Set_List	Set_Name	Brand_Name	Set_Year	Rarity	Number_Issued	Example	Comment
cgojc001	Celebrities	Old Judge Cigarettes	1890	10	11 footballers		This series consisted of many different Australian celebrities including the footballers listed below. It is the first known series containing Australian Rules Footballers. The portraits on the card were real photos and due to their age it is extremely difficult to find cards from this series that are not faded substantially. Two different styles of card were issued - Style A - had the Old Judge advertisement on the back but not on the front. Style B - had the Old Judge advertisement at the base of the front of the card with a blank back.
cfacc001	Pure Caramels	American Candy Co's	1891	10	2 known		Very rare cards with only two subjects known to exist. The American Candy Company may have been a fore runner to MacRobertson's.
cgatc001	Celebrities	American Tobacco Company	1895 cc	10	2 known		This set of twenty eight cards contains many early Australian celebrities including Actors, Politicians, Cricketers and two known footballers.
cgstn001	Australian Footballers - (Series A)	Standard Cigarettes (Sniders & Abrahams)	1904	6	73		The first of the famous Standard Cigarette series, these cards show full length portraits of players. 23 cards appear with blue framelines around the player picture, 50 do not.
cgstn003	Australian Footballers - (Series B) - Victorian Assoc	Standard Cigarettes (Sniders & Abrahams)	1905	6	20		These cards show 3/4 length portraits of VFA players.
cgstn004	Australian Footballers - (Series B) - Victorian League	Standard Cigarettes (Sniders & Abrahams)	1905	6	56		These cards show 3/4 length portraits of VFL players.
cgwil002	Past & Present Champions	W.D. & H.O. Wills	1905	6	50		This series shows half length portraits of past and current players of the time in both the VFL and VFA.
pczzz002	Our Footballers Postcards	(Unknown)	1905 cc	10	1 known		This postcard appears to be part of a series due the text on the back of the card reading Our Footballers Series Number 1. The card shows a coloured player caricature drawn by Lasco Youreiro.
pcval002	Team Colour Post Cards	Valentine Series Post Cards	1905 cc	10	33 assumed		This series of postcards show a hand drawn caricature of a player in the uniform of each of the teams in the VFL, VFA, SANFL and WAFL of the time. The list below shows teams that were competing in this era but it is not known whether a card exists for each.
cgbob001	Warnambool Footballers	Bob Baillie	1906	10	6 known		An early series depicting footballers from the Warrnambool district. Very few of these cards are known to exist.
cgstn005	Australian Footballers - (Series C) - Victorian Country	Standard Cigarettes (Sniders & Abrahams)	1906	6	20		These cards show 3/4 length portraits of Victorian Country players.
cgstn006	Australian Footballers - (Series C) - Victorian League	Standard Cigarettes (Sniders & Abrahams)	1906	6	56		These cards show 3/4 length portraits of players. Many of the portraits are the same as those used in the similar 1906 series but the back is a different design.
cgswn001	South Australian Footballers	Sweet Nell Cigarettes	1906	10	49 known		One of the rarest sets available showing half length photos of Sth. Australian footballers. This is believed to be the complete list but it is not certain due to the rarity of the cards.
pcmfb001	Advertising Card	Morrisons Patent	1906 cc	2	1		This single post card shows an advertisement for Morrisons Patent Football boots, with the revolutionary rubber heels. The card shows Collingwood player Richard Condon marking in front of a Carlton opponent.
pcham001	Victorian Football Postcards - Sketches of Leading Teams	Hamilton, WR	1907	9	7		These postcards show sketches by W R Hamilton of action from games of the time. The sketches were black and white but the team uniforms were colourised. Six cards are known to exist and an envelope they were issued in.
cgstn007	Australian Footballers - (Series D) - Victorian League	Standard Cigarettes (Sniders & Abrahams)	1907	5	56		These cards show 1/2 length portraits of players. Some cards are also known to show a second back style (horizontal lines above and below the rows of circles) but these cards are very rare.
cgstn012	West Australian Footballers	Standard Cigarettes (Sniders & Abrahams)	1907	7	56		These cards show 3/4 length portraits of WAFL and Gold Fields league players.
