RR Auction: Titanic Auction

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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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Nellie Hocking64Nellie Hocking
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Second class passenger aboard the Titanic (1891-1963) who survived the sinking. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Nellie Hambly nee Hocking, Titanic Su
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Titanic Rescue Loving Cup Awarded to Carpathia's Captain Rostron by the 'Unsinkable' Molly Brown65Titanic Rescue Loving Cup Awarded to Carpathia's Captain Rostron by the 'Unsinkable' Molly Brown
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Original sterling silver Loving Cup presented to Captain Arthur Rostron of the Carpathia by Titanic survivor Margaret Brown—later famously known as Mo
Estimate : 200,000.00 - 250,000.00
Charles Lightoller66Charles Lightoller
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Second officer on board the Titanic, and the most senior officer to survive the disaster. He was the last survivor taken on board the rescue ship Carp
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
Georgette Madill67Georgette Madill
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First class passenger aboard the Titanic (1896-1974) who survived the sinking with her aunt and uncle. ALS signed “Georgie,” three pages on two adjoin
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Catherine Jones68Catherine Jones
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Wife of Titanic's Chief Officer Henry Tingle Wilde who perished in the disaster. She passed away in 1910 after delivering twins, both who died i...
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
Marconigram: Alfred Omont69Marconigram: Alfred Omont
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First class passenger and survivor of the Titanic (1882-1948). Original and uncommon double-sided Marconigram sent by Omont from the Carpathia, signed
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Marconigram: Charles Stengel70Marconigram: Charles Stengel
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Original and uncommon double-sided Marconigram sent by Stengel from the Carpathia, signed, “C. E. Henry Stengel,” in pencil, one page, both sides, 8.7
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Marconigrams71Marconigrams
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Two handwritten Marconigrams in pencil, both 8.5 x 5.5, and affixed to opposite sides of a 13.5 x 8.25 album page, with British Enquiry evidence numbe
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
Marconigrams: Leila Meyer Saks72Marconigrams: Leila Meyer Saks
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Two original Marconigrams sent by two survivors of the Titanic, while aboard the Carpathia. Both are in pencil on Marconi International Marine Communi
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
William O’Loughlin73William O’Loughlin
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Uncommon White Star Line vaccination card, bearing a stamped “W. O’Loughlin,” signature, 3.5 x 2.25, for the S. S. Britannic, stamp-dated June 5, 1889
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Frank E. McGee74Frank E. McGee
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Ship’s surgeon on board the Carpathia, who tended to Titanic survivors. Vintage ink signature, “Frank E. McGee, CO., 2.6.12,” on an off-white 5 x 8 sh
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Richard Parsons75Richard Parsons
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Second class steward aboard the Titanic, with a monthly salary of £3 15s. Parsons died in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never posit...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Austin Partner76Austin Partner
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A successful stockbroker in both England and Canada (1871-1912), Partner lost his life when the Titanic sank. Collection of four multi-page ALSs, all
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Jack Phillips77Jack Phillips
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Senior wireless operator on board the Titanic and one of the true heroes of the disaster. As the Titanic was sinking, Phillips worked tirelessly to se
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
Arthur Peuchen78Arthur Peuchen
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Lieutenant of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and President of the Standard Chemical Company (1859-1929), he survived the Titanic’s sinking by ...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Alfred G. Rowe79Alfred G. Rowe
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Peruvian-born rancher (1853) who split his time between Texas and England, and perished with the sinking of the Titanic. ALS, one page, both sides, 4.
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Arthur Henry Rostron80Arthur Henry Rostron
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Rare ALS signed “A. H. Rostron,” four adjoining pages, 4.5 x 7 folded, illustrated “On board the Cunard R. M. S. Mauretania,” letterhead, October 4, 1
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Jack Phillips81Jack Phillips
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British wireless telegraphist aboard the Titanic (1887-1912), who lost his life in the sinking. ALS signed “Love, Jack,” on a 5.25 x 3.25 picture post
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
S. S. Californian82S. S. Californian
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Perhaps the closest ship to Titanic’s sinking and is surrounded in controversy resulting from claims it failed to assist the sinking ship. The Califor
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
S.S. Minia83S.S. Minia
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A vintage semi-glossy 9.25 x 7 photo of an iceberg, taken by a crew member of the cable ship S.S. Minia, the second ship chartered by the White Star L
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00