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Marilyn Monroe
1926 - 1962
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Norma Jeane Mortenson
Norma Jeane Baker
Norma Jeane Dougherty
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn DiMaggio
Marilyn Miller
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1 novembre 2016

Marilyn Monroe Auction - 11/2016 - docs papiers 3


Documents papiers - Santé
Papers documents - Health


Lot 134: MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED CHECK
 A check written entirely in Monroe's hand, in blue ink, dated January 18, 1951, and paid to Dr. A. Gottesman, in the amount of $100. The check is drawn on Monroe's Bank of America account. Monroe lists her address as the Beverly Carlton Hotel.
3 by 8 inches
 Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
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Lot 176: MARILYN MONROE FREE ASSOCIATION NOTES
 Four pages torn from an Italian agenda, dating between 1955 and 1956. It is believed that the pages correspond to Monroe's work with Dr. Hohenberg in which she began practicing self-analysis and working on her repressed memories. The notations in pencil jump from one topic to the next, wandering around the physical pages themselves and even passing from one page to the next and then back again. It is difficult to follow, but the topics include examining her childhood need to lie to her teacher, her physical insecurities, self-conscious thoughts of what others think of her drinking, speculation that "Peter" is capable of violence and possibly gay as well as a touching passage about Arthur Miller: "I am so concerned/ about protecting Arthur/ I love him-and he is the/ only person-human being I have/ ever known that I could love not only/ as a man to which I am attracted to practically/ out of my senses about-but he is the only/ person-as another human being that I trust as/ much as myself-because when I do trust my-/ self (about certain things) I do fully, and I/ do about him also." Another revealing passage reads in part, "… fear to touch my own body/ after Buddy (I started to write Bad instead of Buddy-/ slip in writing?)/ because A.I. punished me/ with fear and whipped me-/ ‘The bad part of my body’ she said-/ must never touch myself/ there or let anyone." It is believed that "A.I." refers to Aunt Ida Martin, a foster mother who punished Monroe as a child, possibly after a sexual abuse incident, with the "Buddy" mentioned here.
LITERATURE Monroe, Marilyn, and Bernard Comment. Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters. Pages 89-101. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. 1-237. Print.
6 1/2 by 4 1/8 inches
 Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
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Lot 189: MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN NOTE
 A handwritten note on unlined paper, annotated “for Kris,” dated September 9, most likely used as a reminder for Monroe to discuss the noted issue with her psychoanalyst, Dr. Marianne Kris. The note reads "Remember, somehow, how Mother always tried to get me to 'go out' as though she felt I were too unadventurous. She wanted me even to show a cruelty toward woman [sic]. This in my teens. In return, I showed her that I was faithful to her. Also written on the note is the passage “Jane’s 10th Birthday on 7th same year,” obviously regarding Jane Miller, Arthur Miller’s daughter, who was born on September 7."
LITERATURE Monroe, Marilyn, and Bernard Comment. Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters. Pages 156-157. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. 1-237. Print.
8 by 5 inches
Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000
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Lot 204: MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN LETTER TO DR. HOHENBERG
 A single sheet of lined paper from a six-ring agenda, with a draft of a letter written, on two sides, to Monroe's psychoanalyst, Dr. Hohenberg, 1956. The letter skips through many topics and references Monroe's difficulties in breaking ties with her former acting coach, Natasha Lytess, and her optimism in beginning to work with Paula Strasberg. She is also buoyant in her mention of Arthur Miller, stating, "Arthur writes me every day-at/ least it gives me air to/ breathe-I can't get used to the fact/ that he loves me and I keep waiting/ for him to stop loving me-though I/ hope he never will-but I keep telling/ myself-who knows?"
LITERATURE Monroe, Marilyn, and Bernard Comment. Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters. Pages 202-203. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. 1-237. Print.
6 3/4 by 3 3/4 inches
 Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
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Lot 205: MARILYN MONROE TYPED LETTER TO DR. RALPH GREENSON
 A vintage file copy of a six-page typed letter from Monroe to Dr. Ralph Greenson, the California-based psychiatrist who treated Monroe in the period leading up to her death. This deeply emotional letter, dated March 2, 1961, was written while Monroe was staying at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center for three weeks of recuperation following her stay at New York’s Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic. The letter is done as a stream of conscious recollection of Payne Whitney.
Passages in the letter include:
There was no empathy at Payne-Whitney — it had a very bad effect — they asked me after putting me in a 'cell' (I mean cement blocks and all) for very disturbed depressed patients (except I felt I was in some kind of prison for a crime I hadn’t committed. The inhumanity there I found archaic. They asked me why I wasn’t happy there (everything was under lock and key; things like electric lights, dresser drawers, bathrooms, closets, bars concealed on the windows — the doors have windows so patients can be visible all the time, also, the violence and markings still remain on the walls from former patients). I answered: 'Well, I’d have to be nuts if I like it here.'"
I sat on the bed trying to figure if I was given this situation in an acting improvisation what would I do. So I figured, it’s a squeaky wheel that gets the grease. I admit it was a loud squeak but I got the idea from a movie I made once called Don’t Bother to Knock. I picked up a light-weight chair and slammed it, and it was hard to do because I had never broken anything in my life — against the glass intentionally. It took a lot of banging to get even a small piece of glass – so I went over with the glass concealed in my hand and sat quietly on the bed waiting for them to come in. They did, and I said to them 'If you are going to treat me like a nut I’ll act like a nut.' I admit the next thing is corny but I really did it in the movie except it was with a razor blade. I indicated if they didn’t let me out I would harm myself — the furthest thing from my mind at that moment since you know Dr. Greenson I’m an actress and would never intentionally mark or mar myself. I’m just that vain.”
The letter also takes several sentimental turns with Monroe fondly referencing Joe DiMaggio and Yves Montand. Monroe closed the letter with “I think I had better stop because you have other things to do but thanks for listening for a while. Marilyn M.”
LITERATURE Monroe, Marilyn, and Bernard Comment. Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters. Pages 207-213. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. 1-237. Print.
8 1/2 by 11 inches
Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000
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Lot 206: MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN INTERVIEW NOTES
Three unlined oversize pages containing answers to a reporter's interview questions in preparation for a press interview. She writes her numbered responses in blue ink and pencil. Answer number 11 explains her stay at the Payne Whitney clinic, writing, "Payne Whitney gives me a pain/ It was obviously an error of judgment to place me in Payne Whit. and the doctor/ who recommended realized it and tried to rectify it. What my condition warranted/ was the rest and care I got [at] Presbyterian Hospital." Number 19 states, "[M]y sleep depends on my state of satisfaction and that varies with my life-my dreams/ are too intimate to be revealed in public/ My nightmare is the H Bomb."
LITERATURE Monroe, Marilyn, and Bernard Comment. Fragments : Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters. Pages 217-223. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. 1-237. Print.
