Lot # 25: 1947 JCM 44 Ted Williams Back Menko Baseball Cards Complete Set--First Complete Set Ever Offered Anywhere!

Category: Baseball Cards

Starting Bid: $350.00

Bids: 5 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "Auction 49 Ended 5/27/2016",
which ran from 5/8/2016 4:30 PM to
5/26/2016 11:00 PM



While offerings of single cards or small groups from this set are occasionally seen, this is the first time that we or anyone else have ever presented a complete set for sale or auction. Cards in this eight card set can have any number from 1 to 10 printed on the back. All fronts are seen with backs containing various numbers. One card in this lot, that of Hall of Famer Kazuto Tsuruoka, has Ted's number 9 emblazoned on the reverse. Players with cards in this lot include (top row, l to r): Keisuke Imanishi, Hirofumi Komae, Isamu Fujii, Hideo Shimizu. (bottom row, l to r): Tetsuharu Kawakami (HOF) swinging his famous red bat, Hiroshi Oshita (HOF), Kazuto Tsuruoka (HOF), and Takeshi Doigaki.

Size: Each card is 1 3/8" x 2 5/8".

Condition: Average--Vg

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