1950 Menko

Country of origin: Japan
Size: TBD

The first "baseball cards" in Japan were Menko discs. Menko was a popular disc game in the early 1900s that can best be described as being similar to the Pogs craze which hit the United States during the 1990s. The round cardboard discs originally featured different animals, trains, and historical figures. The 1950 set features a disc of early NBA star George Mikan. This card is not currently part of our collection.

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