15 3/4 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
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Lot 346: MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED SCHWAB'S CHEECK
 A check written entirely in Monroe's hand, in blue ink, dated April 10, 1952, and paid to Schwab's Pharmacy, in the amount of $10. The check is drawn on Monroe's Bank of America account. Monroe lists her address as the Beverly Carlton Hotel.
2 5/8 by 5 7/8 inches
 Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
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Lot 347: MARILYN MONROE HEALTH CARD
 A Blue Cross insurance card for Monroe provided through the S.A.G. Welfare Plan. The effective date of the plan is January 1, 1961, for Monroe.
3 1/4 by 7 1/4 inches
 Estimate: $300 - $500
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Lot 350: MARILYN MONROE PHARMACY STATEMENT AND INVOICE
 A handwritten itemized listing of goods sold to "Mrs. Arthur Miller" by Pollock-Bailey Pharmacists in New York City between October 1-30, 1959, totaling $220.58. Together with a follow-up statement in the same amount dated December 1, 1959. The items purchased include Revlon lotion, ACE bandage, vitamin B1 tablets, styptic pencils, bedpan, Revlon eyeliner, Revlon eye shadow, nasal jelly, and shadow stick, among other items.
11 by 5 3/4 inches
 Estimate: $300 - $500
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Lot 916: MARILYN MONROE PRESCRIPTION RECEIPT
 A pink carbon receipt for Mrs. Arthur Miller from the Fairfax Drug Company, dated “10/15/1958” in the amount of $17.68. The receipt lists Marilyn Monroe's address as the Bel Air Hotel.
4 by 6 inches
 Estimate: $200 - $400
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 Lot 988: MARILYN MONROE PHARMACY RECEIPT
 A receipt from Vicente Pharmacy to Marilyn Monroe for RX 19329 totaling $7.75, dated "6-8-62." Receipt number 12542.
7 by 5 1/2 inches
 Estimate: $400 - $600
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Lot 992: MARILYN MONROE RECEIPT AND LETTERS
 A Marilyn Monroe receipt from Vicente Pharmacy dated June 18, 1962, in the amount of $9.40 for two prescriptions. Accompanied by a letter addressed to Milton Greene dated October 10, 1955, in an unknown hand, regarding expenses for a Marilyn Monroe dress; and a letter typed on hotel stationery by May Reis regarding a check for Paula Strasberg dated September 23, 1960.
Largest, 10 1/2 by 7 1/4 inches
 Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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Lot 993: MARILYN MONROE PHARMACY RECEIPT
 A receipt from Vicente Pharmacy for "M. Monroe" from April 16, 1962, for two medications including a sleep aid. The amount totals $4.01.
7 by 5 1/2 inches
 Estimate: $400 - $600
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Documents papiers - Finances, Dépenses diverses
Papers documents - Finances, Various Spendings


Lot 71: MARILYN MONROE FINAL CHECKBOOK 1962
 Dated February 2, 1962, this vinyl covered; wire bound checkbook was for Marilyn Monroe’s personal account at Irving Trust Company in New York City, labeled “MM Personal” on the cover. The checkbook covers Monroe’s New York expenses from February 2 through August 31, 1962, check numbers 2102 through 2251, and offers a fascinating look at her expenses during the final year of her life.
Recipients of payments from Monroe’s personal account during her final six months include Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, the Mexican Government Tourist Bureau, Flatiron Window Cleaning Company, Hedda Rosten, New York Telephone Company, J. Ricky - for “face treatments,” Lena Pepitone, Hattie Stephenson, Empire State Drycleaners and Hand Launderers, Century Furniture Repairs, Exec-U-Car Service, Globe-Star Travel Service, Pollock-Bailey Pharmacists, Marie Irvine - make-up for special appearance at Madison Square Garden, Sutton Wines & Liquors, Madison Avenue Florist, New York State Income Tax Bureau, Department of Labor, and State Unemployment Insurance Fund, among others.
The final check from this checkbook written while Monroe was alive was to Hattie Stephenson, Monroe’s East Coast housekeeper, on August 3, 1962. Checkbook activity resumed on August 10, through August 31, 1962, with payments made to Stephenson and Hedda Rosten.
Several Marilyn Monroe signed checks are included, some actually written in Monroe’s own hand, with her signature having been ripped from the check so it could not be cashed. However, in some cases the remnants of Monroe’s signature are still present, as the complete signature was not torn away from the check.
7 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lee Strasberg
 Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000
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Lot 72: MARILYN MONROE COMPLETE 1962 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 An extraordinarily detailed record of Monroe's financial transactions via prepared report statements reflecting the activities in Monroe's bank accounts at City National Bank and Irving Trust Company from January 1, 1962, to August 3, 1962, 99 pages total. The monthly statement reports include all "withholds," receipts, and disbursements broken down by type of expense for each account. Of particular interest is the state of Monroe's accounts at the time of her death, including a balance of $1,337.53 in her City National Bank account on August 1, 1962, with an overdraft of $4,208.34 in the same account on August 3, 1962. The Irving Trust Account shows a balance of $1,472.41 on August 1, 1962, and a balance of $111.71 on August 3, 1962.
The January 1962 statement includes a charge for "Household-Miscellaneous/ Jan. 30 Southdown Kennel - N.Y./ "Maf" board - 8/3 to 12/17 $330.00" and income from Some Like It Hot reported as $100,000.00 and from The Misfits as $150,000.00 against which Monroe paid a total of $45,000.00 in federal taxes. The March 1962 statement lists a total of $2,459.43 in beauty expenses, including hairdressing, cosmeticians, skin treatments, hair coloring, manicures and supplies. The May 1962 statement has a separate expense category titled "New York Birthday Salute to the President" with expenses listed as "May 18 New York's Birthday Salute to the President $5,000.00/ May 16 Hazel Washington - come to NY for above - business maid, plane fare, expenses, salary $1,000.00." The same statement lists a $300 deposit with Western Costume Company and the June 1962 statement lists a payment of $1,140.33 to Western Costume Company as "balance on gown." Payments made to Dr. Ralph Greenson during the period of these statements total $8,450. The statements also show a great number of meals coded as "Entertainment" at Chip's Steak House and La Scala.
The statements are accompanied by a file copy of a typed, unsigned letter, dated September 6, 1962, from Monroe's secretary, Cherie Redmond, who prepared the statements, to secretary Inez Melson, who requested the statements. Together with five additional pages prepared by Redmond listing all outstanding checks drawn on both accounts as well as those not honored by the bank as of August 15, 1962. The lot includes another file copy of a typed, unsigned letter from Melson to attorney Aaron R. Frosch dated September 11, 1962, that accompanied the same monthly statements sent by Melson for purposes of preparing Monroe's final tax filings and for probate purposes. This two-page letter discusses measures taken to maintain the security of Monroe's Brentwood, California, property on Helena Drive and is accompanied by a seven-page report prepared by Melson giving greater detail regarding all of the outstanding checks and bills due with explanations of each payment, including what it was for and to whom it was made.
