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Titanic passenger's letter with "prophetic line" sells for almost $400,000 at auction
Archibald Gracie wrote of the ill-fated steamship: "It is a fine ship but I shall await my journeys end before I pass ...
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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 ...
Letter written onboard the Titanic before it sank sells for almost $400,000
The lettercard, penned by one of the Titanic’s best-known survivors just days before the steamship sank, smashed estimates to ...
Titanic’s dark warning: passenger’s letter with a prophetic message sells for $400,000
Penned on board the Titanic, a letter that foreshadows the ship’s demises has been sold for a huge sum at a U.K. auction.
'Prophetic' Letter from Famous Titanic Survivor Sells Big—What It Said
Since the Titanic’s tragic shipwreck in 1912, people around the world have wanted to preserve the legacy of not only the ship ...
Ominous letter written by 'prophetic' Titanic passenger sells for shocking six-figure sum at auction
A "prophetic" letter penned by Archibald Gracie IV aboard the doomed Titanic on April 10, 1912, has been sold at auction for ...
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A Haunting Letter Written By A Titanic Passenger On The Journey’s First Day Just Sold At Auction For A Record-Breaking $399,000
"It is a fine ship but I shall await my journeys end before I pass judgment on her." On April 10, 1912, Colonel Archibald ...
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'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 ...
'Prophetic' Letter Written by Titanic Passenger Days Before the Ship Sank Sells for Nearly $400,000 at Auction
"It is a fine ship but I shall await my journey's end before I pass judgment on her," Colonel Archibald Gracie wrote on April ...
Titanic letter mailed before ship’s infamous sinking sells for nearly $400K at auction
The letter was written days before the ill-fated steamship tragically went down in the north Atlantic Ocean after colliding ...
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Titanic passenger's letter with 'prophetic line' sells for almost $400,000 at auction
"Not only is it written by one of the most important first-class passengers on Titanic, Colonel Archibald Gracie, [but] the letter itself contains the most prophetic line: 'It is a fine ship but I ...