The Belfast “News Letter” celebrated its 250th birthday in January by putting out a facsimile of the earliest known copy of the paper—Tuesday, March 6, 1738. A part of the front page is reproduced above.
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Press, 17 March 1987, Page 15
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35The Belfast “News Letter” celebrated its 250th birthday in January by putting out a facsimile of the earliest known copy of the paper—Tuesday, March 6, 1738. A part of the front page is reproduced above. Press, 17 March 1987, Page 15
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