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One of the earliest media and pop culture mega-stars, Marilyn Monroe left behind a wide range of vintage collectible memorabilia. Marilyn's personal estate was first auctioned off by Christie's on October 27th and 28th, 1999 in a sale called "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," which yielded over thirteen million dollars. It had been in storage since 1962 when she died and included clothing, scripts, awards, furniture, kitchenware, and glassware Marilyn had owned.
A follow up sale by Julien’s in 2005, known as "Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," consisted of the remainder of the items that were not put up for auction in 1999. To avoid authentication problems and the numerous fakes on the market, some collectors stick solely to collecting personal items from these two auctions.
However, apart from items Marilyn herself might have owned or used, there's a wide range of collectible Marilyn Monroe items on the market, including photos, prints, magazines, dolls, wine bottles, calendars, plates, and postcards.
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1st Issue Playboy December 1953 Marilyn Monroe / February 1955 Jayne Mansfield
Now Jan 1954 Amazing Marilyn Monroe & Joe Dimaggio Photo Cover Digest Magazine
See Nov 1954 Stunning Marilyn Monroe Photo Cover Tabloid Magazine High Grade
Exceptional 1954 Original Photo Marilyn Monroe In Sexy Tight Jeans !
Brief Dec 1953 Stunning Marilyn Monroe Photo Cover Digest Magazine High Grade
Marilyn Monroe Original Vintage 1940s Early Studio Publicity Photograph Skiing
1955 Original Photo Joe Dimaggio & Marilyn Monroe The Prince & The Showgirl
Original Al Hirschfeld Limited Edition Etching Of Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe - 1951 Danish "billed Bladet" Magazine
Marilyn Monroe Portrait Original French Oil Painting Modern Fine Art N Turner Nr
Registred Marilyn Monroe Signed Andy Warhol Pop Art - Silkscreen - No Poster
Marilyn Monroe Unforgettable Porcelain Portrait Doll W/coa - Franklin Mint 
Marilyn Monroe Family Circle Magazine 1946
Rare Vintage 1952 Marilyn Monroe Photograph Pin Up Bathing Beauty Cheesecake Nr
Vintage 1948 Marilyn Monroe Photograph Pin Up Ladies Of The Chorus Cronenweth
Marilyn Monroe Original Vintage 1955 Ed Feingersh Doubleweight Photo Smoking Nyc
Bnib Mac Marilyn Monroe 5 Pc Lipstick Collection All Five Shades
Marilyn Monroe Calendar Willinger Caught Short 1953 Vtg Original Pinup Litho Nm 
Stunning 1951 Original Photo "young" Marilyn Monroe In Swimsuit !
Original Marilyn Monroe Picture By George Barris, 11x14 Signed
Rare 1952 Original Photo Marilyn Monroe Turning Men's Heads Look Magazine Shoot
Very Rare 1962 Original Photo Marilyn Monroe By George Barris
All About Eve -franklin Mint Heirloom Porcelain Marilyn Monroe Doll -nib Nrfb
Very Rare Marilyn Monroe Tristar Niagara Doll - In Box
Marilyn Monroe Original Vintage 1954 Bob Henriques Photograph Seven Year Itch
Marilyn Monroe Humphrey Bogart Vintage 1953 Dillinger Photo Millionaire Premiere
Marilyn Monroe Original Vintage 1955 Globe Caffrey Photo East Of Eden Premiere
Marilyn Monroe 1957 2 1/4" Original Camera Negative Prince And Showgirl Premiere
Rare 1955 Original Photo Marilyn Monroe The Dress Scene Between Takes !
Marilyn Monroe Original Vintage 1950s Paris Match Photograph Arthur Miller Nyc
Very Rare Tristar Don't Bother To Knock Marilyn Monroe Doll - In Box
Jane Russell Auto 8x10 Photo Gentlemen Prefer Blondes & Marilyn Monroe Jsa Coa
Rare Original Rko Marilyn Monroe 1952 Clash By Night Portrait Photo 
Marilyn Monroe No Business Like Show Business Original 4x5 Transparency 714c
Some Like It Hot- Italian Poster- Marilyn Monroe
Authentic Marilyn Monroe Hair Lock W Photo Celebrity Memorabilia Certified
Marilyn Monroe Rare Richard Avedon 1959 Photograph Time Life Some Like It Hot
Bradford Exchange Marilyn Monroe Collector Plates Set Of *8* Mint W Certificates
Very Rare 1956 Original Photo Marilyn Monroe In Bed By Milton Greene
1956 Original Photo Marilyn Monroe In Lace Showing Her Figure !
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1955 Original Photo Marilyn Monroe Sexy Showgirl Rides An Elephant !
