The books are like old photo albums you slot in the cards you never stuck them in. 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. Get the best deals on rugby league nrl trading cards when you shop the largest online. Inaugural year 1982 canberra raiders full team set of 12 scanlens cards in good condition. Get the best deal for australian football trading cards from the largest online selection at. Another big change in topps football card designs has been the transition from painted pictures to photographs.
Find the worth of your scanlens football cards rugby league. Hold something a topps football card from the 1950s or 1960s and theres a distinct cardboard texture that runs through your fingers. In 1968 cam the first year where scanlens released two sets 68a and 68b. Eight cards are near mint to mint only three are vg, so a very high grade set like this very rare. Get the best deals on australian football trading cards when you. 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. Australian football and rugby league cards and collectibles including scanlens, select. Our site will not keep the list of cards up to date. When it comes to historical sports picture books, its not surprising that many revolve around top stars.
Scanlens football cards rugby league price guide and values. This issue is also known as spec sheet which is the heading on the back of the cards. Your new scanlens vfl afl football card guide includes. Scanlens australian football trading cards for sale ebay. Aug 8, 2017 image result for scanlens footy cards carlton. Personalised football book for your team how far back can you remember. The collector price guide is produced by experts with over thirty years of experience in the antiques industry in conjunction with the collector, established in 1998. This issues collectibles theme was decided by a nefarious looking character who approached me in the street a few months ago. Get the best deals on scanlens australian football trading cards. The backs contain the card number, descriptive text and advertising for. Below is a listing of football cards from the 1900s to today. This card is one of the most sought after cards and is rarely seen.
Eclectic range including 1980 scanlens football cards 108. History of the carlton football club catoggio, vin. Personalised football book for your team gettingpersonal. The book also provides statistics for each player at the back of the book. Get the best deals on australian football trading cards when you shop the largest online. In 1973 scanlens once again produced two sets a series a and series b. Image result for scanlens footy cards carlton football cards. The first sportsthemed cards series were produced in limited quantities in 1963 featuring 18 players from the victorian football league and new south wales and queensland rugby league teams which have since become highly sought after, with some cards commanding a price of up. Shop ebay for great deals on australian football trading cards. We will also be adding cigarette cards and other less mainstream card releases in the near future. Help your favourite footy fanatic relive their clubs gloryfilled or not so newspaper history that has lead them to where they are now, through the press coverage theyve had over the last 100 years. The cards depict good action shots quite obviously taken at training in a white border with.
This book provides a card sized photoin color of each topps football card made during the 19561986 time period. Commercial work these are not photos by charles boyles this site will not keep the list of cards up to date. The first of those was the original 1963 set, which boasted just 18 cards. See more ideas about cards, football cards and baseball cards. The writer gives us a fairly decent history of soccerfootball cards in england from the earliest cigarette cards up to the more recent issues. S card company topps chewing gum scanlens paid royalties to topps and other card companies to reprint cards. Scanlens australia 1975 marvel comic book heroes stickers wax wrapper. Blueseum online carlton football club museum see more. For the collector and sophisticated fan, football cards help us arrange the game in our minds and allow us to participate more fully as spectators. 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. Only 16 cards make up this set but complete sets are very rare. Just when i though scanlens might be done and dusted, out they come with wait for it a set of 72 cards equal biggest set on record.
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. Scanlens trading cards football and footballers carters price guide. Scanlens first issued football cards for the vfl in 1963 and continued doing so until the early 1990s. Please see aussie rules collectables for up to date and current listing of card sets. Ryans football cards text, team series card collections text on front cover and spine can be edited. Afl footy cards sets and price guides sports cards. Scanlens vfl afl football cards collectors guide 19631991. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Red and yellow cards, part of the association football rules disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title football card. Bill hamilton x 2 bruce walker barry wood paul hope jim fiddler. The biggest difference, though, has to be in the feel of the cards themselves. The 1967 set is very distinctive with its television set design. This set contained 35 cards of the top ivy league players. Plenty of great books are out there that dig into the history of baseball, basketball and other sports that arent very long at all.
In 1966 the cards were produced for the first time in the trading card dimensions we come to expect these days. During that time, there were three sets produced which featured wafl players. Football logo is a crazy football with its all about football and insane football fan text. S card company topps chewing gum scanlens paid royalties to topps and other card companies to reprint cards all australian bubblegum issues. Anyone collecting football cards should own a copy of this book. The first known cards depicting football players are the 1894 mayo 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. We are currently in the process of adding the scanlens series from the 1960s1980s with more recent trading cards coming soon. In 1963 scanlens starting producing vfl cards with the 1963 release today very rare to find and in high demand. See more ideas about football cards, football and cards. This book contains an excellent history of football cards. If you love sports and nonsports trade cards, youve come to the right place. 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.
They have plenty of pictures too beautiful pictures. Canberra raiders 1982 scanlens football cards x 12. Learn the market value of your scanlens football cards rugby league. Buy and sell almost anything on gumtree classifieds. The first sportsthemed cards series were produced in limited quantities in 1963 featuring 18 players from the victorian football league and new south wales and queensland rugby league teams which have since become highly sought after, with some cards commanding a price of. For your average 1960s or 70s schoolboy, the week was larg. Scanlens no stickers issued, white card stock 1969. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. Get the best deal for scanlens australian football trading cards from the largest online selection at. Scanlens vfl afl football cards collectors guide 1963. Scanlens australian football trading cards for sale shop.
The footy or cricket cards we once purchased as kids for cents are now worth more than a monthly wage. The cards, which sometimes pop up on ebay or appear at trade shows. Football clubfootball predictionsaustralian footballfree booksreadingmelbourne. The cards, which sometimes pop up on ebay or appear at trade shows, are deemed the most valuable, but other cards from. See more ideas about cards, football cards and australian football. Scanlens vfl afl collectors guide 19631991 printed in full. This is a non profit website for fans and collectors to share information and memories of scanlens cards and products. Note that the reverse side of the cards are not always from the same original card as the front image. The 1979 release is personally my favourite design.
Insane football fan football cards book with brushed steel background and insane football fan logo. 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. A guide to collecting old australian rules football cards jamie lyngcoln on. Youll find new or used products in australian football trading cards on ebay. One card has no specific identification of the player but it is believed to be john dunlop from harvard. Volume 2 of mark pennings wonderful books on the early history of australian rules. I have written and published a collectors guide to help fellow football card collectors to manage their collection and card hunting more easily. Carolan one of the great current, out of print or rare titles available from bunduki books.
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