Lot # 47: 1948 Uncatalogued Google Eye Menko Set of 14--11 Hall of Famers--Starffin, Wakabayashi, Kawakami, etc.

Category: Baseball Cards

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 3 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "Auction 51 Ended 3/17/2017",
which ran from 2/22/2017 1:00 AM to
3/16/2017 11:00 PM



Cards from this bizarre issue were first offered in our Auction #24. Despite the goofy look of these cards, the caricatures of these players are somewhat realistic (except for the eyes). All cards in this lot are of the "player name back" variety. We believe that these 14 cards constitute a complete set. Players included are: (top row left to right) Victor Starffin (HOF) (Russia), Shinji Hamazaki (HOF), Takehiko Bessho (HOF), Henry "Bozo" Wakabayashi (HOF) (Hawaii), (second row left to right) Tetsuharu Kawakami (HOF), Masato Monzen, Jiro Noguchi (HOF), Michio Nishizawa (HOF), (third row, left to right) Giichiro Shiraki, Hiroshi Oshita (HOF), Hisanori Karita (HOF), Shigeru Chiba (HOF), (bottom row, left to right) Juzo Sanada (HOF), Yasuya Hondo.

Size: Each card is 1 1/4" in diameter.

Condition: All cards are Ex/Mt, Nm, or Nm/Mt with the usual round menko centering problems.

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