Marilyn Monroe Sculpture Leuropeo,9" Inches
Marilyn Monroe Seven Year Itch Large Mccormick Empty Decanter
1954 Original Photo Marilyn Monroe With Guitar On Stage
Original 1955 Marilyn Monroe Calendar Nude Golden Dreams Framed 
Original Marilyn Monroe 1955 Nude Calendar Golden Dreams
1951 Original Photo Marilyn Monroe Doing Headstand On Beach !
Rare 1950 Original Photo Norma Jean - Young Marilyn Monroe
Cook Islands 2011 $5 Marilyn Monroe .999 Silver Proof Coin With Real Dimond!!!
1957 Wire Photo Marilyn Monroe Swept Away At Train Station Nice !
1954 Wire Photo Marilyn Monroe & Joe Dimaggio Yankees Honeymoon
Franklin Mint Marilyn Monroe "always Marilyn" .
Rare 1954 Original Photo Marilyn Monroe Korea - Changing Clothes !!!
Marilyn Monroe Original Vintage 1956 Uk Press Photograph Arthur Miller Showgirl
Marilyn Monroe Original Check Made Out To Marilyn! And Endorsed! Unique! Rare!
Franklin Mint Marilyn Monroe
(group Of 3) 1956 Wire Photos Marilyn Monroe & Arthur Miller
Rare 1956 Original Photo Marilyn Monroe & Arthur Miller Convertible
Recent News: Marilyn Monroe
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Marilyn Monroe Photos Stolen: Robbery Of New Exhibition In Prague Was A ...
Fashion & Style, May 22ndPhotos of Marilyn Monroe have been stolen in advance of a new exhibition in Prague, reports say. According to the Huffington Post, the photos were stolen late Monday and were due to be on display at the Prague Castle beginning May 30. Mannequins and...Read more
Marilyn Monroe Photos Stolen In Prague
The Inquisitr, May 22ndMarilyn Monroe photos stolen in Prague were set to be exhibited, but the brazen theft resulted in the loss of much of the material slated for display. The Marilyn Monroe photos stolen were set to be featured in an exhibit to mark the 50th anniversary...Read more
Marilyn Monroe photos stolen before exhibition in Prague
Zap2it.com (blog), May 22ndmarilyn-monroe-stolen-photos.gi.jpg. There's a thief on the loose in the streets of Prague. According to a publicist from an upcoming art exhibit in the city, photographs of Marilyn Monroe that were to be displayed have been stolen, the Associated...Read more
Marilyn Monroe Photos Stolen Before Prague Exhibition
Huffington Post, May 22ndFILE - In this 1946 file image taken by photographer Joseph Jasgur and released by Julien's Auctions, Norma Jean Dougherty, who eventually changed her name to Marilyn Monroe, is shown. Copyrights and images from Marilyn Monroe's first photo shoot...Read more
Rihanna's Instagram Heats Up: Singer Channels Marilyn Monroe In Series Of ...
Huffington Post, May 21stHaving completed her video shoot for her single "Pour It Up," Rihanna posed for a pic channeling Marilyn Monroe in a risque white swimsuit and a blond wig reminiscent of the iconic actress. Her friend Melissa Forde posted this sizzling photo of the...Read more
Rihanna Invokes Marilyn Monroe For Some Sexy 'Office' Behavior!
PerezHilton.com, May 20thThose blonde, Marilyn Monroe-esque locks really have us wondering what else she's gonna try in the name of fun and flair. Maybe blue?? Mermaid green?? [Image via Instagram.] Tags: celebrity hair, instagram, marilyn monroe, rihanna, sexy, some like it...Read more
Young Marilyn Monroe Photo: Norma Jeane Baker Was Totally Adorable At Five ...
Huffington Post, May 19thMarilyn Monroe. Full-length studio portrait of American actor Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jean Mortenson, 1926 - 1962) at the age of two, standing on a box in a floral print dress and matching bonnet 1928. (Hulton Archive / Getty Images)...Read more
Cannes: Worldview Options Andrew Dominik's Marilyn Monroe Biopic 'Blonde'
Deadline.com, May 18thThe fictional biopic of Marilyn Monroe is based on a 700-page imagined memoir written by Joyce Carol Oates. Fans of the book are legion. It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 2001, and the prolific Oates has said she...Read more