First issue repros are on sale

First issue repros are on sale

JAKARTA (JP): Singapore's only known copy of The Straits Times' inaugural issue has been sent for re-restoration to the National Archives of Singapore.

The Straits Times reported yesterday that the copy, which belongs to the National Library, was last restored in 1992.

It was thought that the Times House library had an original copy of this issue, but it is actually a reproduction, and only of the first page.

To celebrate The Straits Times 150th anniversary, authorized reproductions of the first issue's front page are on sale, along with commemorative sets of TransitLink fare cards. (mds)