Titanic collection hits the globe (www) from Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hello  With the start in 2015 of this little online museum my Titanic collection has since become accessible to the public, the global community. Speaking of which, if you ever visited Amsterdam since 2002 then you may have seen and used my most special creation as a graphic designer. In 2001 I designed the upholstery pattern for the passenger seats in bus, tram and metro of my hometown's public transport operator GVB. The synthetic fabric with woven semi-abstract appliance of the company symbol is still present (renewed but unchanged in 2014-2015). Click image to enlarge seat photo.  David

A Call For Help: identification of 'stretchers' found in Titanic's lifeboats
29 November 1912 an inventory was issued concerning all objects found in the 13 salvaged lifeboats. For each lifeboat the list would be different. In 5 of the lifeboats a total of 19 "stretchers" were found and recorded (there were also 31 "foot stretchers"). Please contact me if you have any identifying information on the 19 objects referred to as "stretcher". For this I will be happy to reward you with a 1912 memorial shellwork frame with photo of Titanic.

GROSS TROLLING GARBAGE COMMENT / FEEDBACK  VIA MAILFORM (OUT OF THE BLUE) :

"FAKE" "GARBAGE" "MOTHING" (SIC !) "RUBBISH PIECES" "YOU ARE GARBAGE AND YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION IS GARBAGE"
(4 JUL 2018, KEVIN SAUCIER, CURATOR / PRESIDENT TITANICITEMS.COM)

"YOU ARE GARBAGE." "YOU KNOW YOUR COLLECTION IS GARBAGE. JUST LIKE YOU." "HI STUPID." "HI. YOU STOOPID." "UOU ARE BUSY BUYING FAKE THINGS AND MAKING RUBBISH DESIGNS ON BUS CHAIR." "YOU ARE FAKKKEEEE"
(26 NOV 2018, SPENCER KNARR, A "DEAR FRIEND" OF KEVIN SAUCIER)

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Label on iceberg reads in uppercase "W.S. Liddle" (the maker?!). Did a toddler use the photo as sketchbook?

Apple Show, Sebastopol (Calif.) :  sinking of Titanic, RPPC 1912

Size: 8.8 x 13.7 cm (3.4 x 5.4 in)  ☆

UNSEEN APPLE PC !  ALMOST NON EXISTENT 'TITANIC' HISTORICAL RECORD !

"FAKE" "GARBAGE" "RUBBISH PIECES" "MOTHING" (SIC !) "YOU ARE GARBAGE AND YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION IS GARBAGE" (OUT OF THE BLUE VIA MAILFORM, KEVIN SAUCIER, CURATOR / PRESIDENT TITANICITEMS.COM )

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" 'Help Surpasseth Pity' - Balham and Tooting Titanic Relief Fund". (Thinking poor condition? See the reverse!)

Balham and Tooting alumin(i)um medal for Relief Fund workers

Diameter: 4.5 cm (1.75 in)  ☆  Thick: 0.4 cm (0.17 in)  ☆

ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND !  VERY DISTRESSED, POSSIBLE DIRT ROAD FIND !

"FAKE" "GARBAGE" "RUBBISH PIECES" "MOTHING" (SIC !) "YOU ARE GARBAGE AND YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION IS GARBAGE" (OUT OF THE BLUE VIA MAILFORM, KEVIN SAUCIER, CURATOR / PRESIDENT TITANICITEMS.COM )

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Attic find 2017, Kingston, PA. Ca. 5 were known to exist; effectively 7 appear to be traceable. This find is nr 8.

Small poster advertising 3rd Class rates and return maiden trip

Size: 52.4 x 23.4 cm (20.6 x 9.2 in)  ☆

INCREDIBLE FIND !  ULTRA RARE ADVERT FOR  NEVER-TO-BE  RETURN VOYAGE !

11 Nov 2011 a similar poster sold at Swann Auction Galleries for the then record sum  $ 72,000  (incl. premium)
20 Oct  2018  an other similar one sold at Henry Aldridge & Son for a new record sum  $ 81,000  (incl. premium)

Aldridge & Son to Irish Mirror, 17 Oct 2018 :
" [...] only a handful of these posters exist. You can count them on one hand."
(A professional auctioneer would never declare "only a handful exist" but "only a handful are known to exist"!)
"The Victoria & Albert Museum have one for its Speed & Style exhibition but this one is in better condition."
Aldridge & Son at live auction, 20 Oct 2018 : "There is 4 of these known to exist."
False statements!  7 are traceable (not counting my nr 8) and the one at V&A was in almost superb condition ! (see above image nr 5).

JustCollecting News, 10 Oct 2018,
"Titanic return journey poster could set new auction record" :
https://news.justcollecting.com/...

