Titanic Survivor's Letter Sets Record with £300,000 Auction Sale

Titanic survivor's unique item sells for record-breaking sum

A letter written by one of most well-known survivors of the Titanic disaster has sold for a record-breaking £300,000 at an auction in Devizes.

Titanic letter sells for nearly $400K

LONDON — A lettercard penned by one of the Titanic's most well-known survivors, written on board the ship days before it sank, sold for $399,000 at auction.

Titanic letter sells for nearly $400,000 at auction

LONDON — A lettercard penned by one of the Titanic's most well-known survivors, written on board the ship days before it sank, sold for $399,000 at auction.

Letter written by Col. Archibald Gracie aboard Titanic sells at auction

The letter was written by Col. Archibald Gracie days before the tragedy.

A letter written on board the Titanic sells for almost $400,000

LONDON — A lettercard penned by one of the Titanic’s most well-known survivors, written on board the ship days before it sank, sold for $399,000 at auction.

As Titanic sank, world watched news unfold in 'horror'

The ship was the largest afloat and the most glorious. Her name: Titanic. While the fate of the luxury liner in April 1912 is now a well-known tragedy, immortalized in a 1997 movie, those reading about the disaster in real time were horrified at the breaking news. The Titanic had always easily earned headlines. When the ship launched its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912, much attention was given to her sumptuous appoint…