The lettercard, penned by one of the Titanic’s best-known survivors just days before the steamship sank, smashed estimates to sell for £300,000 ($399,000) at a UK auction.

Col. Archibald Gracie wrote the letter while traveling on the Titanic days before the ship sank and plunged him into the icy North Atlantic.

A letter written by a famous Titanic passenger, just days before the ship sank, has sold for nearly $400,000 at auction.