8 1/2 by 11 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lee Strasberg
 Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
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Lot 99: MARILYN MONROE 1952 SIGNED CHECK TO HER MOTHER
 An oversized counter check dated July 25, 1952, completed fully in Monroe’s own hand, written to Mrs. Gladys P. Eley in the amount of $150.00. The check has been endorsed by Monroe’s mother and is signed “Mrs. Gladys P. Eley.” Monroe has given her address at the time this check was written as “Hotel Bel Air, L.A. Calif.” This is an exceptionally rare document containing both Monroe’s signature as well as her mother's. The check also documents the fact that Monroe began to help her mother financially at the earliest stages of her career.
 Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
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Lot 104: MARILYN MONROE 1952 SIGNED CHECK TO GRACE GODDARD
An oversized counter check dated April 26, 1952, completed fully in Monroe’s hand, written to Grace Goddard in the amount of $50.00 and signed by Goddard on the reverse with a handwritten address of 6707 Odessa Avenue, Van Nuys, Calif. Goddard was significant in Monroe’s early life and formative years and even became her legal guardian. Monroe lived with the Goddard family off and on over the years, and it was Goddard who arranged her marriage to James Dougherty in 1942 when she was just 16 years old.
 Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
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Lot 133: MARILYN MONROE AUTOMOBILE INVOICE
 A customer copy of an invoice from Beverly Motor Co. of Beverly Hills dated July 1, 1950. The invoice is for a new 1950 Pontiac Chieftain Deluxe sedan coupe sold to "Miss Marilyn Monroe," address "1301 N. Harper Ave. Los Angeles, 46, Calif." The car had some optional equipment and accessories and totaled $2,729.69 including delivery and tax charges. This is most likely Monroe's first new car.
8 by 9 1/2 inches
 Estimate: $400 - $600
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Lot 157: MARILYN MONROE FINANCIAL LEDGER 1953-1955
 A comprehensive financial ledger documenting presumably every Marilyn Monroe financial transaction from January 1953 through March 1955. The hardbound ledger contains handwritten entries, all of which are presumed to have been made by Monroe’s business manager, Inez Melson, covering in great detail Monroe’s cash received and disbursed, assets and liabilities, capital, income, expenses, and general financial transactions for the years in which Monroe completed Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire, River of No Return, and There’s No Business Like Show Business. This is an incredible look at Monroe’s finances during the years she was propelled to stardom as she completed some of her most famous films.
7 3/4 by 11 3/4 inches
 Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000
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Lot 158: MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED CHECK TO ANN KARGER
 A check written entirely in Monroe's hand, in blue pen, dated May 12, 1952, and paid to Anne Karger, in the amount of $16. The check is drawn on Monroe's Bank of America account, with normal cancellation stamps and also endorsed on verso by Karger. Karger was the mother of Fred Karger, one of Monroe's early vocal coaches and also one of her first loves. Monroe remained quite close to Anne Karger and, according to reports, valued her as a mother figure.
2 5/8 by 5 7/8 inches
  Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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Lot 167: MARILYN MONROE BILL FOR THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL
 A two-page itemized invoice for Monroe's stay during her 35th birthday, May 30 through June 5, 1961, at Bungalow B1 A/B at The Beverly Hills Hotel, together with envelope addressed to "Miss Monroe." The balance owed as of June 5, 1961, totals $3,734.93 and includes charges for not only the room but television rental, tips, limo drivers and other fees. The invoice does list a charge noted as "limo driver" in the amount of $55 on her birthday.
6 3/4 by 6 1/8 inches
 Estimate: $400 - $600
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Lot 168: MARILYN MONROE SIGNED CHECK
 A Marilyn Monroe Productions canceled bank check dated May 6, 1960, in the amount of $1,423.20, written to The Beverly Hills Hotel, signed by Marilyn Monroe. The check is additionally annotated "Bungalow 16, (Room 204 W.E. 5/1/60)."
3 by 8 1/2 inches
 Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
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Lot 213: MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED CHECK IN GREEN INK
 A check written entirely in Monroe's hand, in green ink, dated July 2, 1952, and paid to Vic Massy [sic], in the amount of $50. The check is drawn on Monroe's Bank of America account. Vic Masi was a friend of Joe DiMaggio's. Monroe and DiMaggio were friendly with the Masis during their relationship.
2 5/8 by 5 7/8 inches
 Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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Lot 217: MARILYN MONROE RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENT DOCUMENTS
A typed statement of receipts and disbursements for Monroe for the period January 1, 1955, through March 17, 1955. Monroe’s starting bank balance was $1,800.55, and her ending balance was $3,530.55. The document clarifies deposits, disbursements, and accounts payable. Payees of note include Schwab’s Pharmacy, the IRS, Screen Actors Guild, Saks Fifth Avenue, Rockhaven Sanitarium, Twentieth Century Fox “Old Cafe,” and Rosalee Conover for “Partial payment on settlement of damage at 508 N. Palm Drive, Beverly Hills,” which was the address of the home Marilyn shared with Joe DiMaggio following their January 1954 marriage.
 Estimate: $800 - $1,000
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Lot 311: MARILYN MONROE AND ARTHUR MILLER 1959 FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURN
 A 1959 federal income tax return for Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, including Form 1040, Schedule C, and Form 1116, together with five typed pages documenting income for Monroe and Miller, along with business expenses and deductions, contributions, taxes paid, medical expenses, and other items. These documents show that the combined income for Monroe and Miller for 1959 was $323,453.00, of which $103,362.50 was income from royalties for Miller’s plays, including Death Of A Salesman, The Crucible, and A View from the Bridge, among others. The Millers were required to write a check to the Internal Revenue Service for $30,338.55, the balance due for taxes on their income. Monroe’s marriage to Miller ended in 1961.
 Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
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Lot 327: MARILYN MONROE UNUSED CHECKBOOK
 An unused vinyl covered spiral-bound checkbook for Monroe’s personal East Coast account at Irving Trust Company in New York City.
7 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches
 Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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Lot 351: MARILYN MONROE LIQUOR RECEIPTS
 Two carbon copy receipts, the first from the Jurgensen's grocery liquor department for a bottle of Cutty Sark dated January 27, 1960, sold to Marilyn Monroe at The Beverly Hills Hotel, the second from Mac's Liquors in Beverly Hills listing caviar as well as three bottles of hard alcohol signed by Monroe's housekeeper, Hazel Washington, dated February 5, 1960. Together with a handwritten invoice for the month of June 1958 from Sutton Wines and Liquors in New York City.
Largest, 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches
 Estimate: $200 - $300
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Lot 353: MARILYN MONROE CHAMPAGNE RECEIPT
 A carbon copy receipt from the Jurgensen's grocery liquor department, Beverly Hills, listing an order for 12 splits of Piper Heidsieck Champagne, for a total of $26.21. The receipt, dated December 2, 1959, lists a delivery date of "Thurs AM" to Marilyn Monroe at The Beverly Hills Hotel, Bungalow 21.
