Original Newspapers

At Historic Newspapers, we’ve got an original newspaper for every date.

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Start your search for original archive newspapers by entering any date of your choice to see the full range of titles available above. As these are all genuine originals, it’s important to remember that we have limited numbers of each edition, so once it’s gone it’s unlikely to ever be replaced!

Once your title of choice has been selected a gift box can be selected to compliment your Original Newspaper. Not only do these look great but they also help to preserve and protect your newspaper, this way it can be enjoyed for many years to come.

Finally your order will include a certificate of authenticity. This adds the perfect finishing touch to this special gift and also guarantees that your newspaper is a genuine original, confirmed so by an expert.

Our collection has been built up over the last four decades, buying newspaper runs from libraries, government institutions, universities, and in some cased from the newspaper groups themselves. We have hunted high and low around the world to build up our original newspaper archives.

If you’re unable to locate the specific Old Newspaper that you require then please contact us as we have a dedicated research team in place who are pleased to help. Please keep in mind however that as time rolls on, finding another newspaper run becomes more and more difficult. This is what makes Original Newspapers from special dates of significance, such as a birthday or anniversary, such a special, and unique, keepsake gift.

The collection has been carefully preserved under optimum conditions, which has been looked after by our team of experts over the past 30 years. Current newspaper titles do not offer digital reprints or hold stocks of their own. This is what makes original newspapers all that more special as they truly are an irreplaceable piece of history. Contact any of today’s current newspapers and they will refer you to us, the world’s largest private Newspaper Archive. So don’t delay and start your search today, if you have any specific research requests or requirements then please do not hesitate to get in contact with us as we’re always pleased to help in any way we can.

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.

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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.