October 2026 Newsletter – Rare & Early Newspapers…

October 16, 2026 by GuyHeilenman
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Welcome to the October newsletter from Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers. Shown below are links to an unusual (fun?) find, newly added catalog items, a fresh set of newspapers (including a handful of gems) discounted by 50%, newly listed Nast/Homer prints at a bargain, links to our most recent posts on the History’s Newsstand blog, and We hope you enjoy.

Newly Added Catalog Items – a list which includes the announcement of Girard College opening to black students, Ben Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette at a reduce price, a front page printing of the Louisiana Purchase, the Battle of the Alamo, a newspaper from Carlisle (PA) that is a one-of-a kind, a report on the Liberty Bell being erected in Philadelphia, earliest (?) image of Karl Marx in an American periodical, planning the 1863 dedication and consecration Soldier’s National Cemetery in Gettysburg without even a mention of President Abraham Lincoln, election fraud in 1840 – perhaps the first “October Surprise”, the death of John Lennon from where a was shot, and more.

October’s Discounted Newspapers – a Boston newspaper from 1768, a confederate newspaper with a report on the Battle of Antietam, the death of James Garfield, a North Carolina newspaper from 1861, Adolf Hitler’s call for the extermination of the Jews, the death of Jesse James, a patent by George Washington, Superman debuts in the Macy’s Day Parade – along with a host of others.

Recent Posts on the History’s Newsstand Blog