Photographic Exhibition at Lab X Gallery

May 18th to June 24th 2007

Proudly supporting The AFL X-Men

 

A League of Gentlemen is a new exhibition of photographic collectors edition prints showing at LAB X Gallery in St Kilda from May 18th – June 24th 2007. It showcases the images originally used for the Scanlens 1966 Flag Series football cards.

Proceeds from the sale of these prints will go to a fund for the X-Men, past VFL / AFL players with special needs. The AFL X-Men also play a major role supporting the junior football leagues, especially the VCFL, supporting children in families affected by the drought.

 

Proudly Supported By

  

 

1966 Flag Series Limited Edition Collectors Prints

A series of limited edition prints are now available. There are 82 players in the collection. 72 are the players from the original set of football cards, plus an additional 10 Victorian players who were photographed but left out of the original set of cards to make way for the Western Australian players.

Each player is available as the individual player edition limited to 100 prints or as part of their special team set edition limited to only 25 prints. 

Each print comes as a custom-printed 17 inch-square photograph, printed on Kodak Endura Metallic Paper, archival for up to 200 years. They are beautifully framed, mounted with a nameplate, and come with an individual certificate of authenticity. The editions are strictly limited, once they’re gone, that’s it.

 

Available at just $595 each, (for individual players), these prints will become collectable in their own right, but at a price within everyone’s salary cap!

“We knew that the Flag Series had more cards to it. But we didn’t know who they were until now. It is a major find”.

             - David Studham, Historian, MCG Museum Dept.

 

Click here to view 10 Victorian players not issued in the original set of cards.

Team set edition prints are priced separately depending on the number of players in each team - click here for more info.

For more info and to view an enlarged sample of framed prints click below

Individual Player edition

Team Set edition

 

 

 

Card History of Scanlens

Scanlens is often fondly remembered for the introduction of Scanlens Football cards, which have since become collectors items.

If you are older than 30, you probably remember collecting football cards as kid, and you only had one choice, Scanlens. Scanlens made one set per year from 1963 to 1991, and you could buy cards from almost every milkbar. Pack prices were inexpensive enough to buy a few at a time given your pocket-money and you absolutely loved the gum. As there were only about 5 cards in a pack, it became addictive to collect and trade the cards with friends so you could say “I have the set”.

You loved flipping them, putting them in your bicycle spokes and generally had a great time with your cards before rubber-banding them together and stuffing them in a shoebox in your wardrobe. If you were lucky, your mother didn’t throw them out when you were older. These various reasons have made the cards rarer and harder to find in mint condition today.

 

Many consider cards from the 60’s to be valuable pieces of Australiana, sometimes fetching more than $30 000 for a full set.

As every serious collector knows, one item stands out from the pack, Scanlens 1966 ‘Flag Series’ footy cards.

   

In fact the 1966 Flag Series of cards were destined to become the set most sought-after and highly prized by collectors.

 

Recently, the original photographs taken for these cards were discovered.  This find represents a major piece of VFL / AFL history. We have lovingly restored the original pictures to produce images of such stunning clarity, that it feels like you can reach back over 40 years and touch your heroes.

   

In total there are 82 images. There were 72 numbered cards featuring the top 60 players from the 12 VFL clubs of that year, plus 12 from the WAFL, (10 were left out to include the WAFL players. Those who were photographed but left out include Sam Newman, Graeme John, Terry Waters and John Northey.)

Click here to view 10 Victorian players not issued in the original set of cards.

 

The AFL-X Men

The AFL-X Men (AFL Combined Past Players & Officials Association Inc) are an organization who support former players of the VFL – AFL, who have essentially been pioneers of the modern professional competition, and have sustained significant injuries that have resulted in hardship in many cases.

X-Men president Ron O’Dwyer says younger fans may not understand that players of past decades were not well paid – for example, Ron earned a $20 match payment and won a leather bag as the ‘Best on Ground’ in the 1960 Grand Final.

Many former players have chronic injuries and require surgery to reconstruct shoulders, repair wrists and knees, replace hips or fuse vertebrae as a result of their playing days. Some can no longer work as a result of their football injuries and many can’t afford private health insurance.

“This isn’t about cash; this is about caring – this is about former champions, icon players, being freed from a life of pain and unaffordable medical treatment.”

The other major role of the AFL X-Men is supporting the Football junior leagues. The AFL X-Men assist local/ regional football and netball clubs, by providing skills training, mentoring programs, sports administration, player appearances and fundraising. Currently they are focusing their efforts on the VCFL, supporting children in families affected by the drought.

(www.aflxmen.com.au)

The Complete 1966 Collectors Edition Print List

To view players images click on their name

To purchase  your very own Scanlens 1966 'Flag Series' Collectors Edition Prints simply download and complete the order form or phone us on

p:03 9534 8838

To download PDF  order form click here  

The Exhibition Opening

                         

 

 

 

Scanlens Archives 1966 Flag Series Presentation Album

 

Includes 8 x 10 Team Photographs Series, Archive Series collector cards (84), Portrait Series collector cards (84), Captains Series collector cards (12), Grand Final series collector cards (4), and numbered Certificate Of Authenticity.

All housed in an exclusive leather bound album and presenation box, embossed with "twins" logo and your team of choice (or WAFL) embossing.

For a great preview of the album, click here to go to www.youtube.com!

8 x 10 Team Photographs Series for your chosen team (or WAFL), individually numbered to your presentation album, these are frameable in their own right.    Awesome!

Archive Series collector cards in the style of the classic Scanlens 1966 original series, this time including the missing 10 players and 2 new checklist cards for a total series of 84. The back puzzle has been faithfully reproduced using the actual images used for the original.     Quality!

Portrait Series collector cards in classic 60’s styling. This series highlights the photographic quality of the original images. Cropped and centered head and shoulder shots adds a never before seen perspective to this classic series. Again, this series portrays all 82 player images plus 2 new checklist cards for a total of 84 cards. This time the back puzzle depicts the unused aerial shot of the MCG in landscape aspect.     Stunning!

Captains Series collector cards showcasing the twelve VFL Team Captains as depicted on the back puzzle of the classic 1966 Scanlens issue - this time as a stand alone series - all from the actual photographs used by Scanlens Sweets.    A must!

Grand Final Series has taken the quarter by quarter shots of the 1966 Grand Final used for the original Scanlens 1967 set back puzzle to complete what will undoubtedly become the ultimate homage to Scanlens Sweets’ classic original series.    Wow!

 

Limited to sixty-six (66) only numbered presentation albums per twelve VFL teams and WAFL league - like the players they depict, these are destined for legend status.

Don’t miss out!

VFL clubs @ $795 each / WAFL league @ $895 each
+ $25 Postage & handling

For more information or to purchase, visit the Scanlens Archives website   http://www.scanlensarchives.com.au/htm/buy.htm