Haunting Titanic postcard under the hammer

[Andrew Clarkson]

A "haunting" postcard commemorating the sinking of the Titanic, which was sent just weeks after the disaster, has gone under the hammer in Perth.

It was sent from Canada to Moray in Scotland on May 21, 1912 - around a month after 1,517 passengers lost their their lives when the liner hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage and sank.

The unique piece of memorabilia was found in a house in Stanley, Perthshire.

The cards shows an artist's impression of the infamous vessel, with the words "the ill-fated Titanic foundered April 15 1912".

It generated widespread interest from browsers and collectors and sold for £340.

The card was expected to fetch only around £200.

Auctioneer Nick Burns, of Lindsay Burns and Company, said: "The post mark on the card was for British Colombia, Beaumont, May 21st 1912 so just over a month after the disaster.

"It shows people were producing perhaps cards, maybe one of a series of cards to mark this disaster and show the importance of it."

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