THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 9, 1666

• Among the earliest of newspapers to be had
• Hold something from the 17th century
• Deaths report on the great plague (rare)

An extremely early issue of the world's oldest continually published newspaper which began publication just the previous year in 1665. This is issue #68 published just 2 months before the Great Fire of London.
The front page contains not one but three mentions of ships arriving from Virginia, which is an early newspaper mention of the "New World".  And the bkpg. has reference to the Great Plague with an account for Norwich noting: "The Account of our bill of Mortality...runs thus, Buried in all 52. Of the Plague, 38, at the Pest-house 2."
Complete as a single sheet newspaper, 7 by 11 inches, very nice condition.