R382

1938 Rikishi 6 Set

    Description:  This is one of about a dozen or so "human" sets produced in the 1930's.  This style of sets was common during this decade and fortunately leads to easy identification of the year each was produced.  These sets are different than the similar "human" ones produced in the mid 1950's in the fact that the faces of the rikishi are drawn in these instead of a photo superimposed over the body.  This set depicts the May 1938 Basho and has a nice menko of Yokozuna Musashiyama.  This set is a little wider than the other sets from the 1930s.

    Company: Unknown                                                 Availability: Extremely Rare

    Card Size: 1.5" x 2.5"                                           Card Material:  Thick, paper stock 

     # of Cards in set: 3+                                                Packaging: Sheets

    Winner Stamp Description: N/A 

    Front Design:  This set features a drawing of the rikishi in their kesho-mawashi.

   Back Design:  Rikishi's shikona is in big bold kanji in the middle of the menko.  Weight is along the bottom left and height is in the bottom right.  The rikishi's rank is in the upper right and a war themed word is in the upper left.  I'm not sure what is in the very top in the circle that is cut in half.  A 6 digit is along the very bottom.  Backs are printed in blue ink.