Watch: Video of old passport of clerk in British India, who travelled to Iraq, Iran among other places, goes viral

His journey took him through Iraq to the heart of Iran and back to British India, shows the pages of the passport.

After the video clipping, posted by the Instagram account Vintage Passport Collector, went viral, a user wrote “Quality of the paper looks excellent,” while a second commented, “Interesting! Iran and Iraq seem to have been very popular destinations back then”.

The discovery of his passport adds a dash of excitement to the annals of travel history. As the video circulated on Instagram, users shared their reactions to the fullest.

One among the many users said, “People had such nice handwriting back then”.