate. Also the degree to which they stamp over the photo varies from country to country. The Israeli one is only stamped around the edges. The Hong Kong one with the baby does not have any stamp at all!! It is also the only other passport which has a bid on it.

[ganesha]

tj columbia just outbid hidalgo gato ($66 vs $42) for the passport of Hiu Ngai. It remains valid until Feb 23 2006.