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ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
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LS - Letter Signed
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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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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