Christies: Vintage Sports and Hollywood Online: The Dr. G.B. Espy Collection, 24365, New York

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Auction Report
Auction Date
October 24, 2025 - October 24, 2025
Page Size: 156 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
390 MILTON GREENE,

A CONTACT PHOTOGRAPH OF MARILYN MONROE ON THE SET OF RIVER OF NO RETURN (1954) (PSA/DNA "TYPE I")

CIRCA 1953 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 762.00
391 ED BAIRD,

TWO SNAPSHOTS OF MARILYN MONROE AT CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT (PSA/DNA "TYPE I")

1947 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,540.00
392 MARILYN MONROE

MARILYN MONROE PUBLICITY STILL FOR THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) (PSA/DNA "TYPE II")

1960 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 127.00
393 MARILYN MONROE

MARILYN MONROE CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHS (PSA/DNA "TYPE I") AND LAYOUT PAGES FROM 'MARILYN MONROE PIN-UPS' MAGAZINE

1953 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 254.00
394 ED BAIRD,

MARILYN MONROE AT CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT IN 1947 (PSA/DNA TYPE II)

1980'S USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 127.00
395 ALFRED EISENSTADT/

A COLLECTION OF CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS ADDRESSED TO MARILYN MONROE

1944-1952 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 254.00
396 MARILYN MONROE

MARILYN MONROE IN 1953 FOR LIFE (PSA/DNA "TYPE II")

LIFE MAGAZINE, 1980'S USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 762.00
397 FINK SMITH,

MARILYN MONROE PAYING BILLS (PSA/DNA "TYPE I")

1953 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,032.00
398 MARILYN MONROE

MARILYN MONROE PRODUCTIONS AGREEMENT, UNSIGNED

1955-01-07 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 127.00
399

TWO PARTIAL MARILYN MONROE AND TONY CURTIS SOME LIKE IT HOT CONTACT SHEETS (PSA/DNA "TYPE I")

1959 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 254.00
400

TWO MARILYN MONROE SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) CONTACT SHEETS (PSA/DNA "TYPE I")

1959 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 127.00
401

FIVE MARILYN MONROE SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) CONTACT SHEETS (PSA/DNA "TYPE I")

1959 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 254.00
402 MARILYN MONROE AND BILLY WILDER

MARILYN MONROE AND BILLY WILDER SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) CONTACT SHEETS (PSA/DNA "TYPE I")

1959 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 381.00
403

THREE SNAPSHOTS OF MARILYN MONROE IN KOREA

1954 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 381.00
404

THIRTEEN SNAPSHOTS OF MARILYN MONROE IN JAPAN, 1954

1970'S USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 381.00
405

AN ORIGINAL NEWS SERVICE PHOTOGRAPH OF JOE DIMAGGIO AND MARILYN MONROE (PSA/DNA "TYPE I")

1954 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 889.00
406 CECIL BEATON,

MARILYN MONROE IN 1956

CIRCA 1956 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 762.00
407 FRANK POWOLNY /MARILYN MONROE

MARILYN MONROE IN BLACK EVENING GOWN (PSA/DNA "TYPE I")

CIRCA 1950 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,397.00
408 GEORGE BARRIS,

MARILYN MONROE IN GREEN TOWEL, THE LAST SHOOT

1962 (LATER PRINTED) USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 635.00
409 GEORGE BARRIS

MARILYN MONROE ON THE SET OF THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955) AND AT HOME

1954 (LATER PRINTED), 1962 (LATER PRINTED) USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 254.00
410 GEORGE BARRIS,

THREE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MARILYN MONROE AT HOME

1962 (LATER PRINTINGS) USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 381.00
411 ANDRE DE DIENES, 1953-1958

A GROUP OF MARILYN MONROE PHOTOGRAPHS (ALL PSA/DNA "TYPE II")

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 381.00
412

THREE LETTERS TO MARILYN MONROE

1957-1958 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 127.00
413 GRACE OF MONACO

GRACE OF MONACO SIGNED LETTER ON ROYAL LETTERHEAD (PSA/DNA NM-MT 8)

1976-06-08 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,651.00
414 GRACE GODDARD

A GROUP OF CORRESPONDANCE TO MARILYN MONROE FROM GRACE GODDARD

1946 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 889.00
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