MEARS Auction #33, Ends December 30th, 2011, 9:00 CST w/15-Minute Rule

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Lot #208:

1954 Joe DiMaggio & Marilyn Monroe Following Their Nuptials "Boston Herald Collection Archives" Original 7.5" x 8" Photo (Boston Herald Archives Hologram/MEARS Photo LOA) - Lot of 2

This lot of 2 photos captures one of the original IT couples, Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe, shortly after their nuptials. Measure 7.5" x 8". Photos contain various handwritten notations, date & photographer's stamps on reverse. Boston Herald Archives Holograms. (M0557)

The original Boston Herald was founded in 1846 by a group of Boston printers jointly under the name of John A. French & Company. The paper was published as a single two-sided sheet, selling for one cent. This is an original photo, in many cases a Type 1 printed at the time of the event. File copies or type 2 photos are also found, and can be distinguished by the markings on the reverse.

(MEARS Auction LOA~SB)