21st Birthday Newspapers

Whether you’re looking to remember what happened when they turned 21 or to find a newspaper from when they were born, we have a newspaper for all occasions. If a traditional 21st birthday keepsake is what you’re looking for, an original newspaper from their date of birth is a unique alternative. Preserved in our specialist archive your authentic 21st birthday newspaper is the ultimate personalised gift.

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 $39.99

Traditional 21st Birthday Keepsake

The headlines on the day they were born will be a source of fascination for the recipient, but we allow you to order the entire newspaper meaning they will receive the complete coverage of news from the day of their birth. An exceptional gift which will allow them to see what the world was like when they were born.

Not only is the newspaper personalised by you choosing the date, you can also choose the publication from our vast selection of titles such as the Times, Telegraph, Financial Times and many more. There’s no other private archive that offers a larger selection of papers than our own, which dates back to the early 1900s.

Further personalise your gift by choosing one of the many presentation options on offer, all of which include a certificate of authenticity which can include the recipient’s name, occasion and a personal message from you to mark the day.

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

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

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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.