8 by 5 1/2 inches
 Estimate: $200 - $300
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Lot 358: MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED LIQUOR LOCKER CHECK
 A check written entirely in Monroe's hand, in blue pen, dated September 29, 1955, and paid to the "Liquor Locker" in the amount of $14.20. The check is drawn on Monroe's Bank of America account, Sunset & Laurel branch, and has normal cancellation stamps. A small notation in the lower left of the check reads simply "Gift," and Monroe has written her address as "508 N. Palm Drive."
2 3/4 by 6 1/4 inches
 Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
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Lot 429: MARILYN MONROE COFFEE RECEIPT
 A simple restaurant receipt with secretarial writing recording the items as coffee, tea and milk for a total of $2.03 and Monroe's name recorded at the bottom for accounting purposes. The undated receipt is a small record of one moment in Monroe's life.
3 by 2 1/4 inches
  Estimate: $80 - $120
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Lot 438: MARILYN MONROE UNUSED CHECKBOOK
 A hardcover wire bound checkbook for Monroe’s account at City National Bank in Beverly Hills, California. While there are no handwritten annotations in the checkbook, several checks are missing. One hundred and ninety-seven personalized checks remain in the book, with “Marilyn Monroe” printed twice on each check.
9 1/2 by 14 inches
 Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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Lot 473: MARILYN MONROE CHECKBOOK AUGUST 8,1960 – JANUARY 27, 1961
 A cardboard covered wire bound checkbook for Monroe’s account at Irving Trust Company in New York City. The cover is incorrectly labeled as being from the “Colonial Trust Company,” 4/30/58 – 7/31/59. The checkbook covers Monroe’s expenses from August 8, 1960, to January 27, 1961, with check numbers 1253 through 1483, offering a fascinating look at Monroe’s expenses in 1960 and 1961.
Recipients of payments from Monroe’s personal account during this period include The Mapes Hotel in the Nevada hotel (where Monroe and Arthur Miller stayed while filming The Misfits ), Erno Laszlo Institute, Paula Strasberg, Ralph Roberts, I. Magnin + Co., Dorr Optical Co., Beverly Pets, Arthur P. Jacobs Co., Beverly Hills Hotel, West Side Hospital, Ferragamo, Jurgensen’s Grocery, Hollywood Reporter, AvisRent-A-Car System, Bergdorf Goodman, Carey Cadillac Rending Co., Yankee Traders, Variety, Riverside Flower Shop, Marilyn Monroe Productions, Hattie Stephenson, Ralph Greenson, M.D., Modern Auto Rental, T. Anthony - luggage, La Scala Restaurant, Schwab’s Pharmacy, New York Telephone Company, J. Ricky, Screen Actors Guild, Lee Siegel, M.D., Leonard H. Schuyler, M.D., Bloomingdale’s, Flatiron Window Cleaning Co., Jax Beverly Hills, Inc., Martindale’s Bookstore, Plaza Hotel, Louis Finger, M.D., Rexford Kennamer, M.D., Berkley Square Cleaners, Sutton Wines and Liquors, Beverly Hills Music Co., MCA Artists Ltd., Marianne Kris, M.D., Actors Studio Inc. - contribution, Agnes M. Flanagan, Mrs. Michael Chekhov, Rudolph J. Kautsky, Evelyn Moriarty, Allan Snyder, Hazel Washington, Gucci, Patricia Newcomb, Maximilian Fur Company, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Norman Norell Inc., and Western Costume Co., among others.
9 3/4 by 6 inches
 Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000

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Lot 475: MARILYN MONROE SIGNED TAX FORM
 A Form 1096 tax form from the U.S. Treasury Department Internal Revenue Service dated 1960 and addressed to Marilyn Monroe Productions in New York, signed in black ink "Marilyn Monroe."
3 1/2 by 7 3/4 inches
 Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
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Lot 513: MARILYN MONROE CHECKBOOK SEPTEMBER 9, 1960 – FEBRUARY 20, 1961
 A cardboard covered black plastic comb bound checkbook for an unspecified Marilyn Monroe account, presumably Irving Trust Company in New York City based on similar payees named in other checkbooks.
Recipients of payments from this Monroe checking account include May Reis, Hedda Rosten, The Mapes Hotel in Nevada (where Marilyn and then husband Arthur Miller stayed while filming The Misfits), New York Telephone Company, La Scala Restaurant, Holiday Hotel, New York State Income Tax Bureau and Department of Labor, California Department of Employment, Beverly Hills Hotel, Ralph Roberts, MCA Artists Ltd., Internal Revenue Service, and Marilyn Monroe Productions. Christmas bonuses for Rosten and Reis are also annotated in this checkbook.
9 1/2 14 1/2 inches
 Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
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Lot 532: MARILYN MONROE RECORD RECEIPT
 A receipt from Raf's Record Bar on South Beverly Drive, dated February 25, 1960. The receipt is in the name of Miss Marilyn Monroe at The Beverly Hills Hotel and is signed by Monroe's assistant, Hazel Washington. The records purchased are noted as Frank Sinatra's "Come Back to Sorrento," "Swing Lovers" and "Swing Affair."
8 by 5 1/2 inches
 Estimate: $100 - $150
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Lot 533: MARILYN MONROE RECORD ALBUM MEMO
 A pink credit memo from Sam Goody music store at 250 W. 49th St. in New York City. The memo is dated April 9, 1962, and has an accompanying note addressed to Cherie Redmond, one of Monroe's secretaries, stating that Monroe was charged twice when she bought only one copy of the record. The item that she was double charged for is listed as SWBO 1569, which is the Capitol Records catalog number for the double LP set Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy in Person. This Judy Garland performance took place April 23, 1961, and the album spent 13 weeks at the top of the Billboard charts and won four GRAMMY Awards.
8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches
 Estimate: $200 - $300
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Lot 601: MARILYN MONROE CHECKBOOK SEPTEMBER 25, 1961 – FEBRUARY 23, 1962
 A vinyl covered wire bound checkbook for Monroe’s personal account at Irving Trust Company in New York City, annotated “MM Personal” on the cover. The checkbook covers Monroe’s New York expenses from September 25, 1961 through February 23, 1962, with check numbers 1802 through 1951, offering a fascinating look at Monroe’s expenses as she entered the final year of her life.
