Lot # 781: 1973 Calbee Japanese Baseball Collection (50) with (49) Total Cards Including (4) Sadaharu Oh & (8) Shigeo Nagashima Plus Card Album

Foundational 1973 Calbee Japanese Baseball collection of (49) total cards plus the original album (covers are moderately creased, but the inner cards/sleeves are mostly clean). Still active after a half-century, this first in a run of borderless color sets features a legendary cast of Japanese Hall of Fame legends including Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima. The remaining cards in this crown jewel generally present in the (EX-MT to NM) range with some better or lesser. Highlights include: Sadaharu Oh: (4 cards, average EX-MT) with #7, 10, 12, 145; Shigeo Nagashima: (8 cards, average EX-MT to NM) with #1, 3-6, 147, 149 and 150.