Getting so close on the 1987 Calbees

2019 is off to a strong start in terms of progress on completing my vintage Calbee sets.  I wish I had thought to make that a new years resolution when I had the chance.

I picked up three more cards for my 1987 Calbee set, the first that I have scored since last May.  This leaves me with just 15 cards to go out of 382 in the set.  Tantalizingly close!!

These were pretty decent ones, including Hall of Famers Sachio Kinugasa and Kimiyasu Kudoh.  I particularly like the Kudoh card, that all blue Seibu road uniform looks pretty awesome, I wish teams still did that (my beloved Expos home uniforms did the same in the 80s).

The card on the right (367) is of Kaname Yashiki and commemorates his leading the league in stolen bases (for the second time in a row as the back of the card says).  That card has been in my crosshairs for a long time as it was the last of the gold-bordered cards (which feature league leaders and award winners) that I needed.

So my updated wantlist for the 1987 Calbee set is now:

29
67
73
82
83
84
86
88
89
92
97
99
177
183
197

So close....yet so far.  I've been in the "home stretch" on this set for about 3 years now, as the last few cards are always the hardest to find.  Maybe this year I'll get these?  We'll see!