The Independent Archive

The Independent was founded in 1986 and Historic Newspapers stocks an unparalleled range of Independent back issues. Our newspaper selection tool makes it easy to select that copy of the Independent from any date (Monday-Saturday.) Give the paper as a gift for someone’s special day or find that specific article you’re after.

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Your newspaper gift can be personalised by adding the recipient’s name, the occasion, and a personal greeting on the Certificate of Authenticity, which acts as a guarantee that your copy of the Independent is a genuine original newspaper.

The Independent Supplements

The Independent provided a colour magazine with the newspaper from Saturday 10th September 1988. A new “Weekend” review was also added to the paper.

The newspaper launched “Extra” on 25th April 2006. This was a second features addition and it was published from Monday to Friday. On 23rd September 2008, the main newspaper converted to full colour and the “Extra” supplement was renamed “Independent Life Supplement”. The Independent also includes a separate sports summary with the Monday edition of the paper and an ”Arts and Books” pull-out on every Friday. Saturday’s edition of the Independent currently includes “The Independent Colour Magazine“, the “Information Magazine” and a “Sport” newspaper supplement.

Our passion for history shows

3 million old newspapers in the archive.

100s of newspaper titles.

Authentic, original papers. Not copies.

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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.

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CHOOSE a 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 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.