BBC News, 20 Oct 2018,
"Rare Titanic poster sold for £ 62,000 [ $ 81,000 ] at auction" :
https://www.bbc.com/news/...

"FAKE" "GARBAGE" "RUBBISH PIECES" "MOTHING" (SIC !) "YOU ARE GARBAGE AND YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION IS GARBAGE" (OUT OF THE BLUE VIA MAILFORM, KEVIN SAUCIER, CURATOR / PRESIDENT TITANICITEMS.COM )

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After visiting Europe in1911, USS Petrel (PG-2) returned to the Atlantic coast for a period during 1911-1912.

Titanic life ring found (& tagged) by USS Petrel, real photo 1912

Size: 8.6 x 13.3 cm (3.4 x 5.25 in)  ☆

UNSEEN PRIVATE SNAPSHOT !  AMAZING HISTORICAL EXTRAORDINARINESS !

"FAKE" "GARBAGE" "RUBBISH PIECES" "MOTHING" (SIC !) "YOU ARE GARBAGE AND YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION IS GARBAGE" (OUT OF THE BLUE VIA MAILFORM, KEVIN SAUCIER, CURATOR / PRESIDENT TITANICITEMS.COM )

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A black printed picture was hand colored. Originally a blue(?) ribbon was woven through the square spaces.

Titanic iconic milk glass ribbon plate (2x), pre‑sinking souvenir

Diam.: 18.8 cm (7.4 in)  ☆  Height: 2.3 cm (0.9 in)  ☆  Weight: ± 285 gr (± 10 oz)  ☆

2 OF NOW 6 KNOWN !  SOLD IN BARBER SHOP ON TITANIC (& ALSO OLYMPIC ?) !

"FAKE" "GARBAGE" "RUBBISH PIECES" "MOTHING" (SIC !) "YOU ARE GARBAGE AND YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION IS GARBAGE" (OUT OF THE BLUE VIA MAILFORM, KEVIN SAUCIER, CURATOR / PRESIDENT TITANICITEMS.COM )

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121 victims were buried here in May-June 1912. Grave stones were erected in Fall 1912 (likely date of photo).

Titanic graves: Fairview cemetery, Halifax, real photo pc 1912

Size: 8.5 x 13.5 cm (3.3 x 5.3 in)  ☆

INCREDIBLY SCARCE RPPC !  1912 PHOTO DOCUMENT, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA !

"FAKE" "GARBAGE" "RUBBISH PIECES" "MOTHING" (SIC !) "YOU ARE GARBAGE AND YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION IS GARBAGE" (OUT OF THE BLUE VIA MAILFORM, KEVIN SAUCIER, CURATOR / PRESIDENT TITANICITEMS.COM )

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Telegram by Ismay, Imrie & Co (WSL) as received 15 April 1912 1:40am at some Western Union office in NYC.

NYC-received telegram by White Star Line UK at time of sinking

Size: 16.8 x 20.0 cm (6.6 x 7.9 in)  ☆

UNSEEN !  INCREDIBLE FIND !  WSL UK TO US : "NO DANGER OF LOSS OF LIFE" !

"FAKE" "GARBAGE" "RUBBISH PIECES" "MOTHING" (SIC !) "YOU ARE GARBAGE AND YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION IS GARBAGE" (OUT OF THE BLUE VIA MAILFORM, KEVIN SAUCIER, CURATOR / PRESIDENT TITANICITEMS.COM )

LOST WITH  ROYAL MAIL &  PITNEY BOWES ; TRUE TOTAL MENTAL MELTDOWN !
RM AND PB :  ALL THEY COULD FIND WAS AN ESCAPE-GOAT IN EACH OTHER !
RATHER CYNICALLY,  RM  HOLDS THE LONDON-RECEIVED TELEGRAM VERSION !
ALSO AN ITEM TO S-AFRICA FROM THE SELLER WAS LOST SAME NEXT DAY !

$ 500  REWARD FOR ANY INFO LEADING TO RECOVERY OF MISSING TELEGRAM.
WOULD THAT BRING SSTITANIC.ORG THE TELEGRAM THEN TOTAL REWARD $ 1,000.
REPORTED BY SSTITANIC.ORG AS MISSING WITH LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE HQ, ENGLAND.
LYING LOONEY SELLER FROM UK : MORE LIES AND TALES THAN RIVETS ON TITANIC.

