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August 28, 2026

We accept most major credit cards: VISA, MasterCard, DISCOVER and American Express.

Effective 1 October 2025, the National Archives no longer accepts paper checks as a form of payment for these reproduction services. This follows Executive Order 14247, Modernizing Payments to and From America’s Bank Account.

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