"Gracie's letter, believed to be the only one he wrote aboard the Titanic, was purchased by a private collector from the United States for five times the initial estimate price of 60,000 after going under the hammer at Henry Aldridge & Son auction house."
"When the Titanic struck the iceberg and began to sink, Gracie had jumped into the ocean and scrambled onto an overturned lifeboat, before being rescued by other passengers and being taken to the RMS Carpathia, which picked up the survivors the next morning."
A letter written by Titanic survivor Archibald Gracie IV, dated April 10, 1912, was auctioned for $399,390 in the UK. Gracie's letter is significant as it is considered the only one he wrote while aboard the Titanic. He expressed a cautious perspective on the ship's qualities. Gracie, who survived the disaster by clinging to a lifeboat, later documented his experiences in 'The Truth about the Titanic.' The auction, held at Henry Aldridge & Son, highlighted the letter's historical value and connection to a catastrophic event that claimed over 1,500 lives.
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