Marilyn Monroe signed passport photo auctions for…
A signed passport photo of Marilyn Monroe taken the day she and her new husband, Yankees great Joe DiMaggio, have been prepping for their 1954 Japanese honeymoon bought for more than $21,000 at an public sale this week.
The tiny photo — 2.25 x 2.75 inches — which is inscribed in pink ink, “To Mr. Bolds, Thanks and my warmest regards, Marilyn Monroe DiMaggio,” bought Wednesday for $21,655, according to Boston-based RR Auction.
A signed 1954 passport photo of Marilyn Monroe bought at public sale this week for over $21,000. RR Auction / SWNS
The well-known duo — who tied the knot two weeks earlier — went to a federal building in San Francisco on Jan. 29, 1954, to get passports for their upcoming honeymoon and work journey in Japan.
But the then-27-year-old Monroe — born Norma Jeane Mortenson — didn’t have a photo for the journey doc, so “Joltin’ Joe” improvised by going to a close by arcade with a photo of the “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” star, making a number of copies of it.
The well-known couple had the image made in January 1954 — just two weeks after they acquired hitched — as they ready to go on their honeymoon in Japan. RR Auction / SWNS
When the then-40-year-old Yankee Clipper returned roughly an hour later, the “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” performer signed one of the copies for the passport officer, Harry E. Bolds, SWNS first reported, citing the public sale home.
Monroe signed one of the copies of the photo for the passport officer who assisted the newlyweds. RR Auction / SWNS
The signed classic matte image didn’t finally finish up in Monroe’s passport, but it was apparently one of the copies the well-known outfielder made that day.
On the passport utility, Monroe put her legal identify down as “Norma Jeane DiMaggio” and she listed the retired MLBer as her emergency contact and put his Bay Area metropolis deal with down — “2150 Beach Street” — on the doc.
Quick-thinking DiMaggio improvised to get the needed passport photo for his new bride. RR Auction / SWNS
On the Japan journey, the pair — who have been only married for 9 months — not only celebrated their nuptials but also took care of business, too, with Monroe jetting off to Korea in February to carry out for the US troops and DiMaggio consulting with Japanese baseball groups for their spring coaching.
DiMaggio was the center of Monroe’s three husbands. Los Angeles Police Officer James Dougherty was her first, while playwright Arthur Miller, whom she divorced shortly before she died at 36, was her final.
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