1959 Uchu 7 Set

    Description:  This set is a fairly typical menko set of this era, however, there are some nice drawings of space themed items on the back giving an idea of what children were interested in in the late 1950's.  This set was printed right around the time of Sputnik and the manned US Mercury missions enveloping the world.  This set has a really rare card of Maegashira Hanenishiki since he never made it out of the really low Maegashira ranks and retired from sumo after being in the top division less than 3 years.  This is one of the last last known menko of Yokozuna Chiyonoyama as well!

    Company: Dai                                       Availability: Scarce

    Card Size: 2.00" X 4.00"                       Card Material: Thin, Paper Stock

    # of Cards: 24+                                    Packaging: Taba and Sheets

   Key Cards:  Any Yokozuna, Maegashira Hanenishiki

   Winner Stamp Design: Large, Kanji printed vertically

   Front Design:  Most of the menko show the Rikishi in various poses with the Shikona on the front printed vertically.

   Back Design:  All menko have a space drawing on them with the equivalent Japanese words along the top to match the picture.  Gu-Choki-Pa is in the upper right and a 7 digit fighting number along the bottom.  Menko backs are printed in blue or green ink.

Asashio
Banzuke Checklist					Numerical Checklist
Rank	Shikona	Fighting  #			Rank	Shikona	Fighting #
Yokozuna	Asashio-Green	7850167			Yokozuna	Asashio-Pink	8501679
Yokozuna	Asashio-Yellow	6785016			Maegashira	Tochinishiki	8501679
Yokozuna	Asashio-Pink	8501679			Yokozuna	Chiyonoyama	7904321
Yokozuna	Chiyonoyama	7904321			Maegashira	Shinobuyama-Blue	7904321
Yokozuna	Wakanohana-Yellow	7850167			Maegashira	Wakachichibu	7904321
Yokozuna	Wakanohana-Green	1679043			Sekiwake	Wakahaguro	7904321
Ozeki	Kotogahama	4532678			Yokozuna	Asashio-Green	7850167
Sekiwake	Wakahaguro	7904321			Maegashira	Hanenishiki	7850167-Ver 2
Komusubi	Matsunobori	3267850			Yokozuna	Wakanohana-Yellow	7850167
Komusubi	Wakamaeda	3453267			Maegashira	Araiwa	7216745
Maegashira	Wakachichibu	7904321			Yokozuna	Asashio-Yellow	6785016
Maegashira	Ouchiyama	3453267			Maegashira	Kitanonada	6785016
Maegashira	Tochinishiki	8501679			Maegashira	Mitsuneyama-Yellow	5016790
Maegashira	Hanenishiki	1745326-Ver 1			Ozeki	Kotogahama	4532678
Maegashira	Hanenishiki	7850167-Ver 2			Maegashira	Ouchiyama	3453267
Maegashira	Kitanonada	6785016			Komusubi	Wakamaeda	3453267
Maegashira	Iwakaze	2167216			Komusubi	Matsunobori	3267850
Maegashira	Mitsuneyama-Grey	2167216			Maegashira	Iwakaze	2167216
Maegashira	Mitsuneyama-Yellow	5016790			Maegashira	Mitsuneyama-Grey	2167216
Maegashira	Naruyama	1674532			Maegashira	Hanenishiki	1745326-Ver 1
Maegashira	Shinobuyama-Green	1674532			Maegashira	Atagoyama	1679043
Maegashira	Shinobuyama-Blue	7904321			Yokozuna	Wakanohana-Green	1679043
Maegashira	Atagoyama	1679043			Maegashira	Naruyama	1674532
Maegashira	Araiwa	7216745			Maegashira	Shinobuyama-Green	1674532