It was sold on Saturday in an auction of Titanic memorabilia at Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes, Wiltshire, where the bidding went far beyond the estimated value of £80,000 to exceed the previous record for a Titanic letter of £119,000. In the letter Holverson described the ship’s luxurious surroundings. If all goes well we will arrive in New York on Wednesday A.M.”Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said: “I’m delighted with the new world record for the Titanic letter. The letter is the last-known letter written on board by a victim. Two years ago a letter written on 14 April 1912 by a passenger, Esther Hart, and her seven-year-old daughter, Eva, who survived the sinking, sold for a record £119,000.

Source: The Guardian October 21, 2017 19:40 UTC