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Historic Newspapers: Catalog 366 - released for May, 2026...
Catalog 366 (for May): This latest offering of authentic newspapers is comprised of over 300 new items, a selection which includes the following noteworthy issues: a significant Judaica report from 1790, the most famous Confederate newspaper (?), the famous “Boston Gazette” from 1739, a great issue on Washington’s inauguration, “The Oxford Gazette” with Judaica content, a pro-American Revolutionary War newspaper from London, and more.
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Found 334 Results
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Item #715840 THE DAILY CITIZEN, Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 2 (4), 1863 A fascinating newspaper and arguably the most famous of any newspaper printed on Confederate soil, not just for being printed on the back of...$6,325.00
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Item #716237 THE BOSTON GAZETTE, "New-England", March 12, 1739 This is one of the most noted & long-lived American newspapers we have had the pleasure to offer, and is the earliest of this title we have offered. It...$5,250.00
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Item #724907 THE MASSACHUSETTS MAGAZINE OR MONTHLY MUSEUM, Boston, May, 1789 Rarely are we able to offer an American imprint with a period report of Washington's inauguration and inaugural address. Great to have this...$4,675.00
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Item #719174 THE CONNECTICUT JOURNAL, New Haven, July 24, 1776 A great issue from less than 3 weeks after the Declaration of Independence was endorsed by Congress. Relating to this, page 2 has a report from New York:...$3,200.00
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Item #716238 THE OXFORD GAZETTE, England, Jan. 25, 1665 (1666 by today's calendar). This is an extremely famous--and rare--title, being the predecessor of the famous "London Gazette", the oldest continually published...$2,925.00
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Item #715524 THE CRISIS, London, March 11, 1775 In our over 50 years of dealing in rare newspapers, we have only once had the great fortune to encounter issues of this very rare title. Although we had sold all years...$1,785.00
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A Benedict Arnold letter... Less than 60 days until the Declaration!
Item #717998 THE NEW-ENGLAND CHRONICLE, Boston, May 9, 1776 Although the title might sound rather common (similar title published in Salem & Cambridge), this is actually a very scarce, short-lived title.
On April 25,...$985.00 -
Less than 100 days prior to the Declaration...
Item #704788 THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 23, 1776 Most of the first column on the front page is taken up with reports of ships trading in the Caribbean & related news. Also on the front page is:...$925.00 -
Item #715939 BERTHOLD'S POLLITICAL HANDKERCHIEF, London, England, Sept. 5, 1831 Under the category of "fascinating & unusual," this newspaper might rise to the top.
This was a radical newspaper published in London by...$870.00 -
Item #704572THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Mar. 23, 1776 There is so much great Revolutionary War reading in this issue that we photographed most of the issue so it all can be read.
There is a much on...$820.00 -
Item #726723 THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 16, 1776 The back page has a letter from a man on board a ship at New York dated Sept. 25, 1776. It begins; "Our army has met with great success; we just arrived from...$675.00
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Item #726705 THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Dec. 14, 1795
* President George Washington
* State of the Union Address
Page 3 include the historic annual state-of-the-union address of President George Washington to...$640.00 -
Item #687286 THE NEW-ENGLAND CHRONICLE, OR THE ESSEX GAZETTE Cambridge, Sept. 21, 1775 This title has a rather short lifespan in Cambridge existing from just May 12, 1775 thru April 4, 1776, less than a year. After...$575.00
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Item #703482 THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, Jan. 27, 1757 A quite early colonial newspaper published by none other than Benjamin Franklin, although the "advertising leaf" which appeared with this issue, and...$560.00
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Item #726703 THE MASSACHUSETTS MAGAZINE, Boston, December, 1790
* President George Washington
* 2nd State of the Union Address
Certainly the most notable content is the 1 1/2 pages taken up with: "President Washington's...$525.00 -
Item #726699 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, England, September, 1775
* Battle of Bunker Hill diagram - print
* John Hancock & George Washington
A nice issue with much historic content from the beginning months of the...$495.00 -
Item #726706 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 14, 1792
* President George Washington
* State of the Union Address
Taking over half of the front page and concluding on page two where it is signed in script type: G....$465.00 -
Item #716195 TOMBSTONE PROSPECTOR, Arizona, Nov. 20, 1889 We have had a few other newspapers from the iconic Old West town of Tombstone, but this is is perhaps the most uncommon. The masthead features a great...$465.00
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Item #726722 THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, December 31, 1776 and January 2, 1777 These two issues contain an excellent report on the battle for New York and the eventual evacuation of the city by George...$395.00
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Item #686432 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, December, 1781 Certainly the most historic report in this issue--and perhaps in any issue from the Revolutionary War--is that near the back of the issue under the...$390.00
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Item #724905 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 23, 1803 * The Louisiana Purchase Treaty * Signed by U.S. & France ministers Page 2 has: "By the President of the United States...A PROCLAMATION" calling for a...$390.00
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Item #701568
THE PALMETTO HERALD, Port Royal, South Carolina, Dec. 8, 1864 This rare newspaper from Union-occupied Port Royal existed from just March 3 thru December 29, 1864. This newspaper would cease to exist 3...
