Lot # 4: 1949 JK 5 Tohoku Karuta Babe Ruth w/ Reading Card--High Grade

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Starting Bid: $250.00

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Item was in Auction "Auction 59 Ended 12/6/2020",
which ran from 11/15/2020 4:00 PM to
12/5/2020 11:00 PM



The Sultan of Swat has made a limited number of appearances on Japanese baseball cards. Presented here is a colorful, large size karuta player card of the Babe himself. As with all karuta sets, there is a reading card which is to be matched with the player card as part of the iroha karuta game. Both the player card and reading card are included in this lot. The reading card contains the inscription, "Ruth world home run king". Both the player card and reading card are blank backed.

Size: Player card--2 7/8" x 4. Reading card--2" x 3".

Condition: Player card--Nm/Mt. Reading card--Nm.

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