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Mattingly
05-17-2006, 03:10 PM
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Joe DiMaggio, who died in 1999, holds a
baseball autographed for him by Ronald
Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. The
ball... and the photo... are part of an
extensive collection up for auction.
Hunt Auctions

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Pieces of DiMaggio's Past on the Auction Block (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5402287)

Where has your stuff gone, Joe DiMaggio? Well, it turns out many collectibles from the late baseball icon's memorable life will soon be going... going.... gone at auction.

The gavel will fall during a two-day session on May 19-20 at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square. The catalogue is already open for online and telephone bids.

Hunt Auctions of Exton, Pa., will sell a captivating assortment of the Yankee Clipper's keepsakes: World Series championship rings, trophies, awards, photos, relics of his brief marriage to Marilyn Monroe... and a uniform from his final World Series game in 1951.

David Hunt, president of Hunt Auctions, talks with Scott Simon about the collection.
A piece of Yanks' clipper--DiMaggio, Monroe items can be yours (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/story/418402p-353389c.html)

On the field, Joe DiMaggio let his bat do the talking. But in his star-crossed relationship with Marilyn Monroe, Joltin' Joe found it necessary to jot down tips on dealing with the emotionally fragile actress.

"Don't ever be critical," "Be nice to her friends," "Remember how lonesome and unhappy you are — especially without her," the Yankee baseball great wrote in a pocket-size journal some time after the couple's 1954 divorce.

The revealing writings, along with the couple's telegrams and love letters — and lots of DiMaggio baseball memorabilia — are going up for auction this weekend at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square.

David Hunt, president of Hunt Auctions, said DiMaggio's granddaughters, who inherited the Hall of Famer's estate after his 1999 death, wanted to present a range of items for the Yankee Clipper's fans.

CAV
05-24-2006, 06:47 AM
http://www.npr.org/programs/wesat/features/2006/may/dimag/joe200x250.jpg
Joe DiMaggio, who died in 1999, holds a
baseball autographed for him by Ronald
Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. The
ball... and the photo... are part of an
extensive collection up for auction.
Hunt Auctions

http://www.npr.org/programs/wesat/features/2006/may/dimag/joedisplay300.jpg

https://www.huntauctions.com/nav_images/dimagcat.jpg

Pieces of DiMaggio's Past on the Auction Block (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5402287)

A piece of Yanks' clipper--DiMaggio, Monroe items can be yours (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/story/418402p-353389c.html)


If you're ever in Chicago stop by the Cape Cod Room Restaurant in the basement of the Drake Hotel and ask to see where Joe and Marilyn carved their initials into the bar over 50 years ago!

Captain Cold Nose
05-24-2006, 06:51 AM
If you're ever in Chicago stop by the Cape Cod Room Restaurant in the basement of the Drake Hotel and ask to see where Joe and Marilyn carved their initials into the bar over 50 years ago!
Thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to when I'm there the first weekend in July.

Zito75
05-29-2006, 12:51 PM
Thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to when I'm there the first weekend in July.

Cool- If you wouldn't mind, snap a pic of that. I'd love to see it.