The "Prophecy" letters of the badly fateful RMS Titanic Ocean Liner auctioned in England are auctioned at an astonishing price.
The letter was sold on April 26 by Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd., based in Wiltshire. The letter was written by Archibald Gracie IV on April 10, 1912, just five days before the ship on April 15.
Gracie wrote down the notes when she left Southampton, England on April 10. Two days later, on April 12, the letter was posted on London.
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"It's a good boat, but I'm going to wait for my journey to end," Gracie wrote in the letter.
He added: "The Ocean is like an old friend, and although she doesn't have the sophisticated style and all kinds of entertainment of this big ship, her oceanic traits are still like yachts and make me miss her."
The date of the letters for auction is April 10 and mailed on April 12 - just days before the disaster. (Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd.; Getty Images)
As Henry Aldridge and Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd pointed out, Gracie suddenly woke up before midnight on April 14 when the Titanic hit an iceberg.
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“He later wrote that more than half of the men who initially arrived at the lifeboat either died of exhaustion or cold, quietly sliding off the keel at night,” the auction house said.
The British auctioneer who sold the letter called it a "prophecy." (Henry Aldridge and Sons Co., Ltd.)
“As dawn broke, Colonel Gracey returned to the rescue ship Calpathia and returned to New York City, where he began writing about his experience.”
Although Gracie survived the shipwreck, his health was severely affected by the disaster.
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On the day he sinks, he suffers from hypothermia and various physical injuries.
In December 1912, he fell into a coma and died of complications of diabetes.
RMS Titanic left Southampton, England on April 10, on her maiden voyage. (AP Photo/File)
The 103-year-old paper is initially expected to receive $80,000 equivalent to $80,000 for sale with a look of up to 300,000 pounds, or $399,000.
Auctionist Andrew Aldridge called the letter "one of the best people known."
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"It's not only written by one of the most important first-class passengers of the Titanic (but) the letter itself contains the most advanced route: 'It's a beautiful ship, and I'll wait for my journey to end before I judge her," Aldridge said.
"Five days later, the Titanic is at the bottom of the North Atlantic."
The RMS Titanic has fascinated the public for more than a century. The remains of the ship were seen here were found in the 1980s. (NOAA/Academic Exploration/University of Rhode Island)
The auction proves the public's long-lasting fascination with the Titanic's 110 years after the tragic shipwreck.
In November, Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd.
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At the same auction, Tiffany and Co.'s timepiece gave the Titanic rescue crew a clock of less than $2 million, 10 times the original guidance price.
Sydney Borchers contributed to the report.