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I have been collecting vintage Lacrosse Cards for about 15 years. When I entered this hobby - it really was not much of a hobby - but an obsession with only a handful of collectors. After buying my first few cards, I quickly learned that in order to assemble a complete collection, I would have to expand my search well beyond the United States. I found that most cards were actually produced in countries like Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, France, Spain and Germany.

Scouring the internet for auctions, cigarette collector's societies and estate sales became a passion and really the only way to obtain those hard-to-find regional issues.

Over the next few weeks, I will be releasing a Top 10 List of what I have found to be the most difficult to find cards - ranging from SCARCE at #10 all the way up to IMPOSSIBLE at #1.

As this list nears completion - let me know your thoughts.

TOP 10 By Scarcity

1. 1930's Ava Confections

2. 1930's Jean-Donat Dupont Jeu DE Balle

3. 1950's Chocolates Torras, S.A.

4. 1887 Little Rhody Indian National Sports

5. 1924 A&J Coudens Sports Alphabet 'L'

6. 1970's Jacques Super Chocolates #89

7. 1940's D39 Loma Linda Iroquois Playing Lacrosse

8. 1910 MacRobertson's Sports of the World #46

9. 1904 C.W.S. British Sports Series # 14

10.1889 N165 Goodwin & Co. Games & Sport Series

Honorable Mention: Krenter Tobacco, La Crosse Au Trou, Parkhurst Connect the Dots and RJ Hill.

N165 Goodwin & Comp. Games & Sports (1889)

#10

Jacques Super Chocolates #89 (1970's)

MacRobertson's Sports of the World #46 (1910)

There are several Versions of this card - including Village Maid, BAT, and Wills - but i find this sepia toned version the hardest to find - and most of the time it is in poor condition.

C.W.S. British Sports Series #14 (1904)

D39 Loma Linda Food Co. (1940's)

(LEFT) There are at least 3 different versions of the BACK of this hard to find card including the offering from LOMA LINDA, GORDON'S BREAD and KANSAS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

(RIGHT) A tough card to find - flimsy stock issued in France and Belgium.

A&J Coudens Sports Alphabet (1924)

Little Rhody Indian National Sports (1887)

(LEFT) In all the years that I have been collecting, I have only come across 3 of these cards and i believe that there is only one that was submitted for grading.

(RIGHT) This card is extremely rare. I have only been able to locate from collectors who reside within either SPAIN or PORTUGAL. One card was included within individually wrapped candies distributed by Torras. The set included a total of 227 'Chromes' or images on soft paper stock. Text on the reverse was written in Spanish. This card and a handful of other depicted images of Indians of North America.

Chocolates Torras, S.A. (1950s)

Jean-Donat Dupont Jeu De Balle 1930's

LEFT: Virtually impossible card to find - even from dealers located in France - where the card was produced. Only 1 card that has been graded by PSA.

RIGHT: A very scarce set from Australia. Impossible to find in the US or Canada.

Ava Confections 1930's