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Item #715512 KERENS ENTERPRISE, Texas, Aug. 29, 1889 An exceedingly rare newspaper, in fact this is the only issue recorded anywhere according to Gregory's "Union List of American Newspapers". It notes that Kerens...$377.00
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Item #724669 DEADWOOD DAILY PIONEER, Black Hills, (South Dakota) July 26, 1889 This city would arguably be--along with Tombstone & Dodge City--one of the more famous of all the towns from the rough & tumble days of...$348.00
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Item #716203 THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 13, 1783 Page 2 has a report from Parliament concerning the work on the treaty to end the Revolutionary War, which includes a very historic statement. Bits include:...$330.00
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Item #726700 PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, May, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln assassination w/ print
Phrenology is a theory that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of their skull. Although...$285.00 -
Item #712359 ADAHOONILIGII, Window Rock, Arizona, Feb. 1, 1944 This is the volume 1, number 7 issue.
This was a Navajo-language monthly newspaper published in the Southwestern United States from 1943 to 1957. After the...$275.00 -
Item #715513 THE LOWER LAKE BULLETIN, Lower Lake, California, March 9, 1889 Not only is this the first of this title we have offered, but it is a rarity in that it is printed on orange "necessity paper". Such paper is...$265.00
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Item #703755 GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Sept. 26, 1789 The most notable content is the lengthy, and terrific day-by-day account o the beginning of the French Revolution with the storming of the Bastille...$265.00
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Item #649249 THE GREAT WAR COLLECTION (11 issues) - A great opportunity for an instant collection encompassing every major "American" war from The French and Indian War through The Gulf War. You get eleven...$248.00
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Item #716262 THE INDEPENDENT REFLECTOR, New York, Sept. 20, 1753 This rare newspaper lasted for less than one year, publishing but 52 issues. Primarily moral and political essays, it gave offense to men in power and...$225.00
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Item #712385 GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Aug. 18, 1790 Page 2 includes an Act of Congress, headed with an engraving of a heraldic eagle: "...to enable the officers & soldiers of the Virginia line on...$225.00
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Item #726701THE REPERTORY & GENERAL ADVERTISER, Boston, April 14, 1812 A very historic front page, as it includes a report headed: "EMBARGO" which reports on the voting for this historic measure which would lead to...$224.00
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Item #726695 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 7, 1791
* French Revolution
* Constitution of France
A very notable issue on the French Revolution as the front page begins with: "The French Constitution, Revised, Amended...$222.00 -
Item #679632 THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Nov. 5, 1666 A very early issue of the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1666 and is still publishing today.
Included among the...$210.00 -
Item #701425 THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, with the "Supplement" as well, May 2, 1768 Inside pages have various reports from colonial cities with one item from New London noting: "...that New Hampshire, Connecticut and New...$210.00
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Item #715510 THE OVERTON RECORD, Texas, Oct. 31, 1889 Overton only had one newspaper thru 1936 and this was it. It is not known how long this title existed, but Gregory's Union List of American Newspapers notes only...$197.00
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Item #726684 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 30, 1878
* Historic Phonograph invention
* Thomas Edison - inventor
Page 3 has a nice 4 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch illustration of Edison's recent invention--the phonograph. Amazed...$185.00 -
Item #716255 NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1866 Period reports of the first "Juneteenth" event on June 19, 1865, when Union troops entered Galveston, Texas and announced to more than 250,000 enslaved blacks that they were...$185.00
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Item #701460 GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, April 17, 1790 Page 3 has an Act of Congress for regulating duties on imports, signed in type: John Adams, George Washington & Thomas Jefferson.
The back page has a...$178.00 -
Item #706383 THE DAILY CONSTITUTIONALIST, Augusta, Georgia, Jan. 30, 1863 Among the war reports from this Confederate title: "Yankee Army Stuck in the Mud" "Curtis Claims a Victory" "The Confederate Steamer Florida"...$178.00
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Item #716229 BROWNLOW’S KNOXVILLE WHIG, AND REBEL VENTILATOR, Tennessee, Oct. 19, 1864 W. G. Brownlow, or Parson Brownlow, was a fascinating personality to say the least. He regarded anyone who disagreed with him...$175.00
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Item #686000GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, September, 1778 This is a very historic issue with terrific coverage on the Battle of Monmouth as well as a wealth of other fine reports on the Revolutionary War.
The issue...$172.00 -
Item #720766 THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, July 18, 1768 All of pages 1, 2 & 3 are taken up with a detailed report of the island of Corsica, the latter page including a biography of Pascal Paoli which carries over to take...$168.00
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Item #692661 THE WASHINGTON POST, Washington, D.C., August 9, 1974 Arguably the most desired newspaper containing major political reports of the last 100 years would be the revered Washington Post. And few political...$165.00
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Item #716263 THE CHRISTIAN HISTORY, (Boston), May 12, 1744 This was the very first successful magazine in America, preceded by just a few magazines which lasted but a couple of issues--one of which was by Ben...$156.00
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Item #726682 THE CHRISTIAN HISTORY, Boston, May 5, 1744 This was the first successful magazine in America although formatted unlike typical magazines. It was exclusively a chronicle of the Great Awakening in America,...$155.00
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Item #712248 TUSTIN PRESS ADVOCATE, Orange County, California, May 8 1945 This is a small-size, broadside "Extra" edition announcing the end of the War in Europe. Most of the front page is taken up with: "Germans...$155.00
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Item #714218 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, August, 1784 Certainly the most interesting content in this issue is the great & lengthy text (continued from the June issue) on a review of a new publication, headed:...$148.00
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Item #703256 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 17, 1885 An issue with many nice prints, but perhaps the most sought after would be the nearly half page print of: "The Chicago Base-Ball Club" showing all team members,...$148.00
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