Questions: AVA Confections multi-sport set

[Mikan99]

Does anyone have any cards from or know anything about the AVA Confections set?

I know its a multi-sport set from Australia (my home country) and there is a basketball card in the set. I think its 1950s.

The only card I've found is a Lacrosse one (below).

[Vintage Basketball Pat]

I hear it is a very expensive card Drew! 😉 Yes, it would be great to know more about this card!

[searching]

Here is the Australian Rules Football card from the 10 card set.

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1715567608

[Mikan99]

Originally Posted by searching

Here is the Australian Rules Football card from the 10 card set.

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1715567608

Thanks for this. Do you have this card or able to provide link to where you found the image?

Trying to get some more info on this, perhaps to Australian collectors that might the cards from this set.

[searching]

The football card is mine. The Ava set has a Circa 1950 associated with it.
Meaning no one really knows the exact year of publication. Generally accepted as 1950.
In the Aust and NZ Index Book 2, produced by the Cart Soc of GB, is stated a 10 card set, of sports played in Aust, it has a mention of cricket, so assuming one of the 10 is cricket.
Hope this helps

[JustinD]

This is my copy of the basketball card-

[JustinD]

These are not my cards, I only have the basketball. However, for the group knowledge these are the remaining cards not shown.

[Mikan99]

Originally Posted by JustinD

These are not my cards, I only have the basketball. However, for the group knowledge these are the remaining cards not shown.

many thanks for these.
I wonder if any of the athletes are famous. I couldn't recognize any

[JustinD]

I have no clue as to identities.

Many (Basketball, Cricket, Tennis) seem to be posed shots in a random field and do not match traditional playing surfaces at all. The basketball player actually looks like he could possibly be wearing cleats even.

I collect vintage basketball and oddballs, so that card appealed to me.

The rarity of available copies suggest this is seemingly a condition sensitive issue likely due to it's child directed distribution channels. I have not seen any copies that were not in rough condition. They are also quite small on thinner stock, roughly 2.5" high by 1 and 6/8" wide.