Davy Crockett & Rand Paul – “I Love This Collectible!”
Updated: 2024-05-20 09:05:00
I recently overheard someone on the radio mention a speech Rand Paul gave on the Senate Floor on May 18, 2022 regarding “spending” in which he quoted portions of an earlier speech by beloved Senator Davy Crockett given in the same chamber back in 1867. What caught my attention was Senator Paul’s source: a Harper’s […]
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Welcome to the May Newsletter from Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers. Over the past year many newcomers have joined the ranks of those who have been inspired to collect old, rare, and/or newspapers tethered to their specific areas of interest. In fact, you may be one of them. If so, it is hoped that […]
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Sometimes it’s nice just to be handsome to be collectible. The New Gazette van Brugge from 1815 Belgium is not particularly early for a European title, nor am I aware of any historic content. But the masthead is deep, it includes a coat-of-arms engraving, and has beautifully ornate lettering in the title, not to mention […]
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When considering the month of May what historical events come to mind? I’m sure if we each came up with a list of ten, while there may be some overlap, our lists would be quite diverse. A quick internet search turned up an exhaustive list which included the following: Great Britain was formed from a […]
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(sarcasm alert) Did you know you can obtain (collect) British newspapers older than the oldest known British newspapers? While sounding a tad ridiculous, a newspaper article from a reliable 19th century publication confirms this claim. Proof: We recently discovered an article in an issue of the highly respected Niles’ National Register from 1839 which contained […]
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