Scanlens

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 [2] featuring 18 players from the Victorian Football League which have since become highly sought after, with some cards commanding a price of up to $2000 each. 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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Thieves make off with collector's cards". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2009-04-14. Scanlens first produced trading cards in the 1930s, '40s and '50s, which were given away with packets of chewing gum.
  2. ↑ "Football Changes Are on the Cards".
  3. ↑ "Caulfield Glen Eira / Port Phillip Leader". 2006-04-24. Retrieved 2009-04-14. Scanlens cards are still very keenly sought after by collectors as not many exist in great
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