Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon 's letter to a friend , written just weeks after the Titanic sank , sells for nearly $ 12,000 . She tells friend of `` disgraceful '' treatment after rescue , says RR Auction , which sold the letter . She and her husband were haunted by allegations about their conduct as the ship sank in April 1912 . The couple had been on board with other passengers when it was struck amidships by an iceberg off Newfoundland ( see below ).
Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon 's letter to a friend , written just weeks after the Titanic sank , sells for nearly $ 12,000 . She tells friend of `` disgraceful '' treatment after rescue , says RR Auction , which sold the letter . She and her husband were haunted by allegations about their conduct as the ship sank in April 1912 . A rare letter from Jerry Garcia sells for $ 32,500 ; Johnny Ramone 's guitar fetches nearly $ 72,000 .