Recipients of payments from her personal account during this period include Taft Garage - RR car storage, Bloomingdale’s, Hammacher Schlemmer, Hattie Stephenson, Arthur P. Jacobs, Lena Pepitone, RCA Services - for 1 year contract, Ralph Roberts, Elizabeth Arden Beverly Hills, Mrs. Jane Zigler - rent-Calif. Apt, Schwab’s Pharmacy, Maximilian Fur Company - fur storage, Anna’s Housewares, I. Magnin + Co., Beverly Hills Call Board - answering serv., A. Fitz + Sons, Berkley Sq. Cleaners, Saks Fifth Avenue Beverly Hills, Ralph Greenson, Harold Tribune Fresh Air Fund, Internal Revenue Service, Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Jax - Manhattan, Jurgensen’s Grocery, New York Telephone Company, Malone Studio Service, Erno Laszlo Institute, Beverly Hills Flowers, Abercrombie + Fitch, Bedford Prescription Pharmacy, Hyman Engelberg, M.D., Pioneer Hardware, Screen Actors Guild, Philip R. Reuben, M.D., and Edward J. Simons, M.D. among others.
Interestingly, a typed reconciliation of Monroe’s account, stapled to the inside of the checkbook, indicates that she was overdrawn by $991.41 on December 31, 1961. Several Marilyn Monroe signed checks are included with her signature having been ripped from the check so it couldn’t be cashed. However, in one case, the remnants of Monroe’s signature are still present.
7 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches
 Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000
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Lot 824: MARILYN MONROE SIGNED CHECK
 A Marilyn Monroe handwritten and signed check. The check is written from an account with Bank of America, Laurel/Sunset branch, in the amount of $15.00, dated October 29, 1951, and paid to J.J. Haggarty Stores, Inc. The information is handwritten aside from the establishment's name, which is stamped. The check is endorsed by the store on verso with an additional note that reads “Reg Patron.”
3 1/4 by 8 inches
 Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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Lot 841: MARILYN MONROE SIGNED 1953 CHECK
 A Marilyn Monroe handwritten and signed check from a Bank of America Los Angeles account, dated March 21, 1953, in the amount of $50.00 paid to Mr. John R. Tilley. The check is housed in a frame with an image of Monroe taken by Cecil Beaton, said to be her favorite photograph of herself.
14 3/4 by 22 inches, framed
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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Lot 900: MARILYN MONROE PRODUCTIONS BANK STATEMENT
 A Colonial Trust Company bank statement for Marilyn Monroe Productions Inc. for December 1959 showing the balances throughout the month. The account had $56,503.35 on December 1st and $65,838.55 on December 31.
10 by 6 1/4 inches
 Estimate: $600 - $800
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Lot 904: MARILYN MONROE AND ARTHUR MILLER CHECK
 An unwritten check from Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller's joint account at The First National City Bank of New York. The check is numbered 44 on the top right and still has the attached ledger on the left.
2 3/4 by 8 inches
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 142, "Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe and Other Collections," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, California, June 4, 2005
 Estimate: $150 - $300
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Lot 907: MARILYN MONROE RECEIPT FOR STATIONERY
 A receipt from A. Webster & Company in London, England, addressed to Mrs. Arthur Miller and dated August 8, 1956. The receipt is for note paper and envelopes totaling £6.76. Together with a receipt for the check dated September 12, 1956, to Mrs. Arthur Miller. Marilyn Monroe was in London at the time shooting Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957).
6 3/4 by 8 1/4 inches
 Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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Lot 987: MARILYN MONROE FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS
 A group of four documents relating to Marilyn Monroe's finances: a memo from Monroe's attorney Mickey Rudin typed on Gang, Tyre, Rudin & Brown memo stationery dated July 9, 1962, regarding a deposit slip from City National Bank in the amount of $4,000, accompanied by a carbon duplicate of the deposit slip dated July 6, 1962; a carbon copy of a letter written by Monroe's secretary to City National Bank; and a carbon of a deposit slip from City National Bank for a mail deposit made on May 8, 1962, in the amount of $23.47. Also present is a blank City National Bank change of address card.
Largest, 11 by 8 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 977, "Icons & Idols: Hollywood," Julien's, Beverly Hills, December 5, 2014
Ex-Collection Lois Banner
 Estimate: $300 - $500
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Lot 990: MARILYN MONROE DELIVERY RECEIPT
 A delivery receipt from Abbey Rents for a lamp delivered to "Miss M. Monroe" on May 17, 1962. The total amount including tax is $71.92.
8 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches
 Estimate: $200 - $400
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Lot 991: MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN NOTE
 A Marilyn Monroe handwritten note to her secretary. A typed message from her secretary reads “Is this to be held or check issued?” Monroe responded in green ballpoint ink, “I have to check something about it.” The note is signed either “M” or a quick partial “Marilyn.” Housed in a frame with a color image of Monroe.
23 1/2 by 16 1/2 inches, framed
 Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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Documents papiers - Maison
Papers documents - Home


Lot 109: MARILYN MONROE SIGNED HAMMACHER SCHLEMMER RECEIPT
An original Hammacher Schlemmer receipt, addressed to Mrs. Arthur Miller, 444 E. 57 St., NYC, dated July 9, 1959, for the purchase of “Herbs and Spices” and “The Gold Cook Book,” hand signed “Mrs. A Miller.” During this period, Marilyn’s husband, Arthur Miller, was finalizing his screenplay for The Misfits.
 Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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Lot 282: MARILYN MONROE SIGNED RECEIPT
 A receipt from Bloomingdales for a black leather and Rosewood lounge chair and matching ottoman on March 31 (no year listed) to be delivered to Marilyn Monroe at 444 East 57th Street with notation reading "Please Rush." Receipt is signed in blue ink "Marilyn Miller."
7 by 5 1/2 inches
 Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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Lot 283: MARILYN MONROE JAPANESE SCREEN PAPERWORK
 An invoice from Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, for lot 409 from sale number 1861, December 4-5, 1958, for a "6 fold screen" in the amount of $1081.50. The invoice is addressed to Monroe's secretary "Miss Mary [sic] Reis for Mrs. Arthur Miller" at 444 East 57th Street." Together with a letter addressed to May Reis concerning the sale of the screen in October 1959 to Marsden J. Perry for $750. Perry was the son of a prominent Rhode Island collector.
Largest, 8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $200 - $300
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Lot 284: MARILYN MONROE INTERIOR DESIGN DRAWING
 A pencil on paper rendering of an elaborately carved headboard, together with accompanying letter from Daniel Lavezzo of Lavezzo Inc. Antiques of New York City dated March 4, 1958. The letter is addressed to Mrs. A. Miller of 444 East 57th Street and describes the proposed custom piece as "... carved wood frame. Finished with sterling silver antiqued, upholstered back." The quote for the job is $1,200.
10 1/4 by 7 1/4 inches
 Estimate: $300 - $500
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Lot 285: MARILYN MONROE FABRIC SAMPLES AND PAPERWORK
 A large group of documents, including four customs and import forms, one in duplicate, from Eagle Star and American Express Company regarding the import and customs clearance of 70 meters of Italian silk satin. Together with four letters from Filippo Haas & Figli of Italy regarding the purchase of the material, two small fabric samples attached to cards of the fabric purchased, and four file copies of messages from Monroe's secretary regarding payment and purchase of the fabric.
