What would u do if u found a 94-year old newspaper with a headline: Titanic Sinks?

Question

or atleaset pictures of it, i mean the actual newspaper

Answer 1

First i will read it, then i would frame it to take care of that priceless treasure.

Answer 2

What newspaper? New York Times? Boston Globe?

The lignin in newspapers breaks down more quickly than regular paper, so be careful how you handle the newspaper. Do NOT laminate the paper because the process is irreversible and the heat does more damage than good to the newspaper. Do NOT expose the newspaper to sunlight because UV rays do damage.

Have an archivist/curator look at your newspaper. They will help you preserve the newspaper.

Answer 3

Not worth much, like many disasters the Titanic was a major press undertaking upon it's sinking.. the NYTimes circulation of that issue was quadrupled. Many copies exist. Take it to an antique dealer get it valued. Put it a protective covering and put it away, if it were a copy of Ben Franklin press releases of the war of Independence it might be worth something, 100 years does not buy much value for papers.

Answer 4

If it is a real newspaper and not a Facsimile then you are going to hit it rich. but remember that Facsimiles are really worthless. This means that during earlier times people made many facsimiles of Newspapers etc. that depicted some shocking or scary events. If it is a genuine newspaper then one should get it appraised. If it is worth anything then its up to you to keep it or sell it and make some money.

Good Luck !!

Answer 5

The actual newspapter would be worth considerable. However, depending on how old and how preserved the picture is, worth would be nominal. To be sure, what you need to do is contact either Sothbey's or Christies auction houses through their websites and see if they can give you a better estimate. Or if you have a rare paper seller in your area check with them paper meaning documents and photos.

Answer 6

First of all, put it in a protective sheet or frame as you have a priceless treasure of your hands that others would love to have.
If you keen on keeping it then buy a frame and look after it but if you want to sell it then first go get it evaluated and then think of a safe way to sell it, dont auction because you will loose alot of money.

Answer 7

Have one, but I didn't find it. It was my grandfather's trunk that we cleaned up after his death. Actually there where a lot of old newspapers...WWI, WWII, pretty much all the big events that he lived through, which is pretty much the first sixty years of the 20th century. What did I do with them...had them archived, so my descendants know about these things.

Answer 8

I'd laminate it and store it in a vacuum frame so it would degrade very slowly and last very long. Also tint the glass to view inside to prevent light damaging the ink.

Answer 9

find out how much its worth and put it on ebay for the value of it as the hidden minimum bid... you could make a lot of money there are a lot of ppl who collect old newspapers.... that would be awesome

Answer 10

I don't care too much about stuff like that so I would probably use it to paper train my puppy.

But it seems this is special for you so I think I would call a museum and tell them what I had.