Scanlens is a brand of
trading cards first produced in the 1930s and given away with packets of
sweets
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and
chewing gum
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.
The first sports-themed cards series were produced in limited quantities in 1963 featuring 18 players from the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
and players in the
New South Wales Rugby Football League
The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was ...
and
Queensland Rugby League competitions 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 1991, many of which have since become collectors' items.
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Chewing gum
Trading cards
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Australian rules football culture
Rugby football culture
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