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Monday, April 19, 2010

Titanic letter valued Rp760 Jt

Letters worn this one was very valuable. In fact, this letter is not very valuable if it is not associated with a very historic event, the sinking of the Titanic.
 
Letters written by Adolphe Saalfeld was addressed to his wife, Gertrude, who was then at her home in England. Saalfed none other than first-class passengers on the ship's magnificent. No wonder if the letter was valued worth 55 thousand pounds, equivalent to Rp760 million.
 
Note that he wrote it describes in brief about the first trip of the Titanic, which sank on April 15, 1912, with total casualties 1517 after hitting an iceberg.
 
The letter was written five days before the crash, which includes the perspective of how the situation on the ship, through the eyes of first-class passengers, ranging from food, spacious cabin and also decoration.
 
"In addition to circulating another letter, this letter is the best, because the details of the contents of the letter," said Andrew Aldridge. As reported by Sky News, Monday (19/4/2010).
 
Saalfeld, who was born in Germany to travel to New York to sell perfume concentrates. At the time of the accident he was in the smoking room and managed to save themselves from the sinking ship, he managed to climb to the salvor no. 3.
 
He then writes that there is still enough time left to save all people, if only there was a rescue vessel.
 
Saalfeld died in 1926 at Kew Gardens and was buried at Golders Green Cemetery in London.
 
Other goods sold in the auction is a set of keys from the Titanic's officers at a price equivalent to Rp740 million.
 
One set of photographs bergambarkan Titanic passengers and crew were sold for the equivalent of Rp1, 3 billion. Photos Rosa Abbott at the time was removed from the water sold for the equivalent of Rp48 million.

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