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What is James Bond's passport number as stated in the Fleming novels?

In the original Ian Fleming novels, James Bond’s exact passport number is never stated.

While Fleming was famous for the "Fleming Sweep"—his journalistic habit of packing his novels with highly specific details about brands, serial numbers, and routines—he never provided a specific alphanumeric sequence for Bond’s official passport.

However, Fleming does provide several details about Bond's passports throughout the books:

•Physical Appearance: It is described as a standard, stiff, dark-blue British passport (which was the standard for the UK during the era the books were written).
•Special Status: When traveling under his own name for a mission, Bond's passport frequently carries a "Queen’s Messenger" (or King's Messenger, depending on the year) diplomatic visa. This allows his luggage to pass through customs unsearched.
•Aliases: Bond rarely travels under his real name. The Secret Service frequently issues him forged passports with aliases to match his cover stories. For example, he travels as "David Somerset" in From Russia, with Love, "Mark Hazard" in The Man with the Golden Gun, and "Sir Hilary Bray" in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Note: If you are thinking of a specific passport number, you may be thinking of the film franchise. For example, in the 2006 film Casino Royale, Daniel Craig’s James Bond has a passport with the number 93680709, but this number is an invention of the movie prop department, not Ian Fleming.

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In the original Ian Fleming novels, James Bond’s exact passport number is **never stated**. 
While Fleming was famous for the "Fleming Sweep"—his journalistic habit of packing his novels with highly specific details about brands, serial numbers, and routines—he never provided a specific alphanumeric sequence for Bond’s official passport. 
However, Fleming does provide several details about Bond's passports throughout the books:
* **Physical Appearance:** It is described as a standard, stiff, dark-blue British passport (which was the standard for the UK during the era the books were written).
* **Special Status:** When traveling under his own name for a mission, Bond's passport frequently carries a "Queen’s Messenger" (or King's Messenger, depending on the year) diplomatic visa. This allows his luggage to pass through customs unsearched. 
* **Aliases:** Bond rarely travels under his real name. The Secret Service frequently issues him forged passports with aliases to match his cover stories. For example, he travels as "David Somerset" in *From Russia, with Love*, "Mark Hazard" in *The Man with the Golden Gun*, and "Sir Hilary Bray" in *On Her Majesty's Secret Service*. 
*Note: If you are thinking of a specific passport number, you may be thinking of the film franchise. For example, in the 2006 film Casino Royale, Daniel Craig’s James Bond has a passport with the number **93680709**, but this number is an invention of the movie prop department, not Ian Fleming.*

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