Back Copies
NOTE: The online back copies ordering system is currently undergoing maintenance. In the meantime, please contact us at (612) 673-4618.
Back copies of the Star Tribune newspaper are available for purchase through the Star Tribune Back Copy Department and are available for 30 days after the date of publication. The Star Tribune does not keep back issues of the newspaper past 30 days.
To order back copies
You'll need to know the date of the issue you wish to order. (The Star Tribune does not provide research services for articles, obituaries or recipes.) To check when an article may have been published, search Star Tribune archives at www.startribune.com/archives.
To ensure in-stock service to as many customers as possible, quantities are limited to five daily papers of the same date and two Sunday papers of the same date. To check for the availability of a specific issue, please call the back copy information line at 612-673-4618.
No fax orders, please. (We cannot guarantee the reliability of faxed orders for back copies.)
Delivery options and pricing
Choose from Standard or Priority Mail delivery service. Prices include shipping costs. Note: we cannot deliver to PO Box addresses. Credit card orders only.
Standard Delivery (first-class mail)
Delivery in 2 to 3 weeks
Monday-Friday newspapers: $6 per issue
Early Sunday newspapers: $8 per issue
Sunday newspapers: $10 per issue
Priority Delivery (USPS Priority Mail)
Delivery in 3 to 4 business days
Daily and Sunday newspapers: $12 per issue
Walk-in back copy sales
You also may purchase back copies up to 7 days back from vending machines at the Star Tribune in the lobby at 425 Portland Avenue South in downtown Minneapolis. Metered parking is available along Portland Avenue. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Prices for walk-in sales:
Current week's newspapers: $0.50 for Monday-Friday and Early Sunday (Saturday) newspapers; $1.75 for Sunday newspapers.
NOTE: The online back copies ordering system is currently undergoing maintenance. In the meantime, please contact us at (612) 673-4618.
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