1956 Sanenchuu Block 9 Set

    Description:  Not much is known about this set, but is probably is a typical set of this era.  The printers must have had some printing trouble, as all the Yoshibayama menko I've seen from this set have the same printing defect at the top of his menko.  One uncorrected error is the back of Maegashira Wakasegawa menko have the shikona for Maegashira Hirosegawa.  This is the first menko I've run across that has this error.  Menko are on nice thick paper stock.

    Company: Unknown                                      Availability: Scarce

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

    # of Cards: 8+                                               Packaging: Box

   Key Cards:  Any Yokozuna

   Winner Stamp Description: Unknown

   Front Design:  Rikishi are shown in their kesho-mawashi.  There must have been a printing error on Yoshibyama as I've seen 5 menko of his from this set and they all have stripes of missing ink along the top both front and back.

   Back Design:  The Rikishi's shikona appears vertically under a Gu-Choki-Pa which is at the top of the middle column.  The Rikishi's rank appears at the top and the age and height/weight info are in both columns next to the shikona.  Menko backs were printed in either green or purple.

Kagamisato
Banzuke Checklist					Numerical Checklist
Rank	Shikona	Fighting  #			Rank	Shikona	Fighting #
Yokozuna	Chiyonoyama	190505305			Ozeki	Wakanohana	5091051019
Yokozuna	Kagamisato	195050154			Maegashira	Hajimayama	5055302101
Yokozuna	Yoshibayama	350750131			Ozeki	Ouchiyama	807405105
Yokozuna	Yoshibayama Dohyo Iri	405361019			Yokozuna	Yoshibayama Dohyo Iri	405361019
Ozeki	Ouchiyama	807405105			Yokozuna	Yoshibayama	350750131
Ozeki	Wakanohana	5091051019			Maegashira	Wakasegawa	234510310
Sekiwake					Yokozuna	Kagamisato	195050154
Komusubi					Yokozuna	Chiyonoyama	190505305
Maegashira	Wakasegawa	234510310
Maegashira	Hajimayama	5055302101