pcval001	Football Cartoons	Valentine Series Post Cards	1907	8	5 known		A series of cartoon football scenes issued by Valentines post cards. Each cartoon has a caption at the top of the card and the team names at the bottom.
pccof001	Magpie Series Post Cards	Collingwood Football Club	1907cc	9	6 known		Rare postcards showing training action shots of leading Collingwood players in an oval frame. Due to the rarity of the cards it is unknown whether this list is complete or not.
tcgrh001	Victorian Footballers	Greathead's Tonic Medicine	1908	10	12 known		This series shows posed portrait photos of footballers in street clothes taken by the Swiss Studio. Again, due the rarity of these cards it is not known if this listing represents a complete set of the cards.
plojc001	OT Football Competition	O.T. Beverage	1908	10	2		Two labels were issued with the OT product showing black and white team captain photos in circular fames, with the previous years premiership captain in a square frame in the middle. One label showed VFL captains and the other showed VFA. The back of the label showed the OT Chille symbol and was titled 1908 Football Competition.
cgstn008	Australian Footballers - (Series D) - Victorian Assoc	Standard Cigarettes (Sniders & Abrahams)	1908	6	20		These cards show 1/2 length portraits of VFA players. The back of the cards show O&A as the manufacturer instead of O&Co which the VFL series shows. Two Richmond cards were issued with this set. The player photos are identical to those in the VFL set, but the back showed one less year played for each player.
cgstn009	Australian Footballers - (Series D) - Victorian League	Standard Cigarettes (Sniders & Abrahams)	1908	5	60		These cards show 1/2 length portraits of players. Many of the portraits are identical to those used in the similar 1908 series.
cgstn010	Australian Footballers - (Series D) - WA League	Standard Cigarettes (Sniders & Abrahams)	1908	8	60		These cards show 1/2 length portraits of WAFL and Gold Fields league players.
cgstn002	Incidents in Play	Standard Cigarettes (Sniders & Abrahams)	1908	6	16 + error card		This set shows pictures of game action. The presence of a card showing the Richmond team suggests that these cards may have been issued over several years the latest being 1908. An error card exists in this set. Originally printed with the caption Carlton & Geelong, it has been overwritten as Geelong & Melbourne.
otwil001	Football Flags Shaped with Pin	W.D. & H.O. Wills	1908	8	27		This is a series of small paper flags issued showing team colours of all VFL, VFA and Victorian Country team of the era. The flags had a pin through one end which was of a blue metallic colour with a blue plastic like knob on the top. The flags with the Havelock back a more difficult to find.
cgwil003	Club Flag Cards	W.D. & H.O. Wills	1908	5	29		This series shows club colour flags. Teams shown include VFL, VFA and Victorian country. Note - Cards with white panels on the flag were also issued with these panels showing a cream colour. Two distinct series were issued, one with the words Capstan Cigarettes on the front of the card and one with the words Havelock Cigarettes on the front of the card. The series with Capstan on the front had backs advertising Capstan and Vice Regal cigarettes and also no advertisement but a Rule wording from the era. The series with Havelock on the front showed either Havelock advertisements on the back or a Rule wording. Year of issue has been changed to 1908 due to the presence of the red sash on the North Melbourne card which was worn for one year only in 1908.
acnug001	Williamstown Football Club	Nugget Polish	1908 cc	10	2 known		Extremely rare cards showing portraits of Williamstown (VFA) footballers in their 'Sunday best' clothes. It is not known whether there are more cards in this set.
cfzzz001	Sth. Australian Footballers	(Unknown)	1909	10	39 known		Very little is known about this set. The fact that some of the subjects are the same as the Sweet Nell 1906 series may suggest that these cards were also produced by that company but this is yet to be substantiated. All known cards are roughly cut which may also may mean that they were issued on a box or wrapper of some sort. Due to the rarity of these cards it is not known whether this list is complete.
pcbar001	Team Photo Post Cards	Barnes, J.E. Photography	1909	9	10		The photos were taken by J.E Barnes and appear to be just before game time as crowds can be seen in the background of some photos. This is one of a very few series to show players from the University club. The back of the cards show advertisements for the different companies that issued the card.
otchb001	Bendigo District Colours	Cohn’s Brewery	1909	10