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Rare 1916 newspaper WRANGELL SENTINEL Oldest continuously published ALASKA TERRI
Rare 1916 newspaper WRANGELL SENTINEL Oldest continuously published ALASKA TERRI
Rare 1916 newspaper WRANGELL SENTINEL Oldest continuously published ALASKA TERRI

Rare 1916 newspaper WRANGELL SENTINEL Oldest continuously published ALASKA TERRI

$ 15.83

Availability: 17 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: Used
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    Rare original newspaper, the
    WRANGELL SENTINEL
    Alaska - printed on YELLOW NECESSITY PAPER (the bright yellow color does not show up in the photos but it it there!). -
    inv # 3L-210
    SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the
    Wrangell Sentinel
    (Wrangel, ALASKA) dated June 2, 1916.
    This rare 100+ -year old Wrangell, Alaska newspaper contains news of WW I as well as news of Alaska Territory.
    I
    t was printed on bright yellow paper
    because of a paper shortage in Wrangell, AK at that time (see notice printed on front of paper).
    The weekly
    newspaper
    ,
    The Wrangell Sentinel,
    was founded in 1902, and printed its first issue on November 2 of that year. The newspaper remains in publication with only a few short periods of inactivity.
    It is the oldest continuously published newspaper in ALSKA TERRITORY.
    The City and Borough of Wrangell is a
    borough
    in the
    U.S. state
    of
    Alaska
    . Its
    Tlingit
    name is
    Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw
    (“
    Ḵaachx̱an
    ’s Little Lake” with
    áa-kʼw
    ‘lake-diminutive’). The Tlingit people residing in the Wrangell area, who were there centuries before Europeans, call themselves the
    Shtaxʼhéen Ḵwáan
    after the nearby
    Stikine River
    . Alternately they use the
    autonym
    Shxʼát Ḵwáan,
    where the meaning of
    shxʼát
    is unknown.
    The weekly
    newspaper
    ,
    The Wrangell Sentinel,
    was founded in 1902, and printed its first issue on November 2 of that year. The newspaper remains in publication with only a few short periods of inactivity. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Alaska.
    Very good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package.
    We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN!
    Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 45+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.