This Album of 146 photographs 121 of which are signed) contains a nice variety of university, club, and middle school player photos, many of the latter taken at Koshien Stadium. The collection includes autographed photos of 17 Japanese Hall of Famers: Date (4 examples), Fujimoto (2 examples), Hirooka, Kono, Kuji, Matsuki (2 examples), Miyatake, Nidegawa, Ono, Shima, Tobita, and Yokozawa.
Teams represented include: Keio University, Meiji University, Rikkyo University, Hosei University, Waseda University, Tokyo Club, Sundai Club,Tomon Club, Mita Club, Matsuyama Commercial School, Naniwa Commercial School, Takamatsu Commercial School, Ichioka Middle School, and Kaginorin Middle School (mixed Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese). The majority of photos measure 3 by 4 1/4" and 3 1/4" by 3 1/4" by 4 1/2". Signatures average 8/10. LOAs from PSA/DNA and JSA.
Estimate: $3,000-5,000