Original Newspapers

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

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Original Newspapers: read all about it

EXPLORE the Historic Newspapers archive by selecting a date that matters to you or your loved one. Search by day, month, and year to view all original newspapers available from that moment in time.

Every newspaper in the archive is a genuine original. Once sold, it is unlikely to be replaced. Choose your original newspaper and select from a range of gift boxes. These protect and preserve the newspaper while enhancing its presentation.

Each order includes a certificate of authenticity, confirming your newspaper’s origin. The archive has been assembled over more than 30 years. Sources include national libraries, universities, government collections and newspaper publishers across the globe.

ORIGINAL newspapers are an irreplaceable piece of history. Unlike today’s publications, most do not offer reprints or hold back issues. If you contact a current newspaper title, they are likely to refer you to Historic Newspapers.

If the date or newspaper you want isn’t listed, please get in touch. Our dedicated research team may be able to help your search.

Whether for a family member or a friend, an original newspaper is a meaningful gift for birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, or milestone events.

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.