Back in 1958, the children's magazine Shonen produced this 8-stamp set of famous sumo wrestlers and baseball players. It is similar to the set I blogged about back in July, although these have an indigo tint to them. The highlight stamp for the baseball collectors has to be the Nagashima stamp that shows him as a baby-faced rookie, although the other three baseball players (Kawakami, Kaneda, & Nakanishi) are all HOFs as well (can a Japanese baseball collector confirm?). For the sumo collectors, this set has all three of the powerhouse wrestlers of the era (Wakanohana, Asashio, & Tochinishiki). A simple design on the front and blank on the back, these newly-discovered stamps are now catalogued as the Z582: 1958 Shonen Sumo and Baseball Stamps.
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Yes, all four of those players are Hall Of Famers.
ReplyDeleteVery cool!
Thanks for confirming. Some star power in this set for sure.
DeleteThose stamps are fantastic! Hope it cools off tomorrow. It's still 93 degrees outside right now and it's past 8 o'clock.
ReplyDeleteStill blistering. These are the days I wish I had AC. Just a few more weeks of this.
DeleteAwesome find!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I hope to find more of these stamps again someday.
DeleteThe print is so sharp and clear on these stamps. Vibrant indigo, too. Very cool find!
ReplyDeleteThanks, these are pretty neat. Hope to find more of them.
DeleteYou and Sean are making all kinds of discoveries!
ReplyDeleteAdding to the pile of newly discovered for sure.
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