P551

1955 Prize Sheet Set

    Description:  These aren't menko, but rather a set of prize cards kids could win if they received a winner stamp on the back of one of their menko.  The cards came with a taba bundle and then were hung up in the toy shops for kids to look at and chose cards from when they won.  I'm not sure what set these would have originally been shipped with.  These cards came in three different sizes with the biggest being the most difficult to obtain.  Click here for more information on prize sheets.

    Company: Unknown                                          Availability: Rare

    Card Size: 3.25" X 5.5" & 2.5" x 3.25"               Card Material:  Thin, paper stock

     # of Cards: 8+                                                  Packaging: Sheet

   Winner Stamp Description:  None

   Front Design:  These cards show the rikishi in various poses or in his kesho mawashi.  Skinona is printed vertically.  The backgrounds are solid colors green, blue, yellow, red.

   Back Design:  Blank backs with glue residue.