This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/17/2023
MARSHALL, Jay (1919-2005). Personally-Owned Plaid Jacket. Southwick for Albert Ltd., [n.d.]. Multi-colored plaid jacket, lined, with manufacturer’s tag (with care instructions) and label. With hand-written COA by Roger Dreyer, president of Fantasma, and the previous owner, stating that this jacket was purchased at the Jay Marshall auction in Schaumburg, Illinois. Sold with a large photographic portrait of Marshall SIGNED by him in gold ink (approximately 14 ½ x 10 ½”, left margin neatly folded without spoiling the image), a Marshall “Necromantic Coin” souvenir, and a promotional envelope with a photographic image of Marshall, proclaiming him the “Dean of the Society of American Magicians”. A wonderful item owned by one of the most successful American magicians. Marshall’s 60-year career included over 14 appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show, as well as opening for Frank Sinatra, Milton Berle, and Liberace (Marshall was Sinatra’s first opening act when he first performed in Las Vegas).