MARILYN MONROE'S POSSESSIONS UP FOR AUCTION

MARILYN MONROE'S POSSESSIONS UP FOR AUCTION

NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Marilyn Monroe fans take note: The blond bombshell's personal items are being put on the auction block. Next month Monroe's personal items will be auctioned off at Sothebys.com, including a letter of gratitude from the White House for agreeing to appear at President Kennedy's 45th birthday. The Kennedy thank-you note is estimated at $20,000. Other Monroe memorabilia up for sale includes... -- The wedding dress Marilyn wore to her first marriage to James Dougherty in 1942. It could sell for $80,000. -- Five handwritten letters, including a introduction to her then-unknown half sister are worth up to $15,000. -- Finally, a 1950s-era gold sequined dress that Marilyn possibly wore to a movie premiere could sell for as much as $15,000.