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

Titanic passenger's letter sold at auction

(CNN, KYMA/KECY) - A letter written by a Titanic survivor sold for nearly $400,000. First class passenger Archibald Gracie was one of the most well known survivors aboard the ship on April 10, 1912, when he wrote on the ill-fated steam liner. The letter sold for $399,000 at auction to a private collector from the U.S. As the Titanic sank, Gracie jumped from the ship and managed to cling on to an overturned boat. He went on to write a book about …

He Boarded the Titanic, Then Wrote a Letter: 'It Is a Fine Ship, But I Shall Await My Journey's End Before I Pass Judgment'

First-class passenger Archibald Gracie wrote the missive shortly after settling into his cabin on the doomed vessel. It just sold at auction for nearly $400,000

Ominous letter written by 'prophetic' Titanic passenger sells for shocking six-figure sum at auction

A "prophetic" letter written by Archibald Gracie IV on April 10, 1912, aboard the ill-fated Titanic has fetched a remarkable six-figure sum at auction.

Titanic Passenger’s Letter With “Prophetic Message” Sells For Nearly $400,000 * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Anthony T

A letter written by one of the surviving passengers of the Titanic sold for $399,000 at an auction. The note was written by first-class passenger Archibald Gracie, who was a survivor of the Titanic. In the message Gracie wrote, “It is a fine ship, but I shall await my journey’s end before I pass judgment on her.” The letter was sold at the Henry Aldridge & Son in Wiltshire, England. A letter penned by one of the Titanic’s most well-known surviv…

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.