aloha,
I just found out I have Serious Health Problems,
so will be auctioning off all my Japanese cards,
a few per week, in the near future.
mahalo, Frank
1948
JCM 94 (JCM-94)
'Crude Portraits' Japanese Baseball Menko Card
Tetsuharu Kawakami
川上 哲治
HOFer
nicknamed the 'God of Hitting'
Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer
These colorful blank back Baseball Menko Cards were made in 1948.
This set is Catalogued as JCM 94 the Japanese Baseball Card Catalog.
They get their name because of the crude drawing.
These cards are Scarce overall.
Tetsuharu Kawakami 川上 哲治
is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Kawakami was a player from 1938-1958
He was a professional player for 18 years,
winning 5 batting titles, 2 home run crowns, 3 RBI titles
and had 6 titles for the most hits in a season.
He was the first player in Japanese pro baseball to achieve 2,000 hits
and was named the league's MVP 3 times
As Manager of the Yomiuri Giants from 1961 to 1974, he led the Giants to nine consecutive championships.
sharp light wear
collector grade
about 1-1/2 by 2-13/16"
Great for the 'type card collector', or Japanese Card collector....
guaranteed authentic and unaltered.
~SHIPPING~
As of JULY 12, 2026 shipping went up 36%-43%.
It cost me $8.40 to send a small 3 oz USPS tracked envelope.
I need to charge for a part of this fee
so have a new $5 Shipping Charge on each auction item
(*if you win more than 1 item, extra shipping charges will be refunded).
Mahalo