Scanlens is a brand of trading cards first produced in the 1930s and given away with packets of sweets and chewing gum.[1]
The first sports-themed cards series were produced in limited quantities in 1963 featuring 18 players from the Victorian Football League and players in the New South Wales Rugby Football League and Queensland Rugby League[2] competitions, which have since become highly sought-after, with some cards commanding a price of up to $2000 each.[3] The record for a Scanlens card is $7,200, sold in 2014 and featuring Graham "Polly" Farmer; its high price was due to a misprint that greatly reduced supply.[4][5][6] Scanlens went on to produce further modern card sets (sport and non-sport) between 1963 and 1991, many of which have since become collectors' items.[7][8]
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References edit
- ^ "Thieves make off with collector's cards". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 2007.
- ^ "Flashback: The Scanlens guide to the Eric 'Guru' Grothe years". www.theroar.com.au.
- ^ Toy, Mitchell (24 June 2015). "Are you sitting on a footy card fortune?". Herald Sun.
- ^ "Graham 'Polly' Farmer's football treasures to go to auction". ABC News. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Graham 'Polly' Farmer '63 Scanlens sells for whopping $7,200 - Hobby Talk". Gimko Forum. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Collecting cards". ManSpace Magazine. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ Williams, Sue (17 April 2019). "Original Scanlen's lolly factory in Chippendale now for lease as an office". Commercial Real Estate.
- ^ "Home". scanlensmuseum.com.au.
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