Description: AN INCREDIBLE SURVIVIOR-- THIS REPLICA REPRINT OF A LOVE LETTER WRITTEN BY SECOND CLASS PASSENGER, KATE BUSS TO PERCY JAMES, WHILE ON BOARD TITANIC, APRIL 10, 1912. PRINTED ON 65 LB ARCHIVAL CARD STOCK, ON TWO SHEETS THAT MEASURE 8.5 X 11 INCHES. YOUR COPIES WILL NOT INCLUDE MY COMPANY LOGO WATERMARK. THE IMAGE OF KATE BUSS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING. HERE IS SOME OF THE FASCINATING TEXT OF THE LETTER: "I received James’ letter while she was on board and HAVE notified mother and Mrs. Lingham.”“I’ve been quite alright — but now feel dead tired & more fit for bed than anything,” Buss wrote in the letter. “Have to go to dinner-tea in half an hour.”“Mr. Peters spent about an hour on the vessel + they might easily have spent another without waste of time,” Buss added. “The first class apartments are really magnificent & unless you had first seen them you would think the second class were the same.”Buss also writes that they had not yet reached Cherbourg, France, but the mail had cleared. “I think I’d best try & get some postcards of the vessel,” she wrote.She also wrote that the passenger she was sharing her stateroom with had not yet turned up and was advised to eat a good lunch by two clergymen( Father Bryles, Reverend Harper, or Father Bateman? all 2nd class passengers) opposite her at the table.Buss concludes the letter that she “must clear & have a wash now” and that she will put the letter in the post in case she became sea sick the next day.“Must clear & have a wash now,” she wrote. “Will pop this in the [mail] in case I’m sea sick tomorrow. PW brought a box of chocolates ‒ shouldn’t wonder if I’m like Jim Buss & get it the other way. Give my love to all enquirers ‒ must go.Much love Kate.”Buss was saved in lifeboat number 9 when the Carpathia picked her up. Buss was the last to be unloaded “due to her fear of heights,” I SHIP VIA USPS WITH TRACKING. YOUR IMAGES WILL BE SECURELY PACKAGED FOR A SAFE DELIVERY. THANKS FOR LOOKING AND PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN AS NEW ITEMS ARE BEING ADDED DAILY! DISCLAIMER: MY GOAL IS TO MAKE AVAILABLE AFFORDABLE, REPLICA, RMS TITANIC, AND WHITE STAR LINE COLLECTIBLES. I DO MY BEST TO OFFER ONLY ITEMS THAT ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. DETERMINING WHICH ITEMS ARE AND AREN’T IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IS GROWING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT! OCASSIONALLY, RARELY, & ACCIDENTALLY A LISTING MAY BE FOR AN ITEM BY WHICH THE ORIGINAL IS IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION. I HAVE NO INTENTION OF VIOLATING COPYRIGHT LAW. IF YOU ARE THE OWNER OF SUCH ITEM PLEASE CONTACT ME AND WE WILL REACH AN AMICABLE AGREEMENT OR I WILL END THE LISTING IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU!
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Cruise Ship & Ocean Liner: White Star & Titanic
