1931 World Tour Yuasa and Co. Card (actually G.T. Son Co.)

[Jobu]

I am curious if anyone has seen this "card" before. It measures 5.5" x 3.25", making the height 0.25" shorter than a standard RPPC, but it is on thicker paper and feels RPPCish. There is a number on the front as well, so maybe it is part of a set of some sort?

Thanks in advance.

(I edited the title once Craig told me what this is.)

[benchod]

It is a Japanese issue to commemorate the MLB tour of Japan produced by Yuasa.

[benchod]

There are beautiful cards of the individual players as well including Gehrig, Grove, Cochrane etc.
Did you come across this one? They are very scarce

[Jobu]

Thanks for the info Craig. Looking online, I only see this site:

http://www.vintageball.com/1931Tour.html

A very cool site if that happens to be a board member's. But, not a ton of info on the Yuasa issue - are there any better discussions of it?

[benchod]

Rob Fitts wrote a fantastic article about this issue in the April 6th 2010 SCD.
You should be able to find it online.
Since that article I have been looking for any examples of these cards. It took many years but recently I was ecstatic to pick this one up

[Jobu]

Wow Craig, I see why you were excited, that Gehrig is fantastic!

I found the article you mentioned:

http://www.sportscollectorsdigest.co...d-with-hofers/

I see Rob is a board member and last posted in 2016. I am going to try a pm and email and see if he can add some photos of the set.

[Leon]

I love it when the pictures are so sharp they are almost 3D-like. Great cards. That said, are these cards a series of photos that were distributed akin to a photo pack? Or....?
And thanks for sharing!!

Originally Posted by benchod

Rob Fitts wrote a fantastic article about this issue in the April 6th 2010 SCD.
You should be able to find it online.
Since that article I have been looking for any examples of these cards. It took many years but recently I was ecstatic to pick this one up