Yes, Thanks Dan. It often seems to me that "breaking news" headlines about auction items that are designed for the public at large are usually a little higher on drama and a little less accurate about precedent or back story than one would get from most experts in the know.
-----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of daniel strebin Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 12:00 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R2D2 Just Sold at Auction good point, but not sure if you caught the rather egregious fraudulent claim within the article, that this is the world's most expensive dress sold at auction when it's public record (and should be rather common knowledge to us movie memorabilia mavens) that marilyn's white 7-year itch dress brought, to my recollection, nearly $1M more than this in the historic first debbie reynolds collection sale. -----Original Message----- >From: Phillip Ayling <mro...@earthlink.net> >Sent: Jun 29, 2017 11:40 AM >To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >Subject: Re: [MOPO] R2D2 Just Sold at Auction > >In this same spirit, I certainly hope some of these most recent items >were bought as gifts for Leo DiCaprio or Martin Scorsese, whose >memorabilia cupboards are rather bare now. > >-----Original Message----- >From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of John >Boswell >Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 11:26 AM >To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >Subject: Re: [MOPO] R2D2 Just Sold at Auction > >Case in point: > >http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/jimmy-pattison-buys-marilyn-monroes >-dres s/wcm/fce9bdcd-45cc-4238-b2c7-9176bb0adc6d > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
