An "extremely rare" postcard written by a Titanic passenger who died after the liner hit an iceberg on 14 April 1912 has fetched £20,000 at auction. First-class passenger Richard William Smith wrote ...
A postcard written by a first-class passenger on the Titanic will go up for auction ... with scheduled stops in Cherbourg in France and Queenstown – now known as Cobh – in Ireland.
“Hope you are all quite well at home. Kindest regards, R.W.S.” Before embarking on its journey across the Atlantic, the Titanic made stops in Cherbourg in France and Queenstown, known today as Cobh, ...
The postcard says: "Dear Father and Mother, I've already sent you postcards from Southampton and from Cherbourg in France ... The launch of Titanic in April 1912 was the crowning achievement ...