1939 Rikishi 5 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 has a nice early Yokozuna menko of Futabayama.  These menko are a little taller than the other rikishi series of the 1930s.

    Company: Unknown                                                 Availability: Extremely Rare

    Card Size: 1.50" x 3.00"                                           Card Material:  Thick, paper stock 

     # of Cards in set: 4+                                                Packaging: Sheets

    Key Cards:  Yozozuna Futabayama

    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 5 digit is along the very bottom.  Backs are printed in blue ink.

Banzuke Checklist						Numerical Checklist
Rank	Shikona	Fighting #	Front	Back		Rank	Shikona	Fighting #
Yokozuna	Futabayama	72000				Maegashira	Kasagiyama	91000
						Yokozuna	Futabayama	72000
						Ozeki	Maedayama	45000
						Maegashira	Tsurugamine	35000
Ozeki	Maedayama	45000
Sekiwake
Komusubi
Maegashira	Tsurugamine	35000
Maegashira	Kasagiyama	91000