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Captain Arthur Rostron autograph letter signed on ''Cunard R.M.S. Mauretania'' stationery, dated August 19th from New York. Rostron was the master of the ocean liner RMS Carpathia when it rescued the survivors of the RMS Titanic which fatefully sank on 15 April 1912. Letter is addressed to a Miss Helen Morton Curtis of Stoughton, Massachusetts and reads in full: ''Dear Madam -- I was born at Astley - Bridge - Bolton - Lancashire - England. In reply to yours of the 5th (?) . Yours truly, A.H. Rostron''. One page letter in bold, black ink measures 4.5'' x 7'' with intersecting folds and a slightly uneven left edge. With pencil notations to verso in an unknown hand. Very good condition.
Titanic Rescuing Captain Arthur Rostron Autograph Letter Signed
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