Titanic bygone objects always fetch large sums at auctions, and this personal postcard from a passenger to a friend proves the continuing public fascination

A postcard written by a passenger of the Titanic and sent just days before the doomed ship sank to the bottom of the ocean sold for thousands of dollars at auction over the weekend. The postcard — part of a lot of Titanic memorabilia placed up for bidding Saturday — was mailed by first-class passenger and British businessman Richard William Smith from Cork,