1930s for these beauties

5-card vintage Japanese menko lot from the JCM 48: 1948 Headshot/Baseball Back set. Doigaki, Hondo, Kawanisi, Kasahara & Fujiwara. Beautiful cards

$40 shipped with tracking

The Beaumont Golden Gators were the first team I watched play as a kid. Fell in love with baseball right then. Saw Benito play, and still use the giveaway zelcro wallet I got at a game.

We all thought Sharknado was an original idea. This 1950s Japanese menko card would like a word 🤣 #CardSky #MenkoSky #ThunderLevin

Rawhide was Clint Eastwood's big early break in the late 50s and early 60s. Rowdy Yates spring boarded into the Man With No Name. This menko is circa 1960, and also promotes an air pistol. Love the back too. #CardSky #MenkoSky

Merry Christmas! #CardSky #MenkoSky

Here's a trio of vintage menkos of HOFer Fumio Fujimura, who played 22 seasons for the Osaka Tigers. He began as a stellar pitcher before becoming a HOF hitter. Held the single-season hits record (191) for 44 years until Ichiro broke it.

Menko backs are just as cool as the fronts. #CardSky

Movie & TV monsters are a common subject depicted on vintage Japanese menkos. One of my favorites is King Kong, shown here on a variety of cards. Top two are prewar die-cuts from the 1930s. Bottom two are postwar, late 40s/early 50s. #CardSky #nonsports #menkos

The artwork on this one is my favorite. The agony of defeat. Also, the "g" in boxing seemingly being knocked over (on the front and back). Don't know if that was intentional or not. I've seen other menkos where they try & squeeze letters in, but this one looks more intentional.

Baseball & Sumo dominate the vintage Japanese menko sports subjects, but others are represented, including boxing. Here are some examples from the late 40s/early 50s. #CardSky

5-card lot of 1948 Japanese menko cards of Takeshi Doigaki, Yasuya Hondo, Toshio Kawanisi, Kazuo Kasahara & Tetsunosuke Fujiwara. All from the JCM 48: 1948 Headshot/Baseball Back set. Approx 1.25" x 2.75".

$40 shipped with tracking

There are a few menko sets of Batman & Robin that were printed & released in Japan during the 1960s. So far, I've found 9 in this set with the circular military backs. Love the artwork on these. #cardsky

Finally made it over! Hello #cardsky If you're a card collector (sport & non sport) & enjoy Japanese menkos, or want to learn more about them, let's connect!