Rare Titanic Telegrams at Auction

A wonderful collection of Titanic Memorabilia will be auctioned on Thursday 4th March at Cheffins Auctioneers in Cambridge.

The collection includes a rare gestetner Marconigram from the SS Virginian to the Captain of the Olympic, date 16th April 1912, received at 8.45am; ‘HEAR RUMOURS THAT WE HAVE SURVIVORS ON BOARD THIS IS NOT SO I HAVE NONE AT 10am YESTERDAY WHEN 30 MILES FROM POSITION OF DISASTER RECEIVED MARCONI FROM CARPATHIA AS FOLLOWS;-TURN BACK NOW EVERYTHING OK WE HAVE 800 ABOARD RETURN TO YOUR NORTHERN TRACK—I CONSEQUENTLY PROCEEDED…’.

Other items such as rare postcards from survivors and telegrams reporting the disaster will also be sold in this collection, with estimates ranging from £50- £2,000.

Specialist Books, Maps & Prints Sale – Thursday 4th March 2010

For all further information please contact charles.ashton@cheffins.co.uk.