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1961 Sadaharu Oh JGA13 Doyusha Miniature Playing Cards Queen of Spades PSA 5 POP. 1 - Only three higher! Part of a 52-card set, this is the only card featuring Sadaharu Oh. Gary Engel's Japanese Baseball Card Checklist and Price Guide, Vintage Edition 4.0 (updated in summer 2025) describes the cards as such: "Cards have rounded corners like traditional playing cards. Playing card fronts contain black and white photos. Card number and suit are printed at upper left. Diamond and heart notations are printed in red. Fronts have wide, off-white borders. Backs, printed in lavender ink, feature a cowboy on a rearing horse. The two jokers have identical red and black cowboy drawings. The final card contains the Doyusha name, logo and patent number. The cards come in a multi- colored box with a small heart cut out of the box, so part of the top card can be seen. R1" In case you're not familiar with Engel's guide, it's the definitive checklist of Japanese baseball cards, used by most of the major grading companies to help identify the cards. Each identified set is assigned a scarcity factor: NS (not scarce)-More than 1,000 copies known of most cards. R1--between 250 and 1,000 copies known of most cards. R2--between 100 and 249 copies known of most cards. R3--between 11 and 99 copies known of most cards. R4--between 6 and 10 copies known of most cards. R5--5 or fewer copies known of most cards. This card is listed as R1, so it's not super rare, but only 4 Oh cards from the set have been graded by PSA. Great-looking, 64-year-old card that was meant to be played with!! Please reach out with any questions or if you'd like additional photos.