Summary
Victorian Football League (VFL) cards produced by the Argus newspaper in 1953. Known as 'Football Portraits', they could be obtained by sending in four consecutive numbered vouchers found in the Argus. Four cards were redeemed for these vouchers. Six cards from each team were issued. Smaller reproductions (110 x 75 mm) of card numbers 1, 2, 3, 12, 15, 19 and 20 were printed in the paper itself as advertisements for the set. 72 cards were issued, and in terms of the 6 cards represented in the collection, they were assigned the following production numbers: Jack Howell (037), Neil Mann (038), Dave Bryden (042); John O'Mahoney (064), Eddie Goodger (065), Gerald Marchesi (070).
Physical Description
Six football cards. Each card feature a portrait of a player with that player's team colours in the background. On the bottom of the card are details about that player typed in black type-face on a white background.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Publisher
The Argus Newspaper, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1953
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Inscriptions
[Each card has inscriptions detailing information about the respective players]
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Brand Names
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
11.5 cm (Length), 19.4 cm (Height)
All cards have the same dimensions.
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Exhibition Collection Management
114 mm (Width), 194 mm (Height)
dimensions are for each card - group of 5
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References
For full listing of the 72 cards see: [Link 1] For brief summaries on other football cards produced by the Argus, see: [Link 2]
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Keywords
Australian Rules Football, Civic Mementoes, Football, Keepsakes, Souvenirs, Sport, Swap Cards