Marilyn Monroe’s 1954 I.D. Card

The starlet’s government issued I.D. was recently up for auction at Bonham’s.

1. Monroe’s I.D. card sold for $57,000.

Source: bonhams.com  /  via: retronaut.com

2. From Bonhams description:

Though this ID card has been reproduced as a souvenir item and sold in stores and has also been seen in many books, this piece appears to be the actual one that Monroe used when she performed for the troops in Korea while she and Joe DiMaggio were on their honeymoon.

3. And she didn’t even lie about her weight.

Source: bonhams.com  /  via: retronaut.com