If you're stuck for birthday gift suggestions, birthday newspapers could possibly be the clear answer to your problem. A birth date newspaper will most likely be available for almost any date, irrespective of how old or young your recipient is. And don't be fooled, these birthday newspaper gifts aren't reprints or reproductions. They're the real McCoy and are as old as the date on their front page.
So what's the appeal? Well, besides their age, it's the very fact they offer us only a little window into that which was happening on the afternoon we took our first bow. Okay, so if these were born the afternoon after the initial moon landing, it's a fairly safe bet about what could have made the headlines. But think about those days when the news headlines was somewhat slower?
Take Hannah, here in the office. Born on December 3rd 1987, a newspaper from her birthday included coverage of America's criticism of France in making an apparent deal with Iran in order to gain the release of French hostages in Lebanon. And there might also have already been something concerning the Asian couple who committed suicide while they waited to be questioned over a South Korean airliner that disappeared over Burma.
And think about Maddie? The office's 'baby' was born on 15th January 1991, when her birthday newspapers were reporting on the last-ditch efforts of UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar at preventing war with Iraq newspaper headlines . Other likely stories included the deaths of 40 South African football fans during a brawl at a fit, and a piece on recovered art that were stolen by the Nazis half of a century earlier.
Then there's our Tom. Born on 9th June 1985, there have been plenty of news items being reported from around the globe, however in this instance, Tom's birthday newspaper could have most likely included reports on 30 deaths during violence in Sri Lanka and the ongoing trial of those accused of assassinating Gandhi. It's really interesting stuff and an ideal method to recollect the newspaper headlines from previous years.
Anyway, here's the point. As we've already said, whenever you buy birthday newspapers online, you're not buying a reprint or reproduction - unless you're after an infamous date. Instead, you're getting the real thing - an original newspaper that's as old while they are. What's more, you've got a selection of gift boxes, folders and frames, as well as the opportunity to have it delivered in a satin-lined box.