Lot # 20: c.1947 Uncatalogued Blue Batter Back Menko Uncut Sheet (21 cards, 12 diff., 9 HOFers)-Kawakami, etc.

Category: Baseball Cards

Starting Bid: $75.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Auction 53 Ended 3/29/2018",
which ran from 3/15/2018 2:00 PM to
3/29/2018 11:00 PM



This set will appear for the first time in the next edition of the Japanese Baseball card Checklist & Price Guide, Vintage Edition. There are 12 different cards, with nine cards repeated. Nine cards feature members of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. Several cards in the set do not have player names They appear to be likenesses of specific people, but we have regarded them as generic, as we are unable to identify them. Players included are: (top row, left to right) Generic, Kazuto Tsuruoka (HOF) possible rookie card, Generic, (2nd row, left to right) Hiroshi Oshita (HOF), Generic, Generic, (3rd row, left to right) Michio Nishizawa (HOF) possible rookie card, Generic, Shigeru Chiba (HOF) possible rookie card, (4th row, left to right) Generic, Tetsuharu Kawakami (HOF) possible rookie card, Yoshio Tenpo. The fifth through seventh rows repeat the first through third rows respectively.

Size: The uncut sheet is 2 3/4" x 10 3/8". Each card is 7/8" x 1 1/2".

Condition: The sheet itself grades Ex due to wear on all four corners, but the 17 non-corner cards would be Nm/Mt if cut from the sheet.

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