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Titanic Memorabilia Auction: Cup Sells For $200,000 Whilst A Biscuit That Survived The Tragedy Sold For $23,000

10 Apr 1912, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK --- Original caption: The Titanic, a ship of the Cunard White Star Line, made her maiden voyage from Southampton on April 10, and wrecked off Cape Race, April 15, 1912. --- Image by © Corbis
RMS Titanic

The auctioneers world is a strange one, as rich guys bid to buy the ‘rarest’ of items. Maybe one can only appreciate a collector’s joy when one has boatloads of money to, you know- collect.

An auction of Titanic memorabilia held recently saw some items off the legendary ship selling off for impressive amounts.

A cup, which was presented to the captain of the SS Carpathia (the ship that rescued the Titanic survivors) by one of the survivors, got auctioned off at $200,000. Pre-sale, it had been pegged at a value of between $60,000 and $92,000.

Another item off the ship auctioned was a biscuit that sold for $23,000. The biscuit was part of a survival kit on a Titanic lifeboat, and was found by James Fenwick, a passenger aboard the Carpathia.

“It is incredible that this biscuit has survived such a dramatic event — the sinking of the world’s largest ocean liner — costing 1,500 lives,” auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said.

A photo of the iceberg that sank the Titanic also sold for $32,000.

The RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912. The disaster led to the death of over 1,500 passengers and crew.

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