The letter, written by first-class passenger Archibald Gracie, sold for five times its expected price at auction. It was written aboard the ship five days before it sank.
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Ruby slippers worn in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are auctioned for a record $28 million
Including the Dallas-based auction house’s fee, the unknown buyer will ultimately pay $32.5 million for the pair of iconic ruby slippers that were stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago.
