1959 Gunbai Sensou 6-7 Set

    Description:  This set has nice vivid coloring and is a good representation of a late 1950's set.  Yokozuna Tochinishiki was ending his career at the time this set was printed and also features one of the first menko printed of Maegashira Fusanishiki.  Menko backs were printed in a dark brown or black with variations between menko of the same rikishi.

    Company: Unknown                                           Availability: Scarce

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

     # of Cards: 12+                                                 Packaging:  Box

   Key Cards:  Maegashira Fusanishiki

   Winner Stamp Description: Unknown

   Front Design:  Most of the Rikishi are standing in their kesho-mawashi with a solid color background in either blue of red.  There is also a smaller picture with either another rikishi or a kimarite (winning technique)

   Back Design:  The back of the card features a gunbai in the upper right corner and all have a war theme to them.  The menko are printed in either light brown or light blue.  The Gu-Choki-Pa is on the bottom right with a six or seven digit fighting number at the bottom.  Menko backs are printed in dark brown or black with variations in the fighting number.

 

Tochinishiki
Banzuke Checklist     Numerical Checklist
Rank Shikona Fighting  #     Rank Shikona Fighting #
Yokozuna Tochinishiki 345102-Black     Yokozuna Wakanohana 7150311
Yokozuna Tochinishiki 245150-Brown     Sekiwake Fusanishiki 7150311-Brown
Yokozuna Asashio 450421-Black     Maegashira Wakachichibu 7150311-Brown
Yokozuna Asashio 1250714-Brown     Maegashira Matsunobori 7150311
Yokozuna Wakanohana 7150311     Maegashira Wakanoumi/Shinobuyama 7102131-Brown
Ozeki         Maegashira Tamanoumi 5102141
Sekiwake Fusanishiki 245150-Black     Yokozuna Asashio 1250714-Brown
Sekiwake Fusanishiki 7150311-Brown     Maegashira Tamanoumi 1250714
Komusubi Annenyama 245150     Maegashira Wakachichibu 1250311-Black
Maegashira Wakachichibu 1250311-Black     Maegashira Wakachichibu 743152-Black
Maegashira Wakachichibu 743152-Black     Maegashira Wakanoumi/Shinobuyama 541102-Black
Maegashira Wakachichibu 1250311-Brown     Maegashira Mitsuneyama 541102
Maegashira Wakanoumi/Shinobuyama 541102-Black     Maegashira Hajimayama/Tokitsuyama 450421
Maegashira Wakanoumi/Shinobuyama 7102131-Brown     Yokozuna Asashio 450421-Black
Maegashira Tamanoumi 1250714     Yokozuna Tochinishiki 345102-Black
Maegashira Tamanoumi 5102141     Yokozuna Tochinishiki 245150-Brown
Maegashira Hajimayama/Tokitsuyama 450421     Sekiwake Fusanishiki 245150-Black
Maegashira Matsunobori 7150311     Komusubi Annenyama 245150
Maegashira Mitsuneyama 541102