70th Birthday Newspapers

Whether you’re looking to remember what happened when they turned 70 or to find a newspaper from when they were born, we have a newspaper for all occasions.

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70th Birthday Newspapers as Unique Gifts

Turning 70 is a birthday like no other. Individuals can enjoy the fruits of their labour and appreciate retirement. With this golden age comes a bounty of birthday gifts but finding one the recipient hasn’t already received becomes more challenging as the years go by. So, what do our 70th birthday newspapers and the recipient have in common? They share an abundance of memories.

The last 70 years have been eye-opening and the person you’re buying for has lived through it all. Other than the day they were born, perhaps the birthday girl or boy wonders what else happened on their birthday. We guarantee our original newspapers will satisfy their curiosity, bringing heaps on nostalgia along the way. Offering regional, national and even discontinued newspaper titles, individuals can revisit the past. Just pick any newspaper title and date significant to the recipient.

Your order includes a Certificate of Authenticity—an ideal finishing touch that confirms your newspaper is a genuine original, verified by one of our expert archivists. Each paper is carefully examined to ensure its authenticity and preserved in the best possible condition, maintaining quality that’s remarkably close to how it looked on the day it was first printed.

Our extensive archive dates back to the early 1900s, with newspapers stored in climate-controlled conditions to ensure they arrive at your doorstep just as they should—well-preserved and ready to be enjoyed.

Another great option for a milestone birthday is our Personalized Birthday Book. This unique keepsake tells the story of the recipient’s life through front-page headlines from each birthday, starting with the day they were born and including one newspaper front page for every year after, right up to today.

Keep in mind, the older the recipient, the more pages the book will include—which means even more memories to reflect on. At 70, for example, they’ll have a rich collection of headlines to revisit and enjoy.

Our passion for history shows

3 million old newspapers in the archive.

100s of newspaper titles.

Authentic, original papers. Not copies.

History in your hands

Ships within days of ordering

Add a presentation gift box or bottle of alcohol

A gift they won’t be expecting

Forget flowers. Sidestep the sock aisle. An original newspaper to commemorate a date from your recipient’s past is a memory that’ll last.

EXPERTLY PRESENTED

CHOOSE a deluxe gift box to protect this incredible gift for years to come.

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ADD THEIR DRINK OF CHOICE

Toast the past. Add a bottle of the recipient’s preferred drink – like a vintage Bordeaux or a 12-year-old malt whiskey.

PRESERVED IN THE WORLD’S LARGEST PRIVATE ARCHIVE

Your newspaper will come from the echoing halls of the Historic Newspapers archive in Western Scotland, overseen by our team of ten archivists.

SELECTED AND RESTORED BY HAND

After you make your order, an archivist examines your paper, page by page. The paper is pressed flat and any flaws are rectified with archival repair tape.

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PERSONALISED, PRESENTED AND DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR

Choose a gift box, and if you wish, add a bottle of the recipient’s favourite drink. However you choose to personalise your gift, it’ll be delivered within five days.

insights from our archivist

These aren’t replicas. They’re the actual newspapers that sat on newsstands up to 125 years ago. The one you buy could be the last copy in existence.

Prices can vary for several reasons, like popularity of a specific day, whether the paper is local or national, the paper’s age, and the number of copies left.

Missing papers give us a window into history. If a paper isn’t available for the date you’re after, it could be because that newspaper was on strike during the period.

FLYING OFF THE NEWSSTANDS

Bestsellers leave public ‘clamouring for copies’, reports suggest.