Bob Denver "Gilligan" signature shirt from Gilligan's Island....

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Bob Denver "Gilligan" signature shirt from Gilligan's Island. (CBS, 1964-1967) When you're marooned on an uncharted island with only the clothes on your back, the clothes on your back become your signature outfit. And of all the shipwrecked souls to ever inhabit the big or small screen, Bob Denver's kind-hearted, bumbling sailor, "Gilligan" is the most well known and arguably most beloved. This is an iconic screen worn Gilligan signature shirt as seen throughout the series' 89-episode run and 3-subsequent feature length spin-offs. Consisting of a vintage original, custom tailored, cherry red heavy jersey cotton, long sleeve pull-over shirt with ivory denim collar and v-neck 3-button closure. This shirt was authenticated by Bob Denver himself as one he wore in the show and as the only one he knew of to have survived production. Exhibiting extremely light production wear. Provenance: Profiles in History HACR6 Auction June 26, 1999. This shirt was also featured in a Wall Street Journal article July 23, 1999. In vintage production used very fine condition. Comes with a COA.

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