Unearthed Marilyn Monroe photos go up for sale

Photographs of Marilyn Monroe appearing relaxed and lounging around a New York apartment nine months before she died were unveiled after being held in a private archive for more than 45 years.

A never-before seen image of Marilyn Monroe taken in December 1961

Photographer Len Steckler shot the black-and-white images of Monroe when she unexpectedly arrived at his apartment in December, 1961.

She was visiting his friend, Pulitzer-prize winning poet Carl Sandburg. Steckler is offering them for a sale as a limited edition series called "Marilyn Monroe: The Visit."