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The gifts from this birthday party 60 years ago just keep on coming.Marilyn Monroe’s sultry rendition of “Happy Birthday” during a gala celebrating President John F. Kennedy’s 45th birthday at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962, was followed by an exclusive afterparty at the East 69th Street townhouse of then-Democratic National Committee co-chairman Arthur Krim and his wife, Dr.

Leonardo DiCaprio donated them to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in Los Angeles.)Here are a few of the treasures from the Propstore auction, which begins Nov. 3.

going up for auction next month. The “Legends & Treasures” auction, held by Guernsey’s auction house in New York City, will be held online starting Sept. 21, according to the auction website. “It’s an auction of iconic objects, things that may have no relation to one another,” Arlan Ettinger, Guernsey’s founder and president, told Reuters.“What they do have in common is that in one way or another, they are pretty remarkable – whether they relate to a famous incident or a famous person.”One of the top items to be auctioned off is the first acoustic guitar owned by B.B.

wrote that the card was “in my estimation the finest known example in the world,” noting its perfect centering and color, with only the “slightest evidence of paper toning.”The auction house had predicted the card would fetch more than $10 million.Chris Ivy, Heritage’s director of sports auctions, wrote in a July statement that the piece of memorabilia’s exceptional SGC grade, “plus the fact it has documented provenance from the most storied find in hobby history, puts this card in a category of its own.“The card more than lives up to Rosen’s claim when viewed in person,” Ivy said.Mantle, who died in 1995, was a switch-hitter with the New York Yankees for all of his 18-year career. He helped the Bronx Bombers win seven World Series titles and was a three-time American League MVP, making it to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.

posted by Richards on Twitter Saturday showed a crowd of people applaud after the final bid was accepted at Silverstone’s racing circuit.The unique ride had multiple owners after Princess Diana and has about 25,000 miles on it. The new owner of the car was not identified by Silverstone.

 he died at age 90.“Dad used to talk about owning his own DB5, for no other reason than he loved the car, and I think in hindsight it did represent something in his life that was unique and captured a moment in time,” Connery’s son, Jason, said ahead of the car being sold at the Broad Arrow Auctions event in Monterey, California.The car was in excellent condition, but painted black when Connery bought it, so he had it repainted Snow Shadow Grey to match the ones he drove on film.“He did tell me that driving the movie cars, all laden down with the gadgets, especially the machine guns in the front, made the car really front heavy and turning at slow speed was a Herculean task, so driving without gadgets was a joy,” Jason Connery said.“He loved how well balanced it was. Dad also said he would have kept the ejector seat!!”The car had a pre-auction estimate of $1.4 to $1.8 million, but the winning bidder paid $2,425,000, which included a chauffeured drive in it by Formula One legend Jackie Stewart, a fellow Scot and longtime friend to Connery.A portion of the proceeds were donated to the Sean Connery Philanthropy Fund, which has supported a variety of charities over the years.“I hope you are enjoying my website.

will go up for auction in a single-lot Sotheby’s sale next month, the auction house told The Post. What’s more: The jersey, from the famed “Last Dance” season, carries a cool estimate of $3 million to $5 million.That marks the highest estimate for any piece of Jordan memorabilia, according to the auction house.

his manager Colonel Tom Parker.Both collectors and fans have spent decades searching for the items, which were thought to be lost. Thanks to Brigitte Kruse, founder and CEO of GWS Auctions, who found and assembled the pieces, they can now be seen together for the first time.Two hundred items, including gold rings encrusted with jewels, cufflinks, watches and chains, will go up for auction on Aug.

told the Daily Mail.The Ford Escort RS will come with just under 25,000 miles on it, a Lifetime Tracker, a spare key, Ford internal memos and the car’s registration documents. The People’s Princess drove the small family car for three years — from 1985 to 1988 while Prince William and Harry were young — until the royal protection service made her switch to a more high-end model that offered more privacy and protection.“Parallels could be drawn with the RS Turbo’s reputation as the People’s Sports Car and the honorific of People’s Princess bestowed by the British public on Princess Diana,” the auctioneers said.“The RS Turbo was never designed to be driven by the wife of the second in line to the British throne nor to transport the future king.”Despite Princess Di driving more luxurious cars, the auctioneers said that the Ford Escort RS Turbo “far outperforms them at auction, selling in some cases for three times the price of equivalent models.”This car was said to be the princess’s car of choice because it reminded her of her previous car which was also an Escort, although it was red instead of black.The Daily Mail also reported that driving the car was likely an escape for Diana, possibly using the car to meet friends or go shopping. For it to be more suitable for a royal lifestyle, Ford’s special vehicle engineering department gave the car a “stealth makeover,” which included a five-slat front grille instead of three, along with an extra rearview mirror for the protection officer she had to ride with.The car has had quite the journey since it was owned by the People’s Princess, having three owners after her before being added to the Ford RS collection.However, Silverstone Auctions noted the vehicle is still in “top

