YESTERDAY’S NEWS, TOMORROW’S KEEPSAKE

Celebrate milestones with 20% off Originals newspapers, genuine editions preserved for over 100 years, ready to be given as one-of-a-kind gifts.

FIND YOUR headlines

Let our archivist retrieve the exact newspaper you’re searching for.

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Month

Year

FROM £19.99

NO PAPER FOR YOUR SELECTED DATE?

CELEBRATE your life in headlines with a book featuring authentic front pages from each birthday. Showcasing the historic headlines of your life.

Personalised Birthday Newspaper Book

From £54.99 GBP

Personalised Birthday Newspaper Book Telegraph Edition

From £69.99 GBP

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The home of 3 million newspapers

HISTORIC NEWSPAPERS is home to the world’s largest private newspaper archive. On our shelves, you can find authentic old newspapers going back to specific dates in time, and personalised gift books – bound collections of headlines covering defining moments in history, culture, sport and more.

Our passion for history shows

3 million old papers

in the archives

100s of
newspaper titles

Authentic original papers, not copies

History in
your hands

Ships
worldwide

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 between a classic or deluxe gift box to protect this incredible gift for years to come. Every order includes an embossed certificate of authenticity.

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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 10-year-old malt whisky.

Original Newspapers Research - Historic Newspapers

1.

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.

2.

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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3.

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.