Largest, 8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $400 - $600 
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Lot 286: MARILYN MONROE INTERIOR DESIGN DOCUMENTS
 A proposal sent to Normal Norell from Thomas DeAngelis Inc. for Mrs. A. Miller's bedroom. The proposal gives estimates to custom upholster a settee, headboard, bedspread, pillows and box spring drop using the fabric ordered by Norell from Italy, samples of which are included in the previous lot. The estimate is accompanied by six invoices from De Angelis, an invoice from Scalamandré Silks, and an invoice with Scalamandré silk fabric sample.
Largest, 8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $300 - $500
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Lot 287: MARILYN MONROE INTERIOR DESIGN DRAWING
 A letter from Amelia Wilcox of Earnshaw Inc. that accompanied photographs and sketches of potential pieces of furniture for Monroe's review. The letter, dated September 12, 1961, is addressed to Mr. John Moore, the fashion designer who at one time worked with Norman Norell and Mattie Talmack. Other documents show that Norell was also assisting Monroe with the interior decoration of her New York apartment. The letter is accompanied by an original pencil and gouache on card painting of a coffee table with attached information sheet.
Painting, 5 by 7 inches
 Estimate: $400 - $600
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Lot 288: MARILYN MONROE NEW YORK APARTMENT DECORATING DOCUMENTS
 A group of three invoices dating from February and March 1958 from Oskar Barshak Interiors, New York, for a variety of improvements made to Monroe's 444 East 57th Street apartment. Together with four account statements listing a total of $7,262.07 in charges for the work.
8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $200 - $300
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Lot 289: MARILYN MONROE CARPET CARE DOCUMENTS
 A group of five invoices dating from June 6, 1958, to November 14, 1958, from Renofab, Colonial Carpet Corporation and Chambers-Eaton Co. of New York for various carpet cleanings and treatments, including reburling of cigarette burn, steel combing, shearing of stained areas, and application of Karpet Kare with moth proofing. Together with Karpet Kare proposal form for dining room, living room, bedrooms and hallway of the apartment Monroe shared with Arthur Miller at 444 East 57th Street.
Largest, 8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $200 - $300

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Lot 290: MARILYN MONROE NEW YORK APARTMENT PAINTING DOCUMENTS
 An unsigned file copy of a letter from Monroe dated November 1961 to the management company of 444 East 57th Street regarding the painting of her apartment, with a response from the management company. Together with three detailed invoices from Roth Painting Co. and Don Adame painting, each with a detailed accounting of painting work performed in the apartment in March 1958 together with two handwritten documents listing additional painting work.
Largest, 8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $200 - $300

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Lot 291: MARILYN MONROE INTERIOR DESIGN DRAWING AND PHOTOGRAPHS
 An original pencil on paper sketch of a steel finish table prepared by Earnshaw Incorporated of Madison Avenue. The drawing is accompanied by four additional photographs of potential coffee table options with attached information cards also sent by Earnshaw.
Largest, 8 by 10 inches
 Estimate: $300 - $500 

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Lot 292: MARILYN MONROE CUSTOM FRENCH FURNITURE PAPERWORK
 A series of documents including eight pages of customs and import forms from foreign freight company Inter-Maritime Forwarding Co. Inc. and customs agent A. & G. Valcke & Co. regarding the import of a custom set of three lacquered nesting tables from French designer Leleu. The forms are accompanied by three letters from Leleu addressed to Mrs. Arthur Miller at 444 East 57th Street regarding the order and expressing his pleasure at knowing one of his pieces will be in her home and offering further design services. The group also includes two invoices for the tables from Leleu, one in triplicate, in the amount of $300, two file copies of communications sent to Leleu regarding the order, and a brochure from Leleu showcasing his work.
8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $300 - $500

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Lot 293: MARILYN MONROE INTERIOR DESIGN INVOICES
 A large group of documents detailing custom beveled mirror wall panels installed in Monroe’s 444 E. 57th Street apartment in New York City. The documents include two diagrams of wall installations with accompanying job quote dated March 28, 1958; a file copy of a letter dated April 1, 1958, from Monroe's secretary giving approval to begin work on the job quoted at $669.50; an invoice in this amount dated "4/10/58"; an additional invoice in triplicate for a 22 by 72 1/2-inch mirror dated March 18, 1958 in the amount of $49.44; a handwritten invoice in the same amount; and a letter from a competing contractor who quoted $826 for the same mirrored wall panel job.
Largest, 8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $400 - $600
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Lot 515: MARILYN MONROE INVOICE FOR OIL PAINTINGS
 An original invoice dated February 24, 1962, from the Galeria Bryna in Mexico listing three paintings purchased by Monroe for her home on Fifth Helena Drive. The paintings are listed as a Nude oil on Masonite by Rogelio Hermosilla Rembrud, "Window" oil on canvas by Olga Mendez, and "Thistles" oil on canvas by Nova Taylor for a total of $850. The invoice is accompanied by an original shipping form from the gallery. All three of these paintings were hanging in Monroe's home at the time of her death.
8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $200 - $300
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Lot 516: MARILYN MONROE ART COLLECTION PAPERWORK
 A group of documents regarding works of fine art purchased by Monroe. The papers include the original certificate issued by the Musee Rodin in Paris, November 17, 1960, for a bronze work titled "L' Emprise," inventory number 236 A. The certificate is issued to the Edgardo Acosta Gallery in Beverly Hills, California, which staged an exhibition of Rodin's work in March 1962, when Monroe purchased the sculpture. Together with a letter from Edgardo Acosta, a gallery receipt listing the sculpture as well as an oil painting by Poucette titled "Le Taureau," and a handwritten payment receipt dated May 5, 1962, in the amount of $962 for both works.
Largest, 8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $400 - $600
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Lot 518: MARILYN MONROE POTENTIAL HOME LISTING
 An original letter from John E. Holland of the Charles F. Noyes Real Estate Company dated October 18, 1961, addressed to Miss Marilyn Monroe, 444 East 57th Street, New York, "Attention: Miss Marjorie Stengel" (Monroe's secretary). The letter reads in part, "[L]ast summer Mr. Ballard of our office, and I showed you the house at the corner of 57th Street and Sutton Place and Mr. Arthur Krim's house on Riverview Terrace. I spoke to Miss Stengel yesterday and told her of a house which we have just gotten listed for sale at 241 East 61st Street. She asked me to send you the particulars on this house as she thought you might be interested in it. I am enclosing our setup. ... The garden duplex apartment is now occupied by the owner and would be available to a purchaser for occupancy. You may possibly have been in this apartment as Miss Kim Novak ... just moved out in September. Before that it was occupied by Prince Aly Khan." The letter is accompanied by the setup sheet listing the details of the property as well as the price of $200,000.
