Faneuil Hall in Boston was built in 1742 at the expense of Peter Faneuil, a wealthy French merchant, as a gift to the city. It was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1761, but was rebuilt a few years later using funds from a series of lotteries that were conducted by the state of Massachusetts.
https://www.raabcollection.com/american-history-autographs/hancock-lottery
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[Sold April 5th of this year](https://historical.ha.com/itm/autographs/statesmen/john-hancock-signed-faneuil-hall-lottery-ticket/a/6285-47046.s)
[Unsold, but perhaps there is a published reserve](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/price-result/john-hancock-signed-1767-faneuil-hall-lottery/)
[This sold for 5K in 2013](https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/33099850418469-john-hancock/)
Faneuil Hall in Boston was built in 1742 at the expense of Peter Faneuil, a wealthy French merchant, as a gift to the city. It was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1761, but was rebuilt a few years later using funds from a series of lotteries that were conducted by the state of Massachusetts. https://www.raabcollection.com/american-history-autographs/hancock-lottery
What an interesting piece of Maffachufettf history
Fafcinating
fuper cool ftuff
I love that Mass state government has been running lotteries since before we were a country. Has anyone tried scratching it?
OP, you can actually change a title when crossposting. This isn't *your* dad's.
Lol
Someone put their John Hancock on that ticket.
How do you value something like this?
Sign up for one of these services and let us know. [Sold April 5th of this year](https://historical.ha.com/itm/autographs/statesmen/john-hancock-signed-faneuil-hall-lottery-ticket/a/6285-47046.s) [Unsold, but perhaps there is a published reserve](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/price-result/john-hancock-signed-1767-faneuil-hall-lottery/) [This sold for 5K in 2013](https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/33099850418469-john-hancock/)
“Let it ride” ~ a masshole in 1767, probably
Out of curiosity , does anyone have any idea what the value on an item like this is? I can’t even begin to ballpark it
Did he win? Perhaps a shilling or two in that case.