M523

1952 Gunbai Bromide 4 Set

    Description:  This is a great set from 1952.  It is stacked with current Yokozuna and future Yokozuna such as Yoshibayama, Tochinishiki and Wakanohana.  These are the earliest bromides known of Tochinishiki and Wakanohana.   A nice set to have if you can get your hands on it.  It has a sister set, the 1952 Gunbai 4 Set.

    Company: Unknown                                                 Availability: Extremely Rare

    Card Size: 1.25" x 2.75"                                           Card Material:  Thick, paper stock 

     # of Cards in set: 8+                                                Packaging: Taba

    Key Cards:  Any Yokozuna or future Yokozuna

    Winner Stamp Description: Unknown 

    Front Design:  This set features photographs of the rikishi in their kesho-mawashi.  There is no shikona information on the front.

   Back Design:  Rikishi's height, weight and shikona are inside a large gunbai.  Gu-Choki-Pa is in the upper right part of gunbai and there is a 4 digit Fighting Number along the bottom.  Menko backs are printed in purple.