Posted By:
Ryan ChristoffHi Nate,
If all you want to know is whether or not you have the finest 1945-46 Dihigo in existence, just post front and back scans when you get back to California and I can tell you where your card ranks. I can probably make a pretty accurate guess as to what it well grade at SGC as well.
It sounds like you have a great card, but I suspect you won't be thrilled about what the technical grade will wind up being. I'll be surprised if it winds up being the finest example in existence, but you never know.
Also, be sure it is from the 1945-46 issue and not the 1946-47 issue. Many nice examples of Dihigo from the 1946-47 issue were actually cut from sheets. These sheets were never cut up because they were pulled from production due to a flaw with the printing on the back which is very light. The text is printed in a faint, almost invisible grey, instead of black.
If you have scans that are too large to post here you can always e-mail them to me.
-Ryan