A letter written onboard the Titanic before it sank sells for almost $400,000 at auction

'Prophetic' Letter Written by Titanic Passenger Days Before the Ship Sank Sells for Nearly $400,000 at Auction

A letter written by a famous Titanic passenger, just days before the ship sank, has sold for nearly $400,000 at auction.

'Prophetic' letter written by Titanic survivor sells for nearly $400,000 at auction

The letter, written by first-class passenger Archibald Gracie, sold for five times its expected price at auction. It was written aboard the ship five days before it sank.

The author, Archibald Gracie, had survived the tragedy of 15 April 1912. ...

A letter written onboard the Titanic before it sank sells for more than $550,000 at auction

A lettercard penned by one of the Titanic’s most well-known survivors from onboard the ship, days before it sank, has sold for about $551,800 at auction.

Letter written onboard the Titanic before it sank sells for almost $400K

The lettercard was penned by one of the Titanic's most well-known survivors from onboard the ship.

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Colonel Archibald Gracie wrote The Truth About The Titanic, which described his experience of the 1912 tragedy that claimed 1,500 lives. The letter card is dated April 10, 1912