![[TITANIC] Marconi message: 19. Parisian to Olympic 5-1/2 x 8 in.(14 x 20 cm.)](http://images2.bonhams.com/image?src=Images/live/2012-04/24/8524657-23-1.jpg&tmp=web300&top=0.000000&left=0.000000&right=1.000000&bottom=1.000000&dt=zoom_image "[TITANIC] Marconi message: 19. Parisian to Olympic 5-1/2 x 8 in.(14 x 20 cm.) Estimate: US$ 1,000 - 2,000 £660 - 1,300 €780 - 1,600")
TITANIC DISASTER—MARCONI MESSAGE #19.
Typed Marconi message from the R.M.S. Olympic radio log book, 1 p, oblong 8vo (140 x 200 mm), New York, April 15, 1912, 12:50 p.m. EST, in response to the previous lot, giving information regarding ice fields. This brief message gives a glimpse into the confusion that reigned during the hours and days after the disaster. After giving a report on the best path to the Titanic's last known position, the Parisian responds: "MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE TITANICS POSITION AT MIDNIGHT WAS DERIVED FROM YOUR OWN MESSAGE TO NEW YORK IN WHICH YOU GAVE IT AS 41.47 50.50...," framed.
Estimate:
US$ 1,000 - 2,000
£660 - 1,300
€780 - 1,600
£660 - 1,300
€780 - 1,600
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