Rockhurst Auctions, told The Post. The company is set to hold the auction on Aug. 14 down in Memphis during the city’s Elvis Week 2022 celebration.

1,500 items from “The Golden Girls” icon’s life and career up for auction later this fall.Julien’s Auctions is hosting a three-day event starting Sept. 23 in Beverly Hills (as well as online), where fans can bid on priceless items, according to People.White passed away on Dec. 31, 2021, just a few weeks shy of her 100th birthday.Goods from the “Mary Tyler Moore” star’s life include items such as awards, scripts, wardrobe and memorabilia from her past television shows and films.

BEVERLY HILLS – Personal items that once belonged to the iconic comedic actress Betty White, including a gold watch from her mother, are set to go up for auction in September.Awards, paintings, scripts, jewelry and red carpet outfits from the homes of “The Golden Girls” actress were put on display at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills on Tuesday.White died at age 99 on Dec. 31.“This is an auction representing an incredible life and career.

on their website.“Pokémon is the world’s leading media brand and Charizard is the GOAT of that brand. It’s an asset that Pokémon and non-Pokémon collectors know of and want to own,” Jesse Craig, director of business development for PWCC, told CNN in a statement.“This is a card where demand continues to outweigh supply,” Craig added.The card has drawn increasingly competitive bids in recent years, including one sold for $336,000 earlier this month.

An iconic image of Marilyn Monroe created by Andy Warhol is coming to auction, with Christie’s auction house estimating the price at around $200 million.The silkscreen image known as “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn,” a close-up of Monroe with her hair in yellow, her eyeshadow blue and her lips red, is slated to be part of a week of sales in May, Christie’s said Monday.If it met the sale estimate, the 1964 painting would be the most expensive 20th-century artwork to be auctioned, Christie’s said.The proceeds of the sale would go to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich, which is putting the painting up for auction.The foundation aims to help children with health care and educational programs.Warhol created more than one image of Monroe; this particular painting has been exhibited in museums around the world.

NEW YORK — A particularly prized copy of the first-ever Marvel comic book fetched more than $2.4 million in an online auction, the auctioneer said Friday.Known as the Marvel Comics #1 “pay copy,” it’s “arguably one of the top three comic books in the world of comics collecting,” said Vincent Zurzolo, chief operating officer of ComicConnect. The New York-based auctioneer sold the book Thursday night for a bit under $2,427,800.The buyer’s name has not been disclosed.

Preview in new tabJulian Lennon has announced plans to sell off the digital rights to his Beatles memorabilia — with no intention of parting with the actual pieces. Instead, the 58-year-old spawn of music icon John Lennon will sell his collection as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), containing images accompanied by Julian’s narration.

a sprawling Palm Beach, Fla., estate, and he’s having one hell of a moving sale. On Dec.

Naomi Parry. The pair had collaborated on a collection of 11 frocks to be worn by the “Rehab” singer for her upcoming European tour.

“Happy Days.” The King of Cool was known for his white tees, black leather jackets and slicked-back hair. And now, Winkler, 76, is auctioning off one of the original jackets on Dec.

press release about the auction. The items will be sold in conjunction with more than 1,000 props and costumes at the company’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction, set to happen from Nov.

another first printing of the same book, which additionally bragged an autograph from the author, fetched a cool $90,000 in 2019.Three years prior, a bedazzled, handwritten tome by Rowling herself — a re-creation of “The Tales of the Beedle the Bard,” a story told within “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” — raised a whopping $620,000 for charity.

sold by the artist’s foundation. The foundation’s executive director, David Joel, confirmed that the “Legs” sculpture sold, but would not comment on the price.He added that, “They are the same ‘Legs‘ that were originally part of the 1969 mixed media construction for the Smith Haven Mall, called ‘Forty Feet of Fashion.’ These original set of ‘Legs’… were used to create a second set in 1994 for a collector in Florida.

