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ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Titanic Testimony: Albert Horswill105 - Titanic Testimony: Albert Horswill
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Sailor and White Star Line employee (1879–1962) who served as an able bodied seaman on board the Titanic and crewed Life Boat 1. Notated radio script,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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William Anderson Walker106 - William Anderson Walker
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British-born American immigrant (1863-1912) who perished returning from a trip to England aboard the Titanic. Partly-printed DS, signed “W. A. Walker,
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George D. Widener107 - George D. Widener
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Banker and first class passenger (1861-1912) who perished in the Titanic disaster. Partly-printed DS, signed “Geo. D. Widener,” one page, 10.75 x 7.25
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Edith Brown110 - Edith Brown
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South African student (1896-1997) who survived the Titanic’s sinking with her mother, but lost her father in the disaster. Limited edition color postc
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Philip Aks111 - Philip Aks
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TLS signed “Frank Philip Aks, Titanic Baby,” one page, 5.5 x 7.5, personal letterhead, February 9, 1982. Letter to a collector. In part, “I had decide
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Marshall Drew112 - Marshall Drew
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New Yorker (1904-1986) and, as a young boy, a second class passenger aboard the Titanic. ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, April 25, 1974. Letter responding
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Frank Goldsmith113 - Frank Goldsmith
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TLS signed “Frank J. Goldsmith,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, December 29, 1973. Letter to a woman at Murray State University about the night the Titanic sunk
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Edith Brown Haisman114 - Edith Brown Haisman
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ALS signed “Mrs. E. E. Haisman,” two pages, lightly-lined, 5 x 7, no date, but circa 1986. Letter reads, in part (with grammar and spelling retained):
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Eva Hart115 - Eva Hart
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English resident who boarded the Titanic with her parents at age 7 (1905-1996), and was rescued with her mother. TLS signed “Eva M. Hart,” two pages,
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Edwina C. MacKenzie116 - Edwina C. MacKenzie
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Typescript from an interview given by MacKenzie in February of 1979, three pages, 8.5 x 11, signed at the conclusion, “Edwina C. MacKenzie.” Fantastic
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Leo Hyland117 - Leo Hyland
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Third class steward (1893-1974) who survived the Titanic’s sinking. ALS signed “J. Hyland,” one page, lightly-lined, 7 x 9, July 26, 1960. Letter to L
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Louise ‘Kink’ Pope118 - Louise ‘Kink’ Pope
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Third class passenger aboard the Titanic (1908-1992), only 4-years-old at the time, who survived along with her parents, but lost her aunt and uncle i
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Margaritha Schwarzenbach119 - Margaritha Schwarzenbach
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High-born Swiss citizen (1889-1972) who survived the Titanic, disembarking in New York, where she soon married and made a new life. ALS signed “Marg.
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Winifred Quick120 - Winifred Quick
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ALS signed “Mrs. Alois Van Tongerloo nee Winnifred Vera Quick,” one page both sides, 5.75 x 8.75, April 12, 1986. In part: “We…were awakened by a stew
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Eleanor Johnson Shuman121 - Eleanor Johnson Shuman
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Only eighteen months old when she boarded the Titanic, Shuman survived the sinking with her mother and brother, and was active in Titanic-related even
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Titanic: Dean and Shuman122 - Titanic: Dean and Shuman
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Impressive display featuring a large piece of coal recovered from the wreck of the Titanic as the centerpiece, a limited edition photo of the last ima
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R. N. Williams123 - R. N. Williams
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ALS signed “R. N. Williams II,” one page, 7 x 10.75, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to a Titanic enthusiast. In part: “Unfortunately, it would t
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Boston Daily Globe and Boston Post126 - Boston Daily Globe and Boston Post
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Two newspapers: a complete April 20, 1912, issue of the Boston Post, with its banner headline stating, “Ismay Admits Titanic Was Racing 21 Knots An Ho
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Boston Daily Globe and Sunday Herald127 - Boston Daily Globe and Sunday Herald
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Two newspapers: complete evening edition of the April 20, 1912, issue of the Boston Daily Globe, 18.5 x 24, with the front page full of articles on th
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Boston Daily Globe: April 19, 1912128 - Boston Daily Globe: April 19, 1912
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Original and complete April 19, 1912, morning edition of The Boston Daily Globe, 18.5 x 24, with the front page taken up with reports of the sinking.
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Boston Herald: April 19, 1912129 - Boston Herald: April 19, 1912
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Original and complete April 19, 1912, extra edition of The Boston Herald, 18.25 x 23.25, with the front page taken up with reports of the sinking. Ban
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Boston Post: April 19, 1912130 - Boston Post: April 19, 1912
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Original and complete April 19, 1912, extra edition of The Boston Post, 17 x 22.5, offering explanations as to why the Titanic sunk, and a headline ab
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Boston Sunday Globe: April 21, 1912131 - Boston Sunday Globe: April 21, 1912
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Original and complete April 21, 1912, edition of The Boston Sunday Globe, 18.5 x 23.5, with a portion of the front page taken up with reports of the s
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Collection of Evening Wisconsin Newspapers132 - Collection of Evening Wisconsin Newspapers
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Collection of 14 issues of The Evening Wisconsin, no Sunday editions, all approximately dating from April 15–20, 22–27, and 29 and 30, 1912, with the
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Chicago Daily Tribune: April 16, 1912133 - Chicago Daily Tribune: April 16, 1912
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Incredibly rare original complete April 16, 1912, “Extra” edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune, 16.5 x 23, with the headline reading “Liner Titanic Si
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Harper’s Weekly: April 27, 1912134 - Harper’s Weekly: April 27, 1912
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Complete original issue of Harper's Weekly illustrated newspaper, dated April 27, 1912, 38 pages, 10.75 x 16. First page bears a photo of surviv...
