Image of a leaflet, originally folded, advertising tickets by the Santo Domingo Guaranty Company for the Santo Domingo Lottery drawn on December 5th, 1893, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Recto includes a chart listing the number of gifts and amount of money awarded in the drawing. Verso is two folded pages, printed in blue, the left page includes information about the organizers of the event and the banks funding the drawing. Also included is information about winnings from different locations throughout the world. The right page includes text about individuals from Santo Domingo who supervised the drawing: Hon. Luis T. del Costillo and Hon. J.E. Santelices. Both individuals’ names are also signed on recto of print, though the spellings differ, they are signed as “Luis T. del Castillo,” and “J.E. Santetices.” The right of verso is printed in a decorative border with a decorative title that reads, “S.D.L.” "Official drawing of the Santo Domingo Lottery, single number class “J” drawn at the city of Santo Domingo, on Tuesday, December 5, 1893.” --text, title of print. "J. B. Sarson, Managing Director of the Santo Domingo Guaranty Company, Capital $2,000,000.00 herby certify to a special deposit of $600,000.00 Gold Coin, to cover all prizes in this drawing, and will pay at counter on presentation such prize as may be drawn by this ticket.” --text, verso, left page. "The American National Bank, Capital $1,000,000.00. Fine P. Ernest, President of Denver, Colorado. The Metropolitan National Bank, Capital $750,000.00. R. W. Hocker, President, of Kansas City, Mo. The National Bank of Commerce, Capital $500,000.00. J.N. Cornish, President, of Omaha, Neb., have each on deposit the necessary funds to cash any prize drawn by this ticket” --text, verso, left page. “Take place in the City of San Domingo, under the personal supervisions of Hon. Luis T. del Costillo, ex-member of Congress, and ex-president of the Municipal Council, and Hon. J.E. Santelices, Member of Congress.”--text, verso, right page. “Witness, or hands at the City of Santo Domingo, this Tuesday, December 5th, 1893. Luis T. del Castillo. J.E. Sautetices.” --text, recto, bottom of print.
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1 letterpress : uncolored ; overall 46.36 x 28.26 cm (18 1/4 x 11 1/8 in.)
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