Passport Cover with Small Rear Pocket - Horween Shell Cordovan

This passport cover fits a standard 3-1/2” x 5” passport.  The passport’s front cover slides into the leather cover’s front pocket for retention.  The passport’s back page, which contains the bar code, is not tucked in and remains accessible for scanning.  There are two card slots inside the leather cover’s back for card storage.  Banknotes, receipts or other paperwork can be stored in the cover’s half-size rear pocket.

It is made in the reverse style from Color #8 shell cordovan from the world-renowned Horween tannery in Chicago, Illinois.  See below for a description of this leather.

It is fully hand stitched with 0.6 mm Ritza 25 Tiger thread made by Julius Koch in Germany.  This is a braided polyester thread, perfect for a passport cover as it is very strong and resistant to sunlight and aging.  It also has very good abrasion resistance.

The edges have been hand finished with progressively finer grades of sandpaper, applications of burnishing compound and final buffing with waxes and a canvas cloth.  This finish is very durable and is easily maintained.

Approximate size when closed is 3-3/4” wide x 5-3/8” high and when opened 7-5/8” wide x 5-3/8” high. The expired passport, cash and blank cards shown in the pictures are not included!

About this leather:

Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan® is among the world’s rarest and most coveted leathers, handcrafted in Chicago through an exacting tanning process that takes at least six months. Cut from the dense shell of the horsehide, each piece is slowly vegetable tanned, richly nourished with oils and waxes, then hand dyed and polished to reveal a deep, luminous sheen.

Exceptionally dense yet supple, Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan® is renowned for its strength, resilience and long-term durability. Its tightly interwoven fibers resist ordinary creasing, forming instead distinctive, fluid rolls that grow more pronounced with wear. With time and handling, the leather’s color deepens and its surface develops a richer patina, while its structure remains resilient through years of use. The result is a singular material whose enduring character reflects both its distinctive grain behavior and the generations of craftsmanship invested in every piece.