Do you all think this is real?

Thenewguy

Link to auction??

Trinketts

Something just doesnt look right... Fonts are way too clean.. and the spacing is perfect...

Trinketts

Now it looks as though it is written in old english as you notice some of the 's'es are replaced with an 'f' looking letter.

michael

it is real and common

coinbuf

It could just be the pics but I'd expect paper that old to have a strong yellowing color.

Chris

Leiana

It looks too white to be that old.

-Amanda

Drizzt

Has to be a reprint. 2 letter type styles.

lathmach

Sure it's real.
There's millions of real old newspapers around.

Ray

ABC123

One way to find out ? ? ?

lordmarcovan

Looks totally legit to me. I had a few newspapers goin' back to 1812, once.

robertpr

Looks like a Dan Rather special to me.

lordmarcovan

BTW, it's white (and has those stitching holes along the margin), because it was once bound in a folio or something.

And Trinketts- the Long S did look like a small "f"- it was common in 18th century printing, but fell out of use by around 1800.

Conder101

<< <i>It could just be the pics but I'd expect paper that old to have a strong yellowing color. >>


Don't confuse newsprint from back then with newsprint from the modern era. The paper in todays newsprint is wood pulp based and processed with an acid process. As it ages, and expecially if it is exposed to light, it turns very yellow and eventually crumbles because of the acid in the paper. The paper back in the 1790's was a rag or linen based paper more like the paper our currency is printed on. Much tougher, low acid content and will last for ages. And the seller is in the business of buying and selling old paper documents and has been for decades. I'd say it's real.

LanLord

<< <i>BTW, it's white (and has those stitching holes along the margin), because it was once bound in a folio or something. And Trinketts- the Long S did look like a small "f"- it was common in 18th century printing, but fell out of use by around 1800. >>

Don't you remember Cladiator going through a "f = s" about a month ago. Every poft he made had all the letter "s" replaced by the letter "f". I thought it waf funny af heck, but hard to read.