8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $200 - $300
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Lot 519: MARILYN MONROE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR 61st STREET MANHATTAN PROPERTY
 An original letter from John E. Holland of the Charles F. Noyes Real Estate Company dated November 15, 1961, addressed to Miss Marjorie Stengel, Monroe’s secretary, at Marilyn Monroe Productions, Incorporated, 444 East 57th Street, New York, stating, “I am enclosing herewith Photostats which I had made of the drawings adding a stairway which would include all or half of the third floor with the duplex garden apartments. These sketches may be somewhat confusing, but I could easily explain them if you would like to have me do so,” together with six Photostat copies of original architectural drawings for the redesign of an apartment located at 241 East 61st Street in New York. The drawings go into great detail as to the redesign of the apartment, with space for an art studio and specific notes stating, “This could be another bedroom or boudoir, or health studio with 'massage' table, 'chaise lounge,' private living room…or…with numerous 'closets.'”
Interestingly, these architectural drawings from November 1961 imply that Monroe was considering relocating from the home she shared with husband Arthur Miller on East 57th Street to a three-story apartment on East 61st Street. Monroe and Miller divorced earlier in 1961. Even more interesting is the fact that, as Monroe considered a new apartment in New York City near the end of 1961, she made an offer on January 12, 1962, on a house in Brentwood, California. She moved into 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in Brentwood in March 1962.
 Estimate: $700 - $900
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Documents papiers - Divers
Papers documents - Various


Lot 120: MARILYN MONROE JURGENSEN’S GROCERIES RECEIPT
 A receipt from Jurgensen’s Groceries for food delivered to Monroe at The Beverly Hills Hotel, Bungalow 51. Dated March 2, 1960, the receipt was for a container of lard and a package of bacon. Monroe was filming Let’s Make Love at this time.
 Estimate: $300 - $500
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Lot 188: MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN TO-DO LIST
 A single page of lined paper from a Steno notebook with notes in pencil on recto and pen on verso. The notes reference a wide range of people in Marilyn Monroe's life including dress designer Ceil Chapman, Paula and Lee Strasberg, designer John Moore, publicist Arthur Jacobs, business partner Milton Greene, analyst Dr. Hohenberg, and press agent Lois Weber.
LITERATURE Monroe, Marilyn, and Bernard Comment. Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters. Pages 154-155. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. 1-237. Print.
8 3/4 by 6 inches
 Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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Lot 198: MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN TO-DO LIST AND MENU
 A single page of lined paper from a Steno notebook with extensive notes in pencil on both sides, heavily creased in multiple places. The front contains a long list of things Monroe needed to buy for a household as well as household things to do: "dry clean comforter/ have wash-bathroom rugs/ send out laundry" among other things. The other side has a proposed menu and guest list for a dinner party most likely dating to 1955 or 1956. The dinner menu even included items needed for the bar, including "buy - champagne? at least some kind of wine with dinner, liquor-scotch-gin-vermouth."
LITERATURE Monroe, Marilyn, and Bernard Comment. Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters. Pages 176-179. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. 1-237. Print.
8 3/4 by 6 inches
 Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
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Lot 199: MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN STUFFING RECIPE
 A single page torn from a notepad from the City Title Insurance Company of San Francisco with a recipe for stuffing, written entirely in Monroe’s hand. The recipe calls for a loaf of French bread with a note above reading "sourdough." The verso of page offers instructions for roasting a chicken or turkey with reminder that poultry cooks "30 min to 1 lbs."
LITERATURE Monroe, Marilyn, and Bernard Comment. Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters. Pages 180-183. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. 1-237. Print.
6 1/4 by 4 inches
 Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000
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Lot 269: MARILYN MONROE ARTHUR MILLER HANDWRITTEN BOOK DEDICATION TO MARILYN MONROE
 A single piece of lined paper torn from a spiral-bound notebook, heavily stained, containing a notation in Miller's hand reading "This book is being written out of the courage, the widened view of life, the awareness of love and beauty, given to me by my love, my wife-to-be, my Marilyn. I bless her for this gift, and I write it so that she may have from me the only unique thing I know how to make. I bless her, I owe her the discovery of my soul." Although the note is undated, Miller refers to Marilyn Monroe as his wife to be, indicating that it was written prior to their marriage on June 29, 1956. Although this dedication did not appear in any of Miller's books it was possibly intended to be used in A View from the Bridge, which Miller was rewriting as a two-act play during his courtship with Monroe. Because Miller was not officially divorced until June 1956 it is possible that the dedication was not used due to timing.
8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
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Lot 270: MARILYN MONROE CORRESPONDENCE WITH XENIA CHEKHOV
 A single-page typed, unsigned file copy of a letter dated December 19, 1958, to "Mrs. Chekhov" reading "My husband and I were so happy with the pictures you sent us of Mr. Chekhov. We will treasure them forever./ I am not able to shop for Christmas, as you may already know I have lost the baby, so I would like you to use this check as my Christmas greetings with all my most affectionate good wishes./ My husband sends you his warmest regards." The letter is accompanied by Xenia Chekhov's response written on a notecard dated January 10, 1959, reading in part, "[Y]our personal sad news affected me very much and I could not find the courage to write you sooner. All my warmest feelings of sympathy go out to you and Mr. Miller." This is a deeply personal note with an acknowledgement of a miscarriage in Monroe's own words.
Largest, 8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $600 - $800
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Lot 272: MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN SIGNED CHECK TO BOOKSTORE
 A check written entirely in Monroe's hand, in blue ink, dated August 20, 1955, and paid to Martindale Books, in the amount of $2. Monroe has filled out the blank counter check listing her address as "508 N. Palm Dr."
2 5/8 by 5 7/8 inches
 Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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Lot 273: MARILYN MONROE BOOKSTORE RECEIPTS
 An assortment of receipts from seven different bookstores: including: Doubleday Book Shop, Beekman Place Bookshop, and E. Weyhe Inc., all of New York City, and Wepplo's Book Store, Lee Freeson, Martindale's Book Stores and Hunter's Books, all of Los Angeles. Titles include The Great Gatsby; Van Gogh's Great Period; I , Rachel;  An Encyclopedia of Gardening; Hi - Lo's - Love Nest; a book listed simply as "Yves Montand," among others. The receipts are dated 1958 and 1960, and the receipt from Hunter's Books includes a pink carbon copy.
Largest, 10 1/2 by 7 1/4 inches
 Estimate: $400 - $600
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Lot 275: MARILYN MONROE ARTHUR MILLER TYPEWRITER RENTAL RECEIPT
A receipt from the Beverly Hills Typewriter Shop dated September 1, 1960, addressed to Mr. Arthur Miller, Room 356, Beverly Hills Hotel, for rental of an Olympia typewriter. Marilyn Monroe was admitted to Westside Hospital in Los Angeles on August 29, needing a break from filming The Misfits in Nevada as she was suffering from exhaustion. Interesting to note that Miller attempted to write in his room at The Beverly Hills Hotel while his wife convalesced in a Los Angeles hospital.
 Estimate: $150 - $250
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Lot 309: MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN NOTATION
 A single page of typed lines comprising "City Ballad" with "(preferably with music)" written below. The lines are arranged in five stanzas. A note in pencil in Monroe's hand in the upper left corner of the page reads "I must stop staring out of the library window!"
