Writing is still bold, overall in near fine condition. Rostron.” Letter is written upon a 5.5″ x 3.5″ card. Sir Arthur Rostron (1869-1940) was an officer for the Cunard line who was the Captain of the RMS Carpathia when it rescued hundreds of survivors of the Titanic. 3-6-12 / 10am”, letter reads in full, “Dear Sir: Just a line to thank you for your letter – I am really very busy two minutes even to myself. After twenty-five years at sea, the competence and compassion Rostron. This letter is especially unique as it’s dated one month before the wreck of the Titanic. Captain Arthur Rostron raced the Cunard liner Carpathia to the scene of the. Scarce autograph letter signed by Captain Arthur Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, the famed ship that rescued nearly half of the Titanic survivors. Very Scarce RMS Carpathia Captain Arthur Rostron Handwritten Letter - While on That Ship Just One Month Before He Rescued the Titanic! We have sold two Arthur Rostron autographed items at auction. Captain Rostron received a Congressional Gold Medal for his life saving efforts. Captain Rostron is known for tirelessly attempting to make it to the Titanic before sinking. The Carpathia was about 58 miles away, and despite traveling at full speed toward the disaster, he wasn’t able to make it to the Titanic until 3.5 hours later. The Carpathia was traveling between New York and Croatia when they received news that the Titanic had struck an iceberg. Sir Arthur Rostron was the captain of the RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued survivors of the RMS Titanic. To buy, auction, sell or consign your Arthur Rostron autograph that is for sale, please email your description and photos to of Nate D.
Overseas buyers should contact the seller direct to negotiate appropriate P&P fees.FREE ESTIMATE. The price includes an allowance for any extra UK P&P - the item weighs in excess of 800g. The colour has "run" off the covers onto the very bottom of some pages (text totally unaffected).
An additional 32 pages covering the Index as well as a large section entitled "A Selected List of Batsford Books." Colour frontispiece. x + 150pp., including numerous photogravure illustrations. Illustrated blue/white cloth hardback - faded/browned/blemished/scuffed edges/bumped. Eyston Sir Malcolm Campbell James Guthrie Hubert Scott-Paine Captain Sir Arthur Rostron Cecil J. Full list of contributors: Stephen King-Hall Colonel P.T.Etherton Geoffrey De Havilland Flight-Lieut.
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