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Lot 555

[JAPANESE BASEBALL]. A Large Group of 70 Baseball Menko Car...

Estimate: $150 - $250

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[JAPANESE BASEBALL]. A Large Group of 70 Baseball Menko Cards. [Japan, ca. 1920s-1950s]. Different style Menko cards, some die-cut, some rectangular, some are bookmark style. Sizes range from 2 ? x 1? to 5 ? x 1 ??. Some general wear, soiling, some with wear and tears. Generally very good. Some of the players featured on this charming and unusual group are Oshita, Kawakami, Kawasaki, Wakabayashi, Mizuhara, Tempo, Noguchi, Bessho, Amachi, and an umpire. From the Mark Rucker Collection.