Japanese HOF Project

[Exhibitman]

I'll play.

Here's a 1958 JCM29 Inao:



IMO one of the nicest looking Japanese sets, 1964 JG2 Nomura:



Nagashima:



Oh:



I've got nice cards of Kawakami (nickname "The God of Batting"), Harimoto (only 3,000 hits member), and Victor Starrfin somewhere.

here's a bromide of Lefty O'Doul from the 1949 SF Seals goodwill tour:



and from the 1951 tour with Joe D:



This postcard depicting Lefty and Japanese HOF manager Shunichi Amachi has a commemorative postmark dated 11/7/51 from Narumi Stadium, where the Seals played that day:



and I have a really spiffy 1950 tour 8 x 10 bromide of Dom DiMaggio somewhere too.

[nat]

Great cards Adam! The quality of the images on the JG2s is excellent, but I especially like the O'Doul/DiMaggio card.

Eventually I'll need to decide whether a Goudey O'Doul counts for this project, or whether I'll need to get a Japanese one. (With similar issues about Nomo, Matsui, etc.)

[Exhibitman]

well, when in Rome, er, Tokyo. There are Japanese O'Doul cards so I think you have to go that route. That's free advice and it is worth every dime you pay for it.