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Maximum Cards
A maximum card  is made up of 3 elements: the postage stamp, the postcard and postmark, having between them the maximum agreement possible (from where the name, maximum card, was derived and has been used since 1930).


1 Commonwealth Games Brisbane
A series of maxicards for each sport including Australian Football were also issued.

2. Aussie Kids
Date of Issue: 16/9/1987
"Barracking at the Footy" one of four cards issued to complement stamp issue

3.Centenary of the AFL
Date of Issue: 23/04/1996

Team Player on Cover
Adelaide Crows Tony Modra
Brisbane Bears Roger Merrett
Carlton Blues Stephen Kernahan
Collingwood Magpies Nathan Buckley
Essendon Bombers Gavin Wanganeen
Footscray Bulldogs Chris Grant
Fremantle Dockers Ben Allan
Fitzroy Lions Brad Boyd
Geelong Cats Gary Abblett
Hawthorn Hawks Jason Dunstall
Melbourne Demons Gary Lyon
North Melbourne Kangaroos Wayne Carey
Richmond Tigers Wayne Campbell
Sydney Swans Tony Lockett
Saint Kilda Saints Stewart Loewe
West Coast Eagles Glen Jakovich


4.150 years of Australian Football

Celebrating 150 years of Australian Football Australia Post issued a single 50 cent stamp featuring the earliest known engraving of a game of Australian football. The engraving, entitled "Winter in Australia: Football in the Richmond Paddock" by Robert Bruce, depicts a game at Richmond Paddock, the parklands that today sit adjacent to the MCG. This image was first reproduced in the Illustrated Melbourne Post on 27 July 1866.
Maximum Card

5 2009 Lets Get Active
The "Let's get active" issue is part of Australia Post's annual Stamp Collecting Month. It aims to promote stamp collecting as well as having an educational method in this case to increase exercise rates in young children. A
Maximum Card for Australian Football along with  Basketball, soccer, Netball, cricket and tennis was released on 6th October 2009.

Postcards

1.West Coast Eagles
In 1994 The West Australian Branch of Australia Post released two series of 10 individual and a checklist postcard of West Coast Eagles Players.
Series 1 and Series 2

2. Melbourne 1996 Olympic Bid
Date of Issue: 22/06/1990
Australia Post issued a set of  3 postcards showing the proposed venues. Naturally this included the Melbourne Cricket Ground, along with the National Tennis Centre and the Royal Exhibition Building. The postcards were mint and postmarked with "Olympics For Melbourne 1996" PM. They were re-released on the 18th September 1990 with "Games Logo" PM and catchet. The Games were awarded to Atlanta.

3.Centenary of the AFL
Date of Issue: 23/04/1996
The AFL Centenary Postcards were essentially the same design as the Maximum Card except that there was no postmark, there is a printed stamp and the colouring is more intense.

Team Player on Cover
Adelaide Crows Tony Modra
Brisbane Bears Roger Merrett
Carlton Blues Stephen Kernahan
Collingwood Magpies Nathan Buckley
Essendon Bombers Gavin Wanganeen
Footscray Bulldogs Chris Grant
Fremantle Dockers Ben Allan
Fitzroy Lions Brad Boyd
Geelong Cats Gary Abblett
Hawthorn Hawks Jason Dunstall
Melbourne Demons Gary Lyon
North Melbourne Kangaroos Wayne Carey
Richmond Tigers Wayne Campbell
Sydney Swans Tony Lockett
Saint Kilda Saints Stewart Loewe
West Coast Eagles Glen Jakovich
4. 1999 Qualifying Final MCG

The 1999 Qualifying Final between Port Power and North Melbourne was commemorated with the printing of team and match details on the back of a Postcard of the MCG.

5. 2006 AFL P stamp Booklets
 

Club Postcard 1 Postcard 2 Postcard 3 Postcard 4
Adelaide huddle Banner Celebrating Claude Crow
Brisbane alternate strip Banner Coach Bernie Vegas
Carlton ground Banner huddle Captain Carlton
Collingwood warming up Banner leaving the ground  One Eye McPie
Essendon celebrating Banner James Hird Skeet Reynolds
Fremantle lined up Banner. entering the arena. Doc Dockers.
Geelong lined up Banner. celebrating. "Sam"  Tomcat.
Hawthorn lined up Banner. Banner. .Hawka Knights
Kangaroos lined up Banner. celebrating. "Brooser" Cracker.
Melbourne lined up Banner. Banner. ."Dee" Mann
Port Power lined up. Banner. huddle.  "Thunda" Power.
Richmond lined up. Banner. .huddle "Stripes" Dyer.
Saint Kilda lined up. Banner lined up. "Saint" Kilda.
Sydney lined up. Banner .huddle "Swannie" Skilton.
West Coast Banner. Banner .Banner "The Rock" Eagle.
West Bulldogs celebrating. Banner warming up. "Dogg" Whitten.