Whether you are into scanlens footy cards, cigarette cards, confectionery cards, cricket cards or other old memorabilia, we hope you find something of interest here. Football trading cards football cards football players baseball cards richmond afl tigers melbourne david jobe watson photos photos. Home cards tigers balmain tigers cards 1970 to 1976. Scanlens is a brand of trading cards first produced in the 1930s and given away with packets of sweets and chewing gum. Only 16 cards make up this set but complete sets are very rare. Please see aussie rules collectables for up to date and current listing of card sets.
Contact us if you would like to contribute images or material to the scanlens museum. See more ideas about cards, football cards and football. Afl footy cards sets and price guides sports cards. Football sports photo books photo books, photo cards. The australian rules football card database now forms a significant component of a new entity called aussie rules collectables a new website has been created which i will still be doing all the updates and maintenance on. The footy or cricket cards we once purchased as kids for cents are now worth more than a monthly wage. Find the worth of your scanlens football cards rugby league. One card hamilton has a pen mark on the front see photo and 3 others have a very small number written on the back of them. Football cards, rookie cards and football team sets. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Scanlens vfl afl football cards collectors guide 19631991.
See more ideas about football cards, cards and football. Home cards souths rabbitohs souths cards 1970 to 1976. In 1966 the cards were produced for the first time in the trading card dimensions we come to expect these days. The cards, which sometimes pop up on ebay or appear at trade shows, are deemed the most valuable, but other cards from. Mixbook uses only the highestquality, heavyweight papers that are ethically sourced from sustainable forests and certified by the forest stewardship council and the.
In 1963 scanlens starting producing vfl cards with the 1963 release today very rare to find and in high demand. Football is part of our sports photo books photo books collection and is backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee, just like all of our other photo books, cards, and calendars. Carolan one of the great current, out of print or rare titles available from bunduki books. Please see australian rules football cards for up to date and current listing of card sets. Commercial work these are not photos by charles boyles this site will not keep the list of cards up to date. Scanlens football cards rugby league price guide and values.
Scanlens went on to produce further modern card sets sport and non sport between 1963 and 1989, many of which have since become collectors items. We are currently in the process of adding the scanlens series from the 1960s1980s with more recent trading cards coming soon. Scanlens vfl afl football cards collectors guide 1963. If you love sports and nonsports trade cards, youve come to the right place. A guide to collecting old australian rules football cards jamie lyngcoln on. Whilst my own footy card obession was short and intense from the years 19881990, rees offers an earlier view, drawing on his 197579 scanlens collection. The first known cards depicting football players are the 1894 mayo cards. One card has no specific identification of the player but it is believed to be john dunlop from harvard. Footy cards were an intrinsic part of youthful football fan activity.
Hold something a topps football card from the 1950s or 1960s and theres a distinct cardboard texture that runs through your fingers. Bill hamilton x 2 bruce walker barry wood paul hope jim fiddler. This is a nice table book, and item for conversation, and an excellent book for those who were young when these players were part of the nfl. This is a non profit website for fans and collectors to share information and memories of scanlens cards and products. In 1948, both bowman and leaf issued football card sets that came with. Vintage football photo books, photo cards, scrapbooks. Football cards give a human face to a swift, exciting game and i believe the pleasure i take in collecting cards shows through in my book. Mar 4, 20 scanlens football cards peter moore my fave. Even if they r in poor condition they will be worth something. Below is a listing of football cards from the 1900s to today. This issues collectibles theme was decided by a nefarious looking character who approached me in the street a few months ago.
It was not until 1948 that the next set of football cards hit the corner drug store. The first sportsthemed cards series were produced in limited quantities in 1963 featuring 18 players from the victorian football league and players in the new south wales and queensland rugby league competitions which have since become highly sought after, with some cards. For your average 1960s or 70s schoolboy, the week was larg. That was the first ever scanlens set and it had only 18 cards, mr dean said. They came back in the 1950s, says graeme, and then scanlens the chewing gum manufacturer brought out football, rugby and soccer cards in 1963, but the soccer ones only lasted for three years before coming back in 1978. The biggest difference, though, has to be in the feel of the cards themselves. S card company topps chewing gum scanlens paid royalties to topps and other card companies to reprint cards. The 1967 set is very distinctive with its television set design. Scanlens australian football trading cards for sale shop. Learn the market value of your scanlens football cards rugby league.
We will also be adding cigarette cards and other less mainstream card releases in the near future. The book also provides statistics for each player at the back of the book. Its a worthwhile activity for experts and beginners, children and adults. See more ideas about collingwood football club, cards and football cards. Vintage football is part of our sports photo books photo books collection and is backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee, just like all of our other photo books, cards, and calendars. The first sportsthemed cards series were produced in limited quantities in 1963 featuring 18 players from the victorian football league and players in the new south wales and queensland rugby league competitions which have since become highly. This card is one of the most sought after cards and is rarely seen. Another big change in topps football card designs has been the transition from painted pictures to photographs. Online price guide for afl and vfl trading cards below is a listing of football cards from the 1900s to today. This book provides a card sized photoin color of each topps football card made during the 19561986 time period. Our site will not keep the list of cards up to date. Football card may refer to trading cards related with diverse forms of team sport football, such as.
Collingwood football club, australian football, football cards, nostalgia, history, sketches, historia, croquis, soccer cards. Ive kept in close contact with tshirt creator, chris rees, who has been inspired by his childhood love of footy cards. A guide to collecting old australian rules football cards details the history of collecting australian rules football cards and lists the value of scanlens vfl football cards produced 1963 1989. Get the best deals on scanlens australian football trading cards. I have written and published a collectors guide to help fellow football card collectors to manage their collection and card hunting more easily. The 1933 multisport goudy sport kings issue included cards of red grange, knute rockne and jim thorpe. Note that the reverse side of the cards are not always from the same original card as the front image. Mar 04, 20 1975 scanlens vfl football cards x 6 collingwood. This set of 2 player cards and 12 checklists is 48 cards bigger than any scanlens set before it and the first to include checklists to help with completing the series. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. This set contained 35 cards of the top ivy league players. Collectors wanting to get a clear background of this great hobby can do no better than to read my book. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. The cards depict good action shots quite obviously taken at training in a white border with.
Complete visual history of topps football card designs. One card hamilton has a pen mark on the front see photo and 3 others have a very small number written on the back of. In 1968 cam the first year where scanlens released two sets 68a and 68b. Scanlens victorian football league football trading cards. Afl rd 2 essendon v port adelaide essendon football club hot rugby players australian football league rugby men rugby sport the sporting life athletic men athletic supporter fantasy football. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title football card.
Mixbook uses only the highestquality, heavyweight papers that are ethically sourced from sustainable forests and certified by the forest stewardship council. There were several rare cards that were sourced used, but these are in very good condition. By the 1960s, scanlens became the principal supplier of vflafl football trade cards, producing one set per year from 1963 to 1991 companies such as mobil, and bread companies such as tip top and sunicrust also produced cards around this time. Scanlens vfl afl collectors guide 19631991 printed in full.
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