Wednesday, January 29, 2025

JGA 6?: 1948 Uncatalogued

This set looks like it belongs with JGA 6, but the full sheet of JGA 6 game cards is different. This alternate sheet contains Tokuji Iida, Kaoru Betto, Victor Starffin, Hiroshi Oshita, Jiro Noguchi, Michio Nishizawa, Tetsuharu Kawakami and Juzo Sanada. - added 1/29/25
Starffin - added 1/29/25.

JCM 193: 1949 Home Run Derby

Shigeru Chiba. Type 2 back (Catalogued as 1232, but this card is 1234) - added 3/23/24
Fujimura - Type 1 (uniform # is wrong in the guide) - added 1/29/25

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

JBR 189: 1964 Miharuya Co. Yukata Cards

These bromides were attached by string to packs of fabric, from which you could make your own Yukata outfit. Featured on a number of packs was a black-and-white bromide of your favorite star modeling the exact fabric, so there are a number of variations, based upon the specific pattern being sold. (though sometimes the fabric didn't match the bromide's pattern)

PLAIN BACKGROUND SERIES
Sadaharu Oh (pattern 1) - included in the guide already

Sadaharu Oh (pattern 2) - added 4/12/24
Sadaharu Oh (pattern 3) - added 7/7/24
PLAIN BACKGROUND, BLUE SIGNATURE, CARD # SERIES
Sadaharu Oh (Pattern #2, card 9)- added 5/11/24
Kawakami (card 31)- added 5/11/24
PLAIN BACKGROUND, WHITE SIGNATURE, CARD # SERIES
Nagashima (card 20) - added 11/16/24
Nagashima (card 22)
PLAIN BACKGROUND, WHITE SIGNATURE, NO CARD # SERIES
Sadaharu Oh - added 11/16/24

Shozo Doi - added 1/28/25
DECORATIVE BACKGROUND, WHITE SIGNATURE
Sadaharu Oh - added 4/12/24
Sadaharu Oh - added 1/5/25
Nagashima - added 4/12/24
Kawakami c.1965 - added 4/12/24
Horiuchi - added 7/18/24
DECORATIVE BACKGROUND, NO SIGNATURE
Nagashima - added 4/12/24

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

JBR 15: 1958 Marusan Large - Red Signature

This set uses common photos from Nagashima's rookie year. Many look exactly like JBR 14: 1958 Large Shigeo Nagashima Rookie Cards, but all have the style of text from JBR 15: 1958 Marusan Large. The main difference is that these have a printed signature, in red, on them.

Shigeo Nagashima-Batting- added 1/21/25
Shigeo Nagashima-Hips Up - added 1/21/25
Shigeo Nagashima-full body, holding bat vertically - added 1/21/25
Shigeo Nagashima-Running Down Foul Line - added 1/21/25

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

JCM 64: 1950 Who Am I?

1345x71 Fujimoto - added 10/4/24

Then I found a 2nd set, it looks identical to JCM64, but is differentiated by the fact that the fronts have cruder drawings, and the back math equations are in a thicker/bold font. The following cards belong to this other set.
251x7 Nishizawa - added 7/14/24
Lefty O'Doul - added 10/11/24
Victor Starffin - added 1/13/25

Friday, January 10, 2025

JCM 33e Type 1: 1959 Yamakatsu Upper Left Glove

Kuwata (# not in guide) - added 9/30/24
1958 Japan Championship (unsure which set this is in) - added 1/10/25
1958 Central League MVP (unsure of which set this is in) - added 1/10/25
1958 Rookie of the Year (unsure of which set this is in) - added 1/10/25

Sunday, January 5, 2025

JCM 16: 1976 Viking Set

2016035 Teutonic Wakamatsu - added 1/5/25

JCM 71: 1975 Pepsi Chunichi Dragons Rectangular Menko

I've also found a bunch with mismatched fronts/backs. Here's #14 Yazawa front and #21 Matsumoto back - added 1/5/25
Here's a #37 Yonamine front and a #14 Yazawa back.

Friday, January 3, 2025

JCM ???: 1958 Maruta Military & Space Back

702069 - Nagashima (and family?) - UNC
3610146 - Mori/Nagashima - UNC
702069 - Nagashima #3 - UNC
810707 - Kawakami - UNC
570606 - Sakurai - UNC
3610146 - Okajima - UNC
322515 - Nagashima fielding
8025195 - Nagashima batting (UNC)
781623 - Nagashima batting (UNC)
406204 - Nagashima hand in pocket (UNC)
Nakayama - added 5/14/24
Fujimura - added 10/6/24
Kanwda - added 1/3/25