“Aren’t passports good for 10 years?”
Only since 1982. From 1959 through August 1968, original passports were only issued for three years, and they could be renewed for an additional two years.
See 22 USC Sec. 217a
http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/22C4.txt
Thus, as seen on P1, Ann’s passport was originally issued on July 19, 1965, was renewed three years later in 1968, and the renewal extended the passport through July 18, 1970.
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