Marilyn Monroe - block of stamps mint never hinged, catalog no. 9386-9388, Guinea

Marilyn Monroe became a world star in the 1950s. She is one of the archetypal sex symbols of the 20th century and was the most famous and most photographed woman in the world in her time. She has never been able to completely free herself from her image of the attractive, inexperienced blonde. Only after her death was this picture revised and her artistic work recognized and appreciated. Today she is considered a icon of film and pop culture . In 1999, she was voted the sixth largest female American film star by the American Film Institute.

The mint stamp block has the catalog no. 9386-9388.