shocked spectators in 2018 when it immediately self-shredded upon sale, is on the auction block once again — effectively half the painting it was just before the gavel hit three years ago.Nevertheless, the artwork — now called “Love Is in the Bin” — is expected to fetch $8.3 million, six times its previous price.At that Sotheby’s sale, the buyer purchased a fully intact, framed artwork by the notoriously covert street artist, of a girl illustrated in black and white reaching out for a red

Vice’s Motherboard has reported — that is, until NFT-based sales broke through the mainstream last year. UK-based crypto-trader Tom Osman came forward as the seller of EtherRock #42, which he purchased just a few weeks prior at only 1.7 ETH, or about $4,800 at the time.

Bloomberg reported. Meanwhile, two other multimillion-dollar works soon to be up for auction were hung over a banquette. The Picasso Restaurant will not be stripped bare of its namesake’s work as a result of the auction.

marketing efforts, news reports and broker braggadocio touting the home as “Grace Kelly’s townhouse” in order to drum up the price — there is no evidence that the princess of Monaco, nor any of her famous friends ever owned or even lived at 51-53 E.

debuts an online-only sale focused on the iconic Air Jordan — a chunky-looking Nike style launched in 1985 for basketball legend Michael Jordan — with more than 85 pairs up for grabs. The lots are estimated to fetch between $1,000 and $160,000 apiece.“[Jordan] really influenced and created an entire new genre of collecting,” said Caitlin Donovan, 33, the Christie’s expert leading this sale.

TMZ reported.The two 1950s hardbacks — “The New Fanny Farmer Boston Cooking-School Cook Book” and “The New Joy of Cooking” — are the only cookbooks confirmed to have been owned by the archetypical blonde bombshell.The books offer a glimpse into her culinary life, and include handwritten notes with a grocery list, a deli business card with a Beverly Hills-area address written in her handwriting on the back, and a diet schedule.The 20th-century grocery list includes eggs, milk, cornflakes, jello,

The Real Bettie Page.”“They were both plucky, smart, independent-minded women in a time when the world didn’t offer as many opportunities for them, and I think they recognized similar qualities in each other.”On Saturday, Mid-Hudson Auction Galleries, located in New Windsor, NY, will auction off a portion of the late pinup-turned-photographer Bunny Yeager’s vast archives, among them some of the most famous shots of the notorious Bettie Page.

Boston-based auction house.“I had a wonderful time last summer with you. It is a bright memory of my life — you are wonderful and I miss you,” reads one of JFK’s letters — all of which are written on official United States Senate paper — postmarked February 1956 and addressed to von Post.

NEW YORK — One of the few copies of the comic book that introduced Superman to the world has sold for a super-sized, record-setting price.The issue of Action Comics #1 went for $3.25 million in a private sale, ComicConnect.com, an online auction and consignment company, announced Tuesday.It narrowly bested the previous record for the comic, set in the auction of another copy in 2014 for slightly over $3.2 million.The comic, published in 1938, “really is the beginning of the superhero genre,”

Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece that was kept hidden by a French family for more than 100 years now has a new home. The pricey painting, titled “A Street Scene in Montmartre,” sold Thursday during an auction livestreamed from Paris. It trafficked exorbitantly high phone and online bids from art enthusiasts in the French capital, as well as in New York and Hong Kong.Although Van Gogh’s freshly exhumed tour de force went for a little over $15 million, it initially fetched a staggering $16.47 million

sold for $360,000 at an online auction last week.Collectibles authenticator CGC Trading Cards broadcast the live bidding on Jan. 14 via YouTube, noting that the “presentation” card — one of two prototypes used in marketing and promotion “to demonstrate what an English Pokémon card would look like” — is the only one known to still exist.

the Hollywood Reporter reported. It went for a cool $2,220,000, including the buyer’s premium fee.“Batman #1” isn’t the first comic to feature the Caped Crusader — that honor goes to “Detective Comics #27” from the year prior (which coincidentally held the previous record for most expensive Batman comic ever sold for when it went for $1.5 million in November).

“Knight Rider” for an estimated $300,000. The 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is described as a “FULLY FUNCTIONAL K.I.T.T.

“A Century of Champions” auction without explanation Friday.That the Jules Rimet memento was even up for bid was as shocking to Team Pelé as the US men winning a World Cup. “That trophy is very important to Pelé.