8 1/2 by 11 inches
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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Lot 500: MARILYN MONROE PERSONAL STATIONERY
 A large group of 50 sheets of stationery paper and 250 matching ivory envelopes in original packaging. The envelopes are contained in their original Strathmore box listing the paper as "Strathmore Bond 25% Cotton Fiber Ivory Laid" made by the Old Colony Envelope Company. The box originally contained 500 envelopes and now contains 250 "Marilyn Monroe" blind embossed envelopes. Together with 50 sheets of matching stationery paper still in the original brown paper bag, each sheet with "Marilyn Monroe" blind embossed in the now iconic font. Together with a file copy of a letter dated April 18, 1962, addressed to Hedda (Rosten) from Cherie (Redmond), Monroe's friend and secretary in New York City and Monroe's secretary in Los Angeles, respectively. The letter instructs Hedda to order more stationery for Monroe from the Chase Press at 247 Park Avenue in New York, "... if the information under 'Stationery' in the telephone book is right." Redmond continues, "I would think about 250 sheets and envelopes would suffice for sometime, but usually it costs very little more to get 500 of each... (I just has a call from Pat Newcomb for 50 sheets of each and that doesn't leave much more on hand in case she again asks me for that amount." The box of envelopes included in this lot is half full and indeed was a box of 500, quite possibly the very order mentioned in this letter written less than four months before Monroe's death.
9 by 6 inches
 Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
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Lot 501: MARILYN MONROE PERSONAL STATIONERY
 Five sheets of custom ivory stationery with five matching envelopes, each personalized with a simple "Marilyn Monroe" blind stamp.
9 by 6 inches
 Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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Lot 502: MARILYN MONROE PERSONAL STATIONERY
 A single sheet of custom ivory stationery with a matching envelope, each blind embossed simply "Marilyn Monroe."
9 by 6 inches
 Estimate: $500 - $700
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Lot 503: MARILYN MONROE INVOICE FOR STATIONERY
 An invoice from Chase Press Inc. printers, engravers and stationers on Park Avenue in New York City dated March 31, 1958. The invoice lists "500 pieces of note size letter heads 6 x 9 engr. Blank" and "500 6 3/4 engr. Envelopes flap," each at a cost of $12.50 for a total of $25.75 with tax. Together with a statement of account as of the same date in the same amount and a past due notice dated April 30, 1958, for the same bill.
Largest, 6 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches
 Estimate: $200 - $300
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Lot 504: MARILYN MONROE STATIONERY
 A single sheet of custom stationery with personalized embossed name at top reading "Mrs. Arthur Miller" in black. Together with four sheets of Arthur Miller's stationery paper reading "Arthur Miller" at the top of each page.
Smaller, 8 by 6 inches
 Estimate: $500 - $700
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Lot 506: MARILYN MONROE NOTEPAD
 A blank notepad from Parkside House, Englefield Green, in Surrey, England, with 29 pages and loose paper cover. Parkside House is where Monroe and then husband Arthur Miller stayed while Monroe was filming The Prince and the Showgirl . Some of the notes included in the book Fragments were written on pages from this pad.
7 by 5 1/4 inches
 Estimate: $150 - $250
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Lot 845: MARILYN MONROE IDENTIFICATION CARD SIGNED "NORMA JEANE DiMAGGIO"
 A Marilyn Monroe signed United States Department of Defense Noncombatant’s Certificate of Identity. The card is signed “Norma Jeane DiMaggio” and countersigned by the issuing officer. It is additionally marked “Void.” Monroe’s fingerprints are stamped on the back of the card, but no other information has been entered. It is well known that Monroe was issued an official Department of Defense identification card dated February 8, 1954, with a card serial number of 129278. This card’s serial number is 129279. The same issuing officer signed this card as well as Monroe's official ID card. Monroe visited Korea to entertain the troops while on her honeymoon with Joe DiMaggio in February 1954.
2 1/2 by 3 3/4 inches
 Estimate: $15,000 - $30,000
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Lot 848: MARILYN MONROE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERFORMER ID CARD
 A Marilyn Monroe signed United States Department of Defense Identification Card used in 1954 while in Korea. The card is issued to Norma Jeane DiMaggio, her position listed as “USO Entertainer,” and the card is dated February 8, 1954, serial number 129278, with a black and white photograph of Monroe in the upper left corner. Monroe signed the card in blue ink “Norma Jeane DiMaggio.” It is additionally signed by the issuing officer. Monroe’s fingerprints have been stamped on the back of the card and her descriptive information typed. In 2008, an almost identical card was sold at auction; however, that card did not list Monroe’s position. Both that card and this have the same serial number. Novelty cards replicating this card have been produced but entirely in black and white.
2 1/2 by 4 inches
 Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000
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 Lot 849: MARILYN MONROE HOTEL RECEIPT
 A receipt from the Beverly Hills Hotel for "Dimaggio Mrs JP" for $576.59 accrued between March 15 and March 17, 1954. Marilyn Monroe had married Joe DiMaggio two months earlier, on January 14, 1954.
7 by 6 1/4 inches
 Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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Lot 908: MARILYN MONROE PERSONAL STATIONERY
 A sheet of Marilyn Monroe personal stationery with envelope. Both are unused and blind embossed "Marilyn Monroe."
9 by 6 inches
 Estimate: $200 - $300
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Lot 994: MARILYN MONROE LIMOUSINE RECEIPT
 A carbon copy of a receipt from Carey Cadillac Renting Co. of California to "M. Monroe" on "3/4/62" for $100. The charge was for a 14 1/2 hour use of a limousine. Ticket number 21076.
8 1/2 by 6 1/4 inches
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Lot 995: MARILYN MONROE AIRLINE TICKET RECEIPT
 A Rand-Fields ticket service receipt addressed to Marilyn Monroe for a one-way first-class ticket from Los Angeles to New York purchased for "Mrs Lee Strasbourg" [sic] for $205.59, on July 30, 1962. The receipt was issued less than a week before Monroe's death.
6 3/4 by 6 inches
 Estimate: $400 - $600
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Lot 1004: MARILYN MONROE FUNERAL CARD
 An original card from the funeral of Marilyn Monroe, held on Wednesday, August 8, 1962, at the Westwood Village Mortuary in Los Angeles. The front of the card bears an image of the Bok Singing Tower. The inside reads in part, "In Memory of/ Marilyn Monroe/ Born June 1st, 1926/ Passed Away/ August 5th, 1962,” and includes the details of her funeral service. Facing page is printed with Psalm 23. Accompanied by an information packet about the services for Monroe that includes the eulogy given by Lee Strasberg, a list of invited guests, and a letter to those not invited to the service. Inez Melson gave funeral card and accompanying packet to a friend, and it has remained with that family until this time.
Card, 5 1/2 by 3 1/4 inches
 Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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