A Marilyn Monroe letter handwritten to Joe DiMaggio, probably 1962.Penned in blue ballpoint ink on a folded piece of off-white stationery, note reads in full:
Dear Joe, / If I can only succeed / in making you happy - / I will have succeeded / in the biggest and most / difficult thing there is - / that is to make one person / completely happy. Joe;"
Evidently unfinished, this letter is almost identical to another one that was found amongst Monroe's possessions after her death, which was featured in the 2008 August issue of Vanity Fair magazine. In that note, the verbiage is exactly the same with the exception of an extra sentence and a misspelling as well as two scribble marks (as if her ink was running out). The piece offered in this lot was likely written after the other one as she corrected the word "bigest" to "biggest." Monroe never finished this (or the other) note, so we'll never know what her intentions were, however, many have speculated that she and DiMaggio were getting back together and that she may even have been composing this letter on the last day of her life.
This letter sold for $36,000.00.
A Marilyn Monroe signed 'United States of America Department of Defense' identification card, 1954.Laminated with a black and white photograph of the star in the upper left-side corner, a date of "8 Feb. 1954," and a typed name of "DiMaggio, Norma Jeane;" Monroe's signature using this name is penned in blue fountain pen ink on the lower right-side corner; back of card shows her two finger prints as well as her personal statistics: "Height [5'5 1/2"], Weight [118], Color of Hair [Blonde], Color of Eyes [Blue], Religion [None], Blood Type [Unk], Date of Birth [1 June 26]."
Though this ID card has been reproduced as a souvenir item and sold in stores and has also been seen in many books, this piece appears to be the actual one that Monroe used when she performed for the troops in Korea while she and Joe DiMaggio were on their honeymoon.
This ID Card sold for $57,000.00.
