1927, Russia. 50 Kopek Air Defense Lottery Ticket. Colorful ticket measuring 7 1/2" x 5" depicting an airplane and city scene, tractor and agriculture equipment.

1929. Soviet Union. 50 Kopek Air Defense Lottery Ticket. Colorful ticket measuring 8 1/2" x 4" depicting an airplane at top center. Fine.

1944, 25 rubles. Green. Vignette of workers and tanks in a factory. Lottery ticket issued to finance the war effort. Terms are printed on the back. Excellent.

1944. 50 rubles. Brown and Red. Vignette of workers and tanks in a factory. Lottery ticket issued to finance the war effort. Terms are printed on the back. Excellent.

1924, Soviet Union. World War II lottery ticket. Blue. Vignette of two Red Army soldiers. 4 3/4" x 3 1/4'. Fold at center. Extremely Fine.

Partially Printed Class Number One Ticket. 1825. Printed image of female holding a horn of plenty at left and of an heraldic eagle among assorted items at top center. A few pinholes and minor dampstaining. Else Very Fine. Accompanied by original autograph receipt noting this ticket by Register number and combination. A fine lottery related group.

Partly-printed uncut pair of lottery tickets from the “United States Lottery – Class the Fourth”. “The Bearer of this ticket will be entitled to such Prize as shall belong thereto in the Fourth Class of the Lottery of the United States, agreeable to a Resolution of Congress, passed in Philadelphia, Nov. 18, 1776.” On November 18, 1776 the Continental Congress enacted a national lottery in four classes, consisting of 100,000 tickets in each class. The sales were much slower than predicted in all classes and the final outcome proved to be very poor. The tickets are endorsed on the verso by a Joseph Sam’l. Woodbridge. Small cut out area in the upper left corner. Fine.

Circa 1800. 5 ¼” x 2”. Lottery Ticket entitling the bearer “to receive the prize that may be drawn against its number, agreeably to an act of the Hon. General Assembly of the State of Rhode-Island.” Signed as Manager by J. Allen. Extremely Fine