{"product_id":"michigan-lottery-tickets-1970s","title":"Michigan Lottery Tickets 1974 1975 Lot of 3 Jackpot MSL","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis lot of three Michigan Lottery tickets includes two Michigan Jackpot tickets dated August 1, 1974 and one State of Michigan MSL ticket dated August 7, 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tickets remain colorful and legible with age toning and light handling wear, while one orange Michigan Jackpot ticket has initials written in blue pen along the top edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese expired 1970s paper lottery tickets fit a Michigan memorabilia, gambling history, or vintage lottery ephemera collection and are no longer valid for claiming prizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-memorabilia\" title=\"Lot of three expired Michigan Lottery tickets\"\u003eLot of three expired Michigan Lottery tickets\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper lottery tickets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1974 and 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Printed paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orange, lime green, white, and black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker and Mark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michigan Jackpot; The State of Michigan Michigan Lottery MSL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePattern or Model:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two Michigan Jackpot tickets and one MSL Michigan Lottery ticket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1970s lottery and gaming ephemera\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 3 3\/4 x 2 inches each\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e Drawing dates of August 1, 1974 and August 7, 1975; all three tickets are expired and cannot be claimed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e The three tickets remain complete, readable, and suitable for collecting or display, with visible age and handling noted below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe orange and green printed designs remain strong enough for the ticket numbers, drawing dates, prize amounts, and Michigan Lottery wording to be easily read.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoth sides are present, including the printed Attention Ticket Holder instructions on the backs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe two Michigan Jackpot tickets retain their distinctive orange graphics, while the 1975 MSL ticket retains its bright green face and decorative border.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Michigan Jackpot ticket has handwritten blue initials along the upper border.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tickets show age toning, light surface wear, and handling along the edges consistent with paper pieces from the 1970s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cut and perforated edges show minor unevenness and wear visible in the photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Grade Key\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNear Fine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFair:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector's Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichigan began operating its state lottery in the early 1970s, making surviving tickets from 1974 and 1975 small pieces of the program's early paper history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKept together, the three tickets make a compact snapshot of how Michigan lottery tickets looked during the middle of the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping + Trust (Reading Vintage standards)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/pages\/shipping-policy\"\u003ePhoto-verified condition\u003c\/a\u003e, no surprises\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePacked with care. 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