Set_Listing	Set_Name	Brand_Name	Set_Year	Rarity	Number_Issued	Example	Comment
mpaup001	Sporting Gallery	Australasian Post	1945/55	7	49 known		A series of collectable photos were printed in the Australasian Post magazine as a regular feature over a number of years, titled 'Sporting Gallery' or 'World Sporting Gallery'. The photos showed sportspeople from many different sports, some of whom were footballers.
tczzz001	W. A. Footballers - Hobart Carnival (1)	(Unknown)	1947	10	Unknown		Due to the fact that series 2 exists it is expected that series 1 was also issued, but no record of a card exists.
tczzz002	W. A. Footballers - Hobart Carnival (2)	(Unknown)	1947	10	25		This series shows half length sepia photos of the WA players that participated in the 1947 Australian Rules carnival in Hobart. Although the manufacturer of these cards is not known the series is almost identical in format to Potter & Moore cricket cards.
mparg001	Player Portraits	Argus Weekend Magazine	1947 -52	7	16 known footballers		The Argus Weekend Magazine quite often printed a full page portrait of a personality either on the front cover of the magazine or on a page within the magazine. The players listed below are the footballers known to appear in this series.
otcfc004	Football and Social Fixtures Card	Carlton Football Club	1947	5	1		This single post card sized card shows a photo of Jack Howell below the banner Carlton Football Club Football and Social Fixtures 1947. It is a blue toned photo on a cream card.
mpslm001	Star Gallery	Sporting Life Magazine	1947/55	7	21 known footballers		A series of collectable photos were printed in the Sporting Life magazine as a regular feature over a number years, titled 'Star Gallery'. The photos showed sportspeople from many different sports, some of whom were footballers. There were also a number of caricatures printed which also had several footballers.
pczzz001	Cartoon Postcards	(Unknown)	1948	10	3 known		These postcards show player action caricatures drawn by the artist 'Renn'. They have a caption and player stats at the bottom of the card. Three are known to exist. Apparently the artist himself had the cards printed and tried to sell them outside grounds but did not have much success.
mpfsv001	Player & Team Portraits	Football Souvenir Magazine	1948/49	6	28 known		These black and white VFL player and team portraits were issued as pages in the Football Souvenir magazine in 1948 and 1949.
pchfc001	Player Series	Hawthorn Football Club	1948	8	28 known		A series of post cards issued via the club showing Hawthorn players from the 1948 along with their signatures. Several players have both a portrait and an action card. It is believed that the cards were sold by the players to raise funds for their end of season trip.
tckor001	Victorian Footballers	Kornies	1948	6	64		This series was the first football series issued by Kornies. The cards are the smallest in size issued, similar to the size of a cigarette card. The backs show 'A series of 64'. An album was available to stick the cards in. Some cards are known to exist without the word Kornies on the bottom front of the card.
mparg002	Colour Team Photos	Argus Weekend Magazine	1949	7	18		Formal team photos of all the VFL teams competing that year and the four VFA teams competing in the final series. There were also two informal training room team photos of two teams competing in the VFL finals series
tckor002	Victorian Footballers	Kornies	1949	6	108		This series was again the smallest in size of the Kornies issues. The first 64 cards are exactly the same subjects as those in the 1948 series but are harder to find than that series The final 44 are vastly easier to find than the first 64. The backs are labelled 'A series of 108'. An album was available to stick the cards in.
cfvns001	Bob Miram's Characters	Victorian Nut Supplies	1949	9	15 footballers		There are actually 36 cards in this set. The cards not listed are those of personalities from sports other than Australian Rules. Prizes were available by collecting all 36 cards and completing a 15 piece jig saw puzzle that was also issued the nut bags. The cards are known to have four different back styles. 3 have printing and the other is a blank back.
cfvns002	Leading League Players	Victorian Nut Supplies	1949	9	18 known		This is an anonymous set and although it is similar in appearence to the Victorian Nut Supplies series it may possibly have been issued by Sweetacres. A theory exists that only half these cards were ever issued since the only ones ever seen are those listed below.
otarg001	Club Badges	Argus	1950	5	60 + 2 re-issued captains badge		These round badges were issued via coupon redemption in the Argus newspaper in Melbourne. They are small round pin back badges showing either a black and white player portrait of a colour club emblem, both on a team colour background. The badges were issued in various lots throughout the football season resulting in the set containing VFL mascots, captains and popular players and also VFA mascots and captains. The Geelong captain badge was originally issued as Lindsay White and subsequently replaced with Bernie Smith, and the Melbourne captain badge, originally Norm Smith, was replaced with Alan Ruthven.
mparg003	Colour Team Photos	Argus Weekend Magazine	1950	5	18		Formal team photos of all the VFL teams competing that year and the four VFA teams competing in the final series
tckor003	Victorian Footballers	Kornies	1950	5	64		This series was the last of the smallest Kornies cards. The front of the card showed the players facsimile signature. The back was labelled 'A NEW SERIES OF 64'. An album was available to stick the cards in.
plloy001	Super Fred Flanagan Shorts	Loyalty	1950 cc	8	2		Two designs of this label exist, one with a blue background with the players signature on it and one with a red background and no signature. Both show Fred Flanagan kicking. These cards were the labels on footy shorts made by the Loyalty company.
pcmsd001	Postcard Series	Melbourne Sports Depot	1950 cc	7	13 known		This postcard series shows black and white training images of leading VFL players of the time. The back of the card shows an MSD advertisement.
plplb001	John Coleman Footy Shorts	PLB	1950 cc	8	2 styles known		Two designs of this label exist which are almost identical except for the fact that one has the PLB symbol on it. Both show John Coleman marking. These cards were the labels on footy shorts made by the PLB company.

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