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1973 Calbee Set
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Description: Although this set isn't a menko set, it is an important set in the world of sumo menko and cards. It is by far the most expensive set to collect, even more so than the early 1900's menko sets, and individual cards can rarely be bought for under $40.00 per card. It is also only 1 of 2 sumo card sets issued in all of the 1970s and even 1980s. The fact that they were issued in bags of potato chips and complete sets are hard to find and come by have added to the popularity. I believe baseball cards were also issued in 1973 in bags of Calbee Potato Chips and those are equally as expensive and hard to collect. If you can pick any of these up for even $40.00 per card it will be a good investment.
Company: Calbee Availability: Scarce
Card Size: 2.25" X 3.25" Card Material: Thick, Paper Stock
# of Cards: 30+ Packaging: In bags of potato chips
Front Design: Rikishi standing in their kesho mawashi against a solid color background with the Shikona written horizontally across the bottom along with their heya.
Back Design: Rikishi's statistics are printed on the back.