1940 Rikishi 4 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.  This set is one of the first of the "human" sets to have an actual photograph superimposed over a drawing of the rikishi's body.  This set has the first known menko of future Yokozuna Terukuni as a Sekiwake.  Colors are crisp on this set and the images are nice and sharp!

    Company: Unknown                                                 Availability: Extremely Rare

    Card Size: 1.50" x 2.75"                                           Card Material:  Thin, paper stock 

     # of Cards in set: 5+                                                Packaging: Sheets

    Key Cards:  Sekiwake Terukuni(Future Yokozuna)

    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 4 digit Fighting Number is along the very bottom.  Backs are printed in blue ink.

Banzuke Checklist						Numerical Checklist
Rank	Shikona	Fighting #	Front	Back		Rank	Shikona	Fighting #
Yokozuna						Maegashira	Asahigawa	9324
						Sekiwake	Terukuni	7001
						Komusubi	Tamanoumi	5981
						Maegashira	Tatekabuto	5722
						Maegashira	Onami	5721
						Maegashira	Jintozan	3210
Ozeki
Sekiwake	Terukuni	7001
Komusubi	Tamanoumi	5981
Maegashira	Tatekabuto	5722
Maegashira	Asahigawa	9324
Maegashira	Jintozan	3210
Maegashira	Onami	5721