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Titanic Passenger’s Letter Written Day Before Ship Sank Sells For $166K by Realslimshady(m): 7:23am On Oct 23, 2017 |
LONDON — A letter written by one of the Titanic’s passengers a day before the ocean liner sank has sold for $166,000 at an auction in England. The handwritten note, on embossed Titanic stationery, was penned by first-class passenger Alexander Oskar Holverson on April 13, 1912 — the day before the ship hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic, killing more than 1,500 onboard. Holverson, a salesman, was on the Titanic with his wife, Mary. He had intended to post it to his mother when they arrived in New York. Auction house Henry Aldridge & Son, which specializes in Titanic memorabilia, said Saturday the letter was “the most important Titanic letter we have ever auctioned” because of its content, historical context and rarity. In the letter, addressed to “My dear Mother” and stained with saltwater marks, Holverson described the Titanic as “a giant in size and fitted up like a palatial hotel.” He added: “The food and drink is excellent.” In a poignant line, he also wrote: “If all goes well we will arrive in New York Wednesday AM.” The letter, one of the last known to have been written on board by the disaster’s victims, was found in Holverson’s pocket notebook when his body was recovered. It was later sent to his family. His wife survived the disaster, Aldridge said. nypost.com/2017/10/22/titanic-passengers-letter-written-day-before-ship-sank-sells-for-166k/
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Re: Titanic Passenger’s Letter Written Day Before Ship Sank Sells For $166K by Nobody: 7:27am On Oct 23, 2017 |
Chai. Those victims though.... Please I have letters written exactly a day before these operations for auction: Ebola epidemic Python dance Crocodile smile Monkeypox Military immunisation race Even my father has one written equally a day before the civil war broke out in 1967 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Titanic Passenger’s Letter Written Day Before Ship Sank Sells For $166K by Samsimple(m): 7:36am On Oct 23, 2017 |
166k kehhh, i will download the letter with at least 600kb mtcheeww yeye dey smell |
Re: Titanic Passenger’s Letter Written Day Before Ship Sank Sells For $166K by thesicilian: 7:53am On Oct 23, 2017 |
Sexy20:Lol. You can only sell those in countries that they have "chopped belleful", not in Nigeria here or anywhere else in Africa for that matter, where the main thought on most people's minds is how to get the next meal. 2 Likes |
Re: Titanic Passenger’s Letter Written Day Before Ship Sank Sells For $166K by AliHandsome(m): 7:54am On Oct 23, 2017 |
166k for letter that is not addressed to you? ok lemme come and be going |
Re: Titanic Passenger’s Letter Written Day Before Ship Sank Sells For $166K by Nobody: 8:24am On Oct 23, 2017 |
thesicilian: yea u r right but there s someone out there, whose somebody's monthly salary is his children's daily pocket money..... Who knows? They might want to buy my letters 1 Like |
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