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Catalog 372 - November, 2026
Our latest selection of original newspapers.
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Recent additions
SUN-TIMES, Chicago, May 8, 1980
- "Friday the 13th" advertisement
- Grand Opening Day movie premiere (EVE)
- American slasher cult classic film
A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture cult classic hit "FRIDAY THE
...THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Dec. Oct. 2, 1676
- Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
- Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
- Unique gift idea for that history buff
This is the world's
...THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 3, 1972
- Willowbrook State School - Children with disabilities
- Early Geraldo Rivera expose on neglect and abuse
- Early Jackson Browne night club performance
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 11, 1938
- NYSE president Richard Whitney fraud
- New York Stock Exchange embezzlement
The front page has a nice banner headline: "WHITNEY GETS 5 TO 10-YEAR TERM" with subheads and related
...LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 6, 1983 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible print
...THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 13, 1935
- Huey Long assassination (shot)
- Baton Rouge funeral and burial
- The Kingfish - Louisiana Senator
The front page has a one column heading: "THOUSANDS MOURN AS LONG IS BURIED" with
...LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 23, 1988 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of
...SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, FINAL ELECTION EXTRA!, Nov. 8, 1939
- Ham and Eggs movement
- Pension scheme losses
The front page has a nice headline: "HAM-EGGS LOSES 2 TO 1; ROSSI WINS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for
...THE RALEIGH TIMES, Oct. 31, 1966
- Ku Klux Klan - KKK in N.C.
- James Robertson "Bob" Jones
The front page has a three column heading: "Dragon Jones Says 'Idiots' Boycott Store" with lead-in: "'Don't Think It's Klan'" and
...ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, October 26, 1933
- Raising price of Gold
- Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "PRICES RISE WITH GOLD; MINE OWNERS SUMMONED; NRA
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