£2,000 - £3,000
A POSTCARD BELIEVED TO BE THE EARLIEST DISCUSSING THE TITANIC DISASTER
the autograph card written in Southampton at 5 pm and posted at 7 pm on 16th April 1912 to an address in Bedford: 'I did not hear of Titanic disaster until after posting letter yesterday... the only thing certain is that she has gone to the bottom. The White Star office at 12 could only give information that appeared in the "Mail"' -- 3½ x 4½ (9x 11.5cm.); together with an unrelated letter to the same recipient.
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Titanic struck the iceberg at 11.40 on Sunday 14th April, sank by 02.20 on Monday 15th April with Carpathia arriving just over an hour later, departing with survivors at 08.50; this lot was written therefore only 36 hours after Titanic sank.
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