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The postcard was written by Richard William Smith, a British businessman who was one of the ship's first-class passengers, according to SWNS. OUTRAGE ENSUES IN ROME OVER AIRBNB'S GLADIATOR 'BATTLES' COMING TO COLOSSEUM Smith sent the card from Cork, Ireland, and it was addressed to Mrs. Olive Dakin in Norwich.
A postcard from a passenger aboard the Titanic has sold at an auction for more than $25,000. (SWNS) The card was postmarked on April 11, 1912 at 3:45 p.m.
, only three days before the passengers, including Smith, were aboard the Titanic when it hit the iceberg. "Have had a fine run around to Queenstown. Just leaving for the land of Stars and Stripes," Smith hand-wrote on the stationary.
"Hope you are all quite well at home," the note continued. "Kindest regards, R.W.
S." US SPOTS WHERE YOU CAN MINE FOR DIAMONDS AND GEMSTONES The postcard was originally going for $12,000, but it eventually sold for more than $25,000 due to additional fees, SWNS reported. The card was postmarked three days before the letter's author went down with the ship in the North Atlantic Ocean.
(SWNS) The card was put up for auction by Henry Aldridge & Son Lt.
