100th Birthday Newspapers

Whether you’re looking to remember what happened when they turned 100 or to find a newspaper from when they were born, we have a newspaper for all occasions.

Search our archive of original old newspapers

Let our archivist don their specs and rifle through the stacks, to retrieve the exact newspaper you’re after.

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A 100th Birthday Certificate Like No Other

Where do we even begin celebrating a 100th birthday? A telegram from the Queen will be on its way in the post, but what could possibly top a gesture so gracious and rare? How about a personalised 100th birthday certificate? Receiving a letter of acknowledgement from the Queen is about as good as it gets for a centennial, but a keepsake made by yours truly will probably mean the world to the individual. After 100 years, the recipient has probably seen it all. There’s always a breaking story in the news and mind-blowing gadget on the market; the element of surprise is so rare. So, why not take them back into the past instead? A 100th birthday newspaper is eye opening; history is brimming in abundance, and most importantly, nostalgia. A single headline, advert or photograph could bring back a wealth of special memories. It’s the pivotal reason our birthday newspapers are unique and like no other.

Including popular newspaper titles such as The Times, The Guardian, Evening Standard, Financial Times, Illustrated London News and much more, you get to choose the headline of your birthday keepsake. The newspaper you select will be accompanied by a personalised certificate of authenticity guaranteeing the age of the paper itself, and will also validated by one of our archivists.

We want every personalised element of your 100th birthday newspaper to wow the receiver and make a lasting impression. Ideally, for this milestone, a birthday newspaper book would do the milestone justice. The more years the recipient has lived, the more the newspaper content inside the book, meaning more valuable moments to reminisce. The result is a keepsake equal to 100 years of their worth and as extraordinary as they definitely are.

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 between a classic or deluxe gift box to protect this incredible gift for years to come.

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.

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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.

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.