SAN DIEGO BULLETIN, California, Feb. 13, 1872  

* Volume 1 Number 1 issue
* Southern California first 

This is the first issue published of the daily paper, the volume 1, number 1 issue. It was preceded by almost 3 years by the weekly edition. It also was very short-lived, existing only thru July 23, 1872, with the weekly paper ceasing publication at the same time. Given this, it is rare to find any issues.
A very notable issue for any collection of Southern California newspapers.
Four pages, archivally rejoined at the blank spine, never-trimmed margins, nice condition.

Background: The launching of the daily edition of the San Diego Bulletin on February 13, 1872, represents a highly significant yet incredibly fleeting milestone in the history of early Southern California journalism. As the very first issue (Volume 1, Number 1) of the city's short-lived daily paper—which had been preceded by a weekly edition for nearly three years—this specific four-page artifact captures a pivotal moment when a rapidly growing San Diego was transitioning from an isolated frontier town into an aspiring urban hub demanding daily news. However, the publication's extreme brevity, ceasing operations alongside its weekly counterpart just five months later on July 23, 1872, means its entire historical footprint consists of roughly 140 daily issues. This blink-and-you-miss-it lifespan, coupled with the fragile nature of 19th-century newsprint, makes surviving copies exceptionally rare and gives this inaugural issue immense historical significance as a premier collector's piece for documenting the volatile, boom-and-bust nature of early American printing and civic expansion in San Diego.