[Rarebooks] FS: 1858 Ypsilanti Michigan Lottery SCAM!!!

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Promotional Materials for the 1858 Ypsilanti, Michigan 'Great Western 
Enterprise' Gift Lottery Humbug -

Ypsilanti(?); A.M. Evans & Co. 1858.

DISCUSSION: A nice set of promotional materials for the greatest gift 
lottery ever- guaranteed! On Saturday, April 24, 1858, the promoters 
promised (pinky swear!) to give away a $5,000 house, and thousands of 
cash gifts, to lucky ticket holders! How could you lose? The promotional 
broadside, circular letter to agents, and nicely-printed tickets all 
exuded just the right combination of charm, integrity and lots of pretty 
color printing. "Humbug, A Look at Some Popular Impositions", published 
in New York in 1859, mentions the "Great Western Enterprise" in its 
chapter devoted to lottery scams, of which this sort of "Gift 
Enterprise" was a fairly new but popular version, following the general 
collapse of more straightforward lottery scams after many scandals.

DESCRIPTION & CONDITION NOTES: 13 pieces. Broadside- 5.5"x12", printed 
in black, red and blue. Circular letter- 5"x8", printed in black. 11 
individual $1.00 tickets- 4.5"x2.75". Some soil and stains to the 
broadside, hole in the middle affecting a few letters, and bottom torn, 
affecting the word "Shares" and the bottom margin. Circular page with 
some soil, some light soil and folds to the tickets.

PRICE: $650 -

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