Home cards souths rabbitohs souths cards 1970 to 1976. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. From the author my guide to football cards is meant to be an enjoyable reading experience, in addition to being accurate and informative. The cards, which sometimes pop up on ebay or appear at trade shows, are deemed the most valuable, but other cards from. Aug 8, 2017 image result for scanlens footy cards carlton. They have plenty of pictures too beautiful pictures. Only 16 cards make up this set but complete sets are very rare. See more ideas about cards, football cards and australian football. Both the front text and spine text can be edited so you can add that personal.
Plenty of great books are out there that dig into the history of baseball, basketball and other sports that arent very long at all. We are currently in the process of adding the scanlens series from the 1960s1980s with more recent trading cards coming soon. 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. The cards depict good action shots quite obviously taken at training in a white border with. The backs contain the card number, descriptive text and advertising for. In 1966 the cards were produced for the first time in the trading card dimensions we come to expect these days. 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. One card has no specific identification of the player but it is believed to be john dunlop from harvard. Scanlens australian football trading cards for sale shop. The 1967 set is very distinctive with its television set design.
Full set of 18 scanlens vfl 1963 vfl football cards from mint to vg condition includes the very rare polly farmer geelong card with minor central crease and square corners. Insane football fan football cards book with brushed steel background and insane football fan logo. The first of those was the original 1963 set, which boasted just 18 cards. S card company topps chewing gum scanlens paid royalties to topps and other card companies to reprint cards all australian bubblegum issues. Get the best deals on australian football trading cards when you.
This is a non profit website for fans and collectors to share information and memories of scanlens cards and products. Commercial work these are not photos by charles boyles this site will not keep the list of cards up to date. Personalised football book for your team gettingpersonal. Blueseum online carlton football club museum see more. Get the best deals on australian football trading cards when you shop the largest online. Get the best deal for scanlens australian football trading cards from the largest online selection at. Below is a listing of football cards from the 1900s to today. Great gift idea for someone who is into drag racing history.
See more ideas about football cards, football and cards. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. Your new scanlens vfl afl football card guide includes. Please see aussie rules collectables for up to date and current listing of card sets. Another big change in topps football card designs has been the transition from painted pictures to photographs.
Bill hamilton x 2 bruce walker barry wood paul hope jim fiddler. History of the carlton football club catoggio, vin. Get the best deals on rugby league nrl trading cards when you shop the largest online. Canberra raiders 1982 scanlens football cards x 12. We will also be adding cigarette cards and other less mainstream card releases in the near future. In 1963 scanlens starting producing vfl cards with the 1963 release today very rare to find and in high demand. Our site will not keep the list of cards up to date.
Scanlens vfl afl football cards collectors guide 19631991. Note that the reverse side of the cards are not always from the same original card as the front image. Carolan one of the great current, out of print or rare titles available from bunduki books. This issues collectibles theme was decided by a nefarious looking character who approached me in the street a few months ago. Get the best deal for australian football trading cards from the largest online selection at. The footy or cricket cards we once purchased as kids for cents are now worth more than a monthly wage. Football logo is a crazy football with its all about football and insane football fan text. I have written and published a collectors guide to help fellow football card collectors to manage their collection and card hunting more easily. This card is one of the most sought after cards and is rarely seen.
Superman comics 1960s, power records 1975, and scanlens gum cards from when. Hold something a topps football card from the 1950s or 1960s and theres a distinct cardboard texture that runs through your fingers. Scanlens is a brand of trading cards first produced in the 1930s and given away with packets of sweets and chewing gum. Scanlens first issued football cards for the vfl in 1963 and continued doing so until the early 1990s. 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.
Youll find new or used products in australian football trading cards on ebay. 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. Scanlens vfl afl football cards collectors guide 1963. 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. Personalised football book for your team how far back can you remember. 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. 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. This book contains an excellent history of football cards. During that time, there were three sets produced which featured wafl players. S card company topps chewing gum scanlens paid royalties to topps and other card companies to reprint 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. If you love sports and nonsports trade cards, youve come to the right place. Image result for scanlens footy cards carlton football cards. Scanlens no stickers issued, white card stock 1969.
Buy and sell almost anything on gumtree classifieds. Ryans football cards text, team series card collections text on front cover and spine can be edited. Please see australian rules football cards for up to date and current listing of card sets. The first known cards depicting football players are the 1894 mayo 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. 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. The ultimate and portable fullcolour book to manage and record your collection. A guide to collecting old australian rules football cards jamie lyngcoln on. This set contained 35 cards of the top ivy league players. Scanlens football cards rugby league price guide and values. 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. Scanlens vfl afl collectors guide 19631991 printed in full. 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.
Learn the market value of your scanlens football cards rugby league. Scanlens australia 1975 marvel comic book heroes stickers wax wrapper. Football clubfootball predictionsaustralian footballfree booksreadingmelbourne. Shop ebay for great deals on australian football trading cards. Inaugural year 1982 canberra raiders full team set of 12 scanlens cards in good condition. This issue is also known as spec sheet which is the heading on the back of the cards. Eclectic range including 1980 scanlens football cards 108. Scanlens trading cards football and footballers carters price guide. 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. In 1973 scanlens once again produced two sets a series a and series b.
The cards, which sometimes pop up on ebay or appear at trade shows. Anyone collecting football cards should own a copy of this book. 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. Get the best deals on scanlens australian football trading cards. Even if they r in poor condition they will be worth something.
Afl footy cards sets and price guides sports cards. Australian football and rugby league cards and collectibles including scanlens, select. For your average 1960s or 70s schoolboy, the week was larg. Volume 2 of mark pennings wonderful books on the early history of australian rules. 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. The 1979 release is personally my favourite design. When it comes to historical sports picture books, its not surprising that many revolve around top stars.
This book provides a card sized photoin color of each topps football card made during the 19561986 time period. In 1968 cam the first year where scanlens released two sets 68a and 68b. See more ideas about cards, football cards and baseball cards. Scanlens australian football trading cards for sale ebay. Eight cards are near mint to mint only three are vg, so a very high grade set like this very rare. The biggest difference, though, has to be in the feel of the cards themselves. Flower held the club games record until overtaken by david neitz in 2006.
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