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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(WHITE STAR LINE.) "Titanic." Group of 9 front pages of various newspapers announcing the sinking and its aftermath, most running banner headlines, various sizes; often just the front page, sometimes with conjugate leaf, and sometimes with additional pages from individual issues; condition generally fine. 3 issues of "The Brooklyn Eagle" with provenance from a survivor as noted below. Interesting group of papers, showing the development of the story as details became available. New York, 16 April 1912
"The World." Titanic Passengers All Safe; Big Liner Being Towed to Port. Front page only. New York, 15 April 1912 "The World." Titanic Sinks; Fear 1,500 Lost; Only 675 Are Known to be Saved. Front page only. New York, 16 April 1912 The Boston Herald. Unfilled Boats Cost 350 Lives. Front page and conjugate leaf. 20 April 1912 "The Northern Echo." Greatest Maritime Disaster Ever Recorded. Not a banner headline. 8 pages complete. Priestgate, Darlington, England, 17 April 1912 5 issues of "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle," issues for 15, 18, and 19 April having belonged to survivors Mr. and Mrs. George Harder and gifted to Robert Forrest by their son George Harder, Jr. Additional issues for 18 April (late edition?) and 19 April (late edition?). Papers appear complete, 3 with banner headlines.
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