1955 Uchu Trump 14 Set

    Description:  This is another typical set of the mid 1950's.  The card stock is very thick and production quality is lower than other sets that came later on in the 1950's.  Menko backs have a space theme to them and most menko from this set are hard to find in decent condition since they came in sheets and had to be cut apart by the childrem who bought them.  This set seems to have been fairly common as most menko also have a fair amount of game use on them.  I find it funny that the Fighting Digits are so long in this set....14 digits in fact.  It would have been a pain to play a game of menko using the Fighting Number rules with these cards.  Most menko came with two or even three variations of backs. 

    Company: Unknown                                           Availability: Scarce

    Card Size: 1.25" X 2.5"                                      Card Material: Thick, Paper stock

     # of Cards: 11+                                                 Packaging: Sheets

   Key Cards:  Any Yokozuna

   Winner Stamp Description:  Unknown

   Front Design:  Rikishi are standing in their kesho mawashi.  Basic colors for background are either red, blue, green or yellow.  Shikona is vertical on either the top right or left.

   Back Design:  The back of the menko has a playing card, or trump, theme to it.  Each menko has a different playing card on the top.  There is a space themed picture below that in the middle with a Gu-Choki-Pa in one of the corners of this picture.  A 14 digit Fighting Number is along the bottom.  Menko backs are printed in brown ink and it looks like 2 to 3 back variations exist of each menko.

Tochinishiki
Banzuke Checklist					Numerical Checklist
Rank	Shikona	Fighting  #			Rank	Shikona	Fighting #
Yokozuna	Tochinishiki	09125634067890			Ozeki	Mitsuneyama	90785621096543
Yokozuna	Tochinishiki	90785621096543			Yokozuna	Tochinishiki	90785621096543
Yokozuna	Yoshibayama	09879034512678			Ozeki	Ouchiyama	78695687321654
Yokozuna	Chiyonoyama	12345678906543			Maegashira	Naruyama-Yellow	78605687321654
Yokozuna	Chiyonoyama	21890123443567			Maegashira	Dewanishiki	78341287096587
Yokozuna	Kagamisato	09872165465321			Maegashira	Kotonishiki	78341287096587
Ozeki	Ouchiyama	34216543091287			Maegashira	Tokitsuyama	71238904567098
Ozeki	Ouchiyama	78695687321654			Maegashira	Dewanishiki	43215671234890
Ozeki	Mitsuneyama	09125634067890			Maegashira	Kotonishiki	43215671234800
Ozeki	Mitsuneyama	90785621096543			Ozeki	Ouchiyama	34216543091287
Sekiwake					Maegashira	Naruyama-Yellow	34216543091287
Komusubi					Yokozuna	Chiyonoyama	21890123443567
Maegashira	Naruyama-Blue	13451076325498			Maegashira	Shimizugawa	21890123443567
Maegashira	Naruyama-Yellow	34216543091287			Maegashira	Naruyama-Blue	13451076325498
Maegashira	Naruyama-Yellow	78605687321654			Maegashira	Hajimayama	12603443872165
Maegashira	Shimizugawa	21890123443567			Maegashira	Shimizugawa	12603443872165
Maegashira	Shimizugawa	12603443872165			Yokozuna	Chiyonoyama	12345678906543
Maegashira	Shimizugawa	12345678906543			Maegashira	Shimizugawa	12345678906543
Maegashira	Dewanishiki	43215671234800			Yokozuna	Yoshibayama	09879034512678
Maegashira	Dewanishiki	78341287096587			Maegashira	Tokitsuyama	09879034512678
Maegashira	Kotonishiki	78341287096587			Yokozuna	Kagamisato	09872165465321
Maegashira	Kotonishiki	43215671234890			Maegashira	Hajimayama	09872165465321
Maegashira	Tokitsuyama	71238904567098			Yokozuna	Tochinishiki	09125634067890
Maegashira	Tokitsuyama	09879034512678			Ozeki	Mitsuneyama	09125634067890
Maegashira	Hajimayama	09872165465321
Maegashira	Hajimayama	12603443872165