ROYAL MAIL RECEIVED MORE THAN 250,000 'LOST' COMPLAINTS IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2017-2018
www.consultancy.uk/news/...
Aug 2018 "Lost post remains top customer complaint for Royal Mail [...] massive 705 'lost' complaints each day"
www.express.co.uk/news/...
Aug 2018 "Royal Mail received more than 250,000 complaints about lost letters & parcels in the last financial year"
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/...
Aug 2018 "Royal Mail was [...] accused of dishonesty after [...] auctioning off valuable items 'lost' in the post"

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In the gantry: Titanic & Olympic keel laid (also see 3rd image). Card with embossing, lacquer, gold ink/paint.

Arrol Gantry postcard: Titanic keel laid just (weeks), April 1909

Size: 8.9 x 13.9 cm (3.5 x 5.5 in)  ☆

STUPENDOUSLY RARE PC !  TITANIC INFANCY 36 MONTHS BEFORE DISASTER !

"FAKE" "GARBAGE" "RUBBISH PIECES" "MOTHING" (SIC !) "YOU ARE GARBAGE AND YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION IS GARBAGE" (OUT OF THE BLUE VIA MAILFORM, KEVIN SAUCIER, CURATOR / PRESIDENT TITANICITEMS.COM )

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"Valentine's Series" postcard: issued very shortly after the sinking, and in large quantities. (Great picture!)

Disaster postcards with earliest datestamp seen: 18(!) Apr 1912

Size: 8.9 x 13.8 cm (3.5 x 5.4 in)  ☆

SUPER RARE !  POST-SINKING PRINTED PC WITH POSTMARK 3(!) DAYS 'AFTER ' !

"FAKE" "GARBAGE" "RUBBISH PIECES" "MOTHING" (SIC !) "YOU ARE GARBAGE AND YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION IS GARBAGE" (OUT OF THE BLUE VIA MAILFORM, KEVIN SAUCIER, CURATOR / PRESIDENT TITANICITEMS.COM )

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On her 1 week of body recovery, starting 11 days since the disaster, CS Minia also retrieved wreckage debris.

29cm/1' piece of Titanic, salvaged in 1912 stuck to a deckchair

Size: 3.7 (avg) x 29.0 cm (1.45 (avg) x 11.4 in)  ☆  Thick (max): 0.4 cm (0.15 in)  ☆  Weight: 270 gr (9.5 oz)  ☆

A+ ARTIFACT !  BENT RIPPED WARPED CORRODED !  STILL WITH  BLACK PAINT !

"FAKE" "GARBAGE" "RUBBISH PIECES" "MOTHING" (SIC !) "YOU ARE GARBAGE AND YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION IS GARBAGE" (OUT OF THE BLUE VIA MAILFORM, KEVIN SAUCIER, CURATOR / PRESIDENT TITANICITEMS.COM )

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'Paramount' printing style for Titanic name, White Star Line flag, and Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. emblem.

Titanic stationery: fragment of a blank First Class menu card

Size: 4.7 x 6.5 cm (1.85 x 2.55 in)  ☆

WOW !  LIKELY FROM SHIP PRE-TRIP !  FROM A CRESTS & MONOGRAMS ALBUM !

"FAKE" "GARBAGE" "RUBBISH PIECES" "MOTHING" (SIC !) "YOU ARE GARBAGE AND YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION IS GARBAGE" (OUT OF THE BLUE VIA MAILFORM, KEVIN SAUCIER, CURATOR / PRESIDENT TITANICITEMS.COM )

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Paint + India ink on ferro-gallic print: a graphite pencil outline was, using light, copied onto sensitized paper.

Titanic color design drawing (completed), Harland &Wolff c1910

Size: 33.0 x 82.0 cm (13.0 x 32.25 in)  ☆  Scale: 1/32 in = 1 ft  (or 1:384)  ☆

UNSEEN !  PERPLEXING !  ONLY KNOWN  H&W COLOR DESIGN PLAN OF TITANIC !

"FAKE" "GARBAGE" "RUBBISH PIECES" "MOTHING" (SIC !) "YOU ARE GARBAGE AND YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION IS GARBAGE" (OUT OF THE BLUE VIA MAILFORM, KEVIN SAUCIER, CURATOR / PRESIDENT TITANICITEMS.COM )

Epic fail by the 3 foremost expert authors on Titanic design/construction ! :
"Much like the work of a child  [...]  worthless  [...]  of very little to no interest to a serious collector", "Stay away from this. it is not a good buy", "I'm not really sure what I can offer you in the way of a comment" - 2017

This item was part of the Ken(neth) Schultz Collection. As such, it may have been featured in his 1970s-2000s catalogues. Please contact me if you know more!

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Extra large image (30000 x 12150):  Front (25MB)
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Bow detail image (7500 x 12150):  Detail (5.6MB)
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Back side image (4420 x 1800):  Back (0.6MB)
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