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The Morning Chronicle: May 1, 1912135 - The Morning Chronicle: May 1, 1912
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Original section of a May 1, 1912, edition of the Halifax Morning Chronicle, eight pages (3–12), 17 x 22, featuring an image of the Mackay-Bennett and
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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The New York Evening Post: April 15, 1912136 - The New York Evening Post: April 15, 1912
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Original April 15, 1912, library edition issue of The Evening Post, New York, 17 x 22.5, 14 pages. An erroneous headline announces: “Titanic Hit Berg:
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New York Herald: April 17, 1912137 - New York Herald: April 17, 1912
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Incredibly rare original complete April 17, 1912, edition of the New York Herald, 16.5 x 23, with the triple line headline reading “The Titanic Torn A
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New York Times: April 18, 1912138 - New York Times: April 18, 1912
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Original and complete April 18, 1912, edition of The New York Times, 17 x 23, with the banner headline reading, “Carpathia here To-Day with Titanic’s
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New York Sunday American: April 28, 1912139 - New York Sunday American: April 28, 1912
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Memorial Titanic newspaper “Section to Commemorate the Loss of the Steamship” from the New York Sunday American, two pages, dated April 28, 1912, feat
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New York: February 29, 1912140 - New York: February 29, 1912
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Original February 29, 1912, New York newspaper advertisement contained within a 6.5 x 10 clipped newspaper section. Ad by the International Mercantile
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The World: April 18, 1912141 - The World: April 18, 1912
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Original April 18, 1912, library edition issue of The World newspaper, 18 x 21.5, 22 pages. Banner headline announces ”Carpathia Bringing Only 705 Sur
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Je sais tout142 - Je sais tout
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Je sais tout periodical published by Pierre Lafitte & Cie. of Paris, 6.25 x 9.25, 132 pages, May 15, 1912, featuring an article entitled “La cat...
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L’Illustration143 - L’Illustration
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Three original issues of L’Illustration, each 11.25 x 15.5, dated April 20, 27, and May 4, 1912, respectively. Each issue contains photos and articles
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Le Petit Journal144 - Le Petit Journal
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Original color supplement of the Le Petit Journal, 12 x 17, dated June 2, 1912, with the back cover featuring a full page illustration of ship passeng
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John Thayer’s Sketches of the Sinking145 - John Thayer’s Sketches of the Sinking
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A full page from the May 11, 1912, Illustrated London News, 15.75 x 11, with a reproduction of a series of sketches of the sinking of the Titanic, as
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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The Daily Graphic146 - The Daily Graphic
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Original and complete April 20, 1912, issue of The Daily Graphic, entirely devoted as a Titanic memorial, 12.5 x 16.5, 20 pages. Front cover bears a l
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The Illustrated London News147 - The Illustrated London News
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Complete original Illustrated London News periodical, dated May 4, 1912, 11.75 x 16, 40 pages. Front cover bears an image of the American inquiry, wit
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Pathfinder: Women and Children First148 - Pathfinder: Women and Children First
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Complete June 13, 1931, issue of Pathfinder, 8.25 x 11.5, 31 pages. Cover features an artist’s image of a memorial to the “brave men of the ill-fated
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Mrs. Brown Refused to Sink149 - Mrs. Brown Refused to Sink
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Advertisement for US Savings Bonds removed from a magazine, 10 x 14, November 14, 1955, featuring an image of Titanic survivor Margaret Tobin Brown an
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The Unsinkable Mrs. Brown150 - The Unsinkable Mrs. Brown
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The Unsinkable Mrs. Brown by Caroline Bancroft. Later printing. Boulder, CO: Johnson Publishing Company, 1975. Softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 44 pages. Scatter
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Vinolia Otto Toilet Soap151 - Vinolia Otto Toilet Soap
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Ad for Vinolia Otto Toilet Soap removed from the April 20, 1912, issue of the Illustrated London News, 11.5 x 16.25, featuring a large artist’s rendit
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A Day in a Shipyard152 - A Day in a Shipyard
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The World at Work: A Day in a Shipyard by Arthur O. Cooke. First US edition. NY: Hodder & Stoughton, c. 1912. Hardcover, 4.75 x 7, 87 pages. Int...
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The Titanic, by E. J. Pratt153 - The Titanic, by E. J. Pratt
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The Titanic by E. J. Pratt. First edition. Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, 1935. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 42 pages. An epic poem about
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The Titanic Tragedy—God Speaking to the Nations154 - The Titanic Tragedy—God Speaking to the Nations
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The Titanic Tragedy—God Speaking to the Nations by Alma White. Bound Brook, NJ: The Pentecostal Union, 1913. Green hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 211 pages.
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Story of the Wreck of the Titanic155 - Story of the Wreck of the Titanic
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Two green, gold-lettered hardcover copies of the Story of the Wreck of the Titanic: The Ocean’s Greatest Disaster, Memorial Editions, by Marshall Ever
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Sinking of the Titanic Memorial Edition156 - Sinking of the Titanic Memorial Edition
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Two hardcover copies, one blue and one green, of the Sinking of the Titanic: Thrilling Stories Told by Survivors, Memorial Editions, by J. Henry Mowbr
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The Loss of the Steamship Titanic157 - The Loss of the Steamship Titanic
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Ten-stanza poem by John J. Friend of Bangor, Maine, entitled ‘The Loss of the Steamship Titanic: In Loving Remembrance of Those Who Lost Their Lives o
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Titanic158 - Titanic
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Attractive display featuring fragments of wood and coal recovered from the Titanic, double-matted and framed with a descriptive plaque and image of th
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