Memorabilia

Wallace Hartley letter brings $141,500 to Titanic auction
A letter written by Titanic bandleader Wallace Hartley sold 50% above estimate

Titanic band leader's letter to bring $92,500 ahead of violin sale
A letter sent by the Titanic's doomed band leader to his mother is set to sell

Francis Crick's DNA letter smashes record at $6m with Christie's
A Francis Crick letter about the structure of DNA beat the previous record for a letter by 78.2%

Crick's DNA discovery letter offered with $2m estimate at Christie's
Francis Crick's DNA discovery letter to his son reveals the secrets of life

Important Thomas Jefferson letter auctions for $250,000
An important letter in which Thomas Jefferson 'waxes profound' on the American government has sold

Mahatma Gandhi autograph letter up 604% on estimate
An autographed letter from Mahatma Gandhi has sold at a highly anticipated Sotheby's auction

Unrecorded Abraham Lincoln letter brings $11,000 to US auction
A previously unrecorded letter sent by Abraham Lincoln to a poet starred on July 28

Titanic passenger's letter sells for $40,700 in New York
Two Titanic letters sold in New York reveal the harrowing story of Dr Simpson

Captain Scott's farewell letter to his financier could deliver $233,000
Captain Scott of the Antarctic wrote a few farewell letters whilst waiting to die in the Polar ice

Paul McCartney handwritten letter to 'wannabe drummer' hits $54,994
A signed, handwritten McCartney letter �altered the knowledge in my specialist field� said Christie�s expert

Titanic letter led collection steams to $100,570 at Philip Weiss Auctions
Letters from returning honeymooners John & Nelle Pillsbury Snyder outdid expectations at the weekend

Titanic letter and archive will 'go under' the hammer at Philip Weiss
John and Nelle Snyder survived the Titanic tragedy and held an archive of material including letters