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Ryan ChristoffRuth was not one of the Major Leaguers who toured Japan in 1931, but he was part of the 1934 tour, which is generally credited for planting the seed of professional baseball in Japan.
I would guess the Teleca named on this phone card is the same one that started in 1994. The image is reprinted from a promotional matchbox distributed by the Osaka Electrical Industrial Union to promote their weekly publication by advertising the 1934 U.S. All-Star Tour of Japan. Actually, the phone card is the mirror of the image. Note the backwards American flag.
As mentioned earlier, its worth will depend on how many minutes are left on it.
-Ryan
