Extremely Rare Joe Dimaggio Signed Marilyn Monroe Photo JSA COA 1/1
$6,495.00
Extremely Rare Joe Dimaggio Signed Marilyn Monroe Photo. One of the only ones on earth!
The happy days captured here were brief and fleeting, but DiMaggio's love for the tragic blonde bombshell stayed with him until his final moments, which came thirty-seven years after Monroe's own passing. "I'll finally get to see Marilyn," the dying slugger whispered to his lawyer and confidante Morris Engelberg moments before drawing his last breath in 1999. Despite this lifelong devotion, or, more accurately, because of it, DiMaggio refused to sign anything related to Marilyn, so the appearance of his 10/10 blue sharpie autograph here is particularly rare. The photograph measures 8x10. It is a rare photo of their Honeymoon trip. Full LOA from JSA.
As most collectors are well aware, anything related to Marilyn Monroe was considered strictly "off limits" by DiMaggio when it came to autographs, and only the bravest of the brave, or complete fools, would dare submit a piece such as this to DiMaggio at one of his signing shows. Fortunately, it has the best provenance possible. Barry Halper had one or two Marilyn Monroe-related items signed by DiMaggio over the years. Halper enjoyed a very close relationship with DiMaggio and it was only their years of friendship that gave Halper the courage to even request such a favor. According to Barry, Joe originally refused. Halper finally persuaded DiMaggio to sign the item requested by promising him that he would not show them publicly until after DiMaggio passed away. Halper stayed true to his word and the Monroe piece that DiMaggio signed for him were not released from his collection until after DiMaggio's passing in the spring of 1999.
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