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This sale encompasses Hollywood, sports, and music memorabilia; as well as toys, games, comics, and pop culture collectibles. Highlights include a Walt Disney letter from a newly discovered trove of material belonging to actor Chester Morris; a pair of cast and crew mugs gifted by John Wayne; an original Charles Addams cartoon published in The New Yorker; and a complete Harlem Globetrotters player-issued uniform.
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Lot 236

[MONROE, Marilyn (1926-1962), subject]. Life Magazine. April 7, 1952. [New York: Life Magazine, 1952].

Estimate: $100 - $200
Current Bid
$50

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[MONROE, Marilyn (1926-1962), subject]. Life Magazine. April 7, 1952. [New York: Life Magazine, 1952]. 4to. Staple-bound wrappers. THE FIRST COVER APPEARANCE OF MARILYN MONROE FOR LIFE MAGAZINE. Monroe would go on to be on the cover of dozens of issues of Life Magazine. This issue has an iconic pose by Monroe. 

Condition

Wrappers worn, torn, soiled, foxed. Fair.

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