18th Birthday Newspapers

Whether you’re looking to remember what happened when they turned 18 or to find a newspaper from when they were born, we have a newspaper for all occasions. A truly unique gift can be often be hard to find, especially for an important milestone such as an 18th birthday. Our archive, the largest one in the UK, allows you to choose an original 18th birthday newspaper, centred around the recipient’s date of birth; an exceptional gift to commemorate them becoming an adult.

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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FROM £19.99

18th Birthday Keepsake

An authentic newspaper from the day they were born makes the perfect 18th birthday keepsake. Their own personal window into the past will allow them to see headlines and stories from their special day. With the entire newspaper available they can even see things such as the TV listings, topical columns or even horoscopes of the day they were born.

With a vast number of different publications to choose from, including the Times, Guardian, Telegraph and Daily Mirror, you choose the type of news you gift to them for their milestone. As this gift was printed and distributed on their day of birth, their piece of history can be cherished and looked back through time and time again.

Our archive specialists keep your paper preserved, but to make the gift extra special and keep it safe for posterity, a range of presentation options for your gift is also available.

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.