The card is from Munro’s private collection.
The fact that items associated with Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe continue to command high prices at auction is an indication that the actress’ appeal to audiences has not diminished even 60 years after her death.
According to New York Post, More than 175 items from the late screen icon are going up for auction, including a letter penned by her father, Charles Stanley Gifford. An undated greeting card addressed to Monroe, in Gifford’s handwriting, is expected to sell for between $2,000 and $3,000.
“To the Lot” has been said to be the only known material artifact that establishes any relationship or communication between Gifford and his famous daughter. news outlet Told.
According to julian’s auction The card was personally delivered by Monroe’s estranged father, Stanley Gifford, and is part of her personal history.
The note read, “This happy little get-well note comes especially to say that many thoughts and well wishes are with you each day,” along with the words “A little prayer too.” It was signed “Stanley Gifford, Red Rock Dairy Farm, Hemet, California.”
This is not the first time that memorabilia of a yesteryear celebrity is being auctioned. Auctioneers have made handsome profits every time this has happened in the past.
In 2018, Ms. Monroe’s 1961 Golden Globe Award was sold for $250,000 (Rs. 1.79 crore). It became the only Golden Globe in the world to sell for a huge amount at auction. His 1956 Raven Black Ford Thunderbird was sold for US$490,000 (Rs 3.51 crore). A black satin blouse with matching necktie that she wore in 1956 sold for $43,750 (Rs 31.40 lakh).
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer and model. He starred in several commercially successful films during the 1950s and is considered a pop culture icon.
By the time of her death in 1962, her films had earned $200 million, making her one of the highest-paid actresses of all time. Marilyn Monroe was ranked sixth on the American Film Institute’s list of best female film legends from the Hollywood Golden Age in 1999.
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