Sharing Vintage Soccer or Cricket Cards

[Exhibitman]

Very nice!

[SECollector]

I finally got the time to scan some new arrivals. I will probably present all here, so stop me if I get boring

I also started a blog at mysoccercards.com and I will try to upload my nicest cards there, as well as add information mostly about the cards. My ambition is to update it often, with cards I acquire or new cool info about cards that are already published.

Anyway that beauty here arrived the other day:



Issued during 1974 in France, by Ageducatifs, this is Michel François Platini´s rookie card. Platini is the current president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), and he is -by many- considered as one of the best, if not the best, players of all time. He was a member of the French national team that won the 1984 European Championship, a tournament in which he was the top goalscorer and voted the best player. This card illustrates a young Platini from 1974 when he was currently playing with his first team, Nancy (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine), a French association football club based in Nancy, Lorraine.

These cards are getting rarer and rarer to find, and finding one that has never been glued to an album is almost impossible. I love this.

[SECollector]

1902 WM Clarke & Son Ltd “Football Series” William ("Billy") Meredith

This is the rookie card of William “Billy” Meredith issued in 1902 by WM Clarke & Son Ltd as a part of the series called “Football Series”. Meredith is considered by many to be the first, or at least one of the very first, real football superstars. He was named as the most popular player of the league, in a competition held by Umpire magazine in 1904. It has been said that he combined playing style of George Best with the attitude of Cantona. He played for Manchester City and Manchester United and his long career (he retired when he was 52!) was an adventure that among else included a bribery scandal during 1905. He is considered to be one of the top 5 players ever that have played for Manchester United.

About this card: Clarkes was a Wills sister brand of cigarettes and they both did the same set of footballers, separately branded, in 1902, same photos, similar numbers. The Wills brand isn’t on the front of the Wills card whereas Clarkes is. The Clarkes have a single back whereas Wills have 2 types, albeit only one per card I believe. The Clarke’s cards are definitely scarcer. (Thank you James for the info above)

[Spartan833]

Just picked up a few cards from South America.

Chocolatin Laponia Carlos Peucelle (Metal card with some

2 Monte Cudines Vincente de la Mata (Independiente great) and Emilio Baldonedo

Los Cigarillos Dolar card of Espanol with Ricardo Zamora

[SECollector]

Beautiful discs Bill. I also got in the mail today a 1946 Monte Cudine Alfredo Di Stefano. Straight from Argentina.

Di Stefano´s rookie card has been widely considered to be a (beautiful) card issued by Detergentes Platin in 1950. In reality, few collectors know that already in 1946 - in his home country Argentina - a disc card of the young Alfredo Di Stefano was issued by Monte Cudine. It is extremely rare to find, especially in an acceptable condition.

I have one more for sale / trade if anyone is interested.

[SECollector]

At last, I got my hands on this sweet Maradona rookie card from 1977.

On 20 October 1976, just a few days before his 16th birthday, Diego Armando Maradona made his professional debut with Argentinos Juniors. He played there for 5 years, scoring 115 goals in 167 appearances before his extremely pricey transfer to Boca Juniors.

This disc card was issued in Argentina during 1977 and it is the very first card depicting Maradona. He was then only 16 years old. It is extremely rare.

[Spartan833]

Great Maradona! Thanks for sharing!