Historic letter from Titanic survivor Colonel Gracie to go under the hammer

It is written over four sides to the seller’s great-uncle who was an acquaintance of Gracie.

The letter card written by Colonel Archibald Gracie is dated April 10 1912 and is postmarked Queenstown April 11 and London April 12 (Henry Aldridge & Son/PA)

A letter card written by one of the most well-known survivors of the Titanic disaster is expected to sell for up to €69,924 (£60,000) at auction.

Colonel Archibald Gracie wrote the famous book The Truth About The Titanic, detailing his experiences onboard the ill-fated liner, which sank costing 1,500 lives.