Marilyn Monroe on Dutch gum cards
Marilyn Monroe is on about 40 Dutch gum cards across two dozen series, one or two per set. Where they are and how to find them.
Marilyn Monroe is on 41 cards across 26 series (8 in stock now), printed between 1950 and 1963. She is never the focus of a set. Collecting her means picking one or two cards out of many different series.
1954 Serie E · #19$59.99Buy
1957 S · #31Not in stock
1957 S · #246Not in stock
1959 Gamla A · #106Not in stock
1962 Star Bilder B · #206$32.99Buy
1963 Star Bilder E · #132Not in stockA short look at the cards
Six Monroe cards from the shop, filmed one by one.
Where she appears
Her first card is 1950 Serie A #177. After that she turns up steadily through the 1950s, usually one or two cards per set, with the last ones in the 1963 Star Bilder sets.
The set with the most Monroe cards is the 1955 long number series, the 601–998 run, with five: #706, #818, #842, #944 and #959.
Other sets with more than one Monroe card:
- 1954 Serie E — #19 and #42
- 1957 S Set — #6, #31 and #246
- 1961 Kalendarium-61 — #177, #179 and #180
- 1963 Star Bilder E — #43, #132 and #142
Each link opens the set with only her cards showing.
What to look for
Soft corners and edge wear are normal on these cards. Sharp examples cost more, most of all on the pre-1958 sets. The same portrait was sometimes reused in more than one series with a different number, so check the number and set before you buy a card you think you are missing.
Finding them
The Marilyn Monroe page lists every card with the ones in stock first, and the Monroe cards in our eBay shop show current prices. Tick the ones you want on any series page and they land on your want list, ready to buy or send to us.