This rare set would be a fine addition to any serious Rugby League Collection more sets may be available. Set Title: Australian Rugby League Tourists 1948. Signed: Facsimile Signatures on each player card. Number in Set: 30 Cards (Second series).
(28 Player cards with facsimile Signatures Plus Sepia Manager and team card - series 1 does not include these last 2 cards). These are original and NOT reprints. This complete set consists of 28 players pictured in colour head and shoulders portraits with their autographs, followed by 2 sepia photo cards of manager William Buckley and the team. The backs give career details, culminating in many cases with matches against the New Zealand "Kiwis" in 1948, quite a few having been recently demobbed from military service, including Wally O'Connell who played in all representative games during the war years and Noel Mulligan who represented Australia v England in 1946. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Sports Trading Cards\Trading Card Singles". The seller is "h_collection" and is located in this country: AU. This item can be shipped worldwide.