Collectibles Introduction

“Living in this troubled new century, a happy and innocent diversion like card collecting can provide a healthy and most welcome mental break. In the grand scheme of things, of course, non-sports means very little. But to collectors, the hobby represents a small piece of what we like and what we are.”

Les Davis, Editor of ‘The Wrapper’

The Prehistoric Life Collectibles Encyclopedia is a virtual collectibles tour providing photos, checklists, and summary information about a variety of ephemera (i.e., paper items) which depict dinosaurs and other extinct life. More specifically, this site features cards, stickers, inserts/cutouts from food, candy, snack, tobacco, & bread packaging, collector albums, education & game cards, POGS / milk caps, cigar bands, matchbox labels, non-postal stamps (e.g., Sinclair), postcards, lobby cards, novelties (e.g., valentines), toy inserts (e.g., cards, stickers, and papers included with toys/figures) as well as advertising materials such as posters and magazine/newspaper ads which show the collectibles (e.g., cards, albums) in the ad. There are a couple types of collectibles which are noticeably missing or of limited inclusion such as philately (e.g., postal stamp-related material like stamps & covers) and phone cards. These were originally excluded due to financial limitations and the understanding that these types of collectibles encompass a tremendous amount of material which I did not feel I could realistically collect. As time permits, I may include additional listings of these types of items, particularly in the phone card arena. DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION TO SHARE? The world of prehistoric animal collectibles is huge and the content of The Dinosaur Fan only scratches the surface of what collectibles exist. If you have information (e.g., images, checklists, descriptions/information, trivia) related to prehistoric animal collectibles which is not already included in the site, I'll gladly publish your information and give you credit on the webpage upon which the data is presented. If you are interested in sharing information with The Dinosaur Fan readers, please contact me at: mmriley@dinofan.com.

Current Collectibles Record Totals
Total Sets 3,388		Total Items 144,266		Total Images* 89,085

This symbol indicates that I do not have physical access to any of the items shown and/or described in this set. The images and information presented were gathered and synthesized from ‘virtual’ sources including, but not limited to, auction sites, manufacturer sites, collector sites, hobby magazines, and fellow collectors. This symbol indicates that this set is a 'Rogue' meaning is has little or nothing to do with the topic of this site but it does contain at least one item which does. This symbol indicates that I no longer have physical access to any of the items shown and/or described in this set. The images and information presented were usually gathered and synthesized from the actual set before access to the set was removed (e.g., I traded or sold the set). Year (if known) & set name/title/description. Issuer of the set. Title or description of the set. Summary information about the set including the date of issue (if known), the country in which it was issued (if known), the internal data base set ID, and the product type. Published number of base items in the set. This excludes chase cards, promo cards, etc. List of products included in the checklist provided. List of topics included in the checklist provided. Number of in scope ("rogue") items in the set. (Rogue Sets Only) List of artists whoes artwork was used in this set. Credit to the person(s) and/or resource(s) from which I obtained set information and/or images, if applicable. Information about the set Footnotes associated with letters or numbers shown in the 'Notes' column. Scope links to view only in scope items or only out of scope items in the set (Rogue Sets Only) Product navigation (e.g., cards, albums, point of sale) Product sections (e.g., cards, albums, point of sale) Internal database number (ID) specific to each item listed Topic of the item (e.g., extinct life, Jurassic Park, Disney Dinosaur) Does the specific item depict a creature that is within the scope of this site: check = yes, 'X' = no (applicable to Rogue Sets) Is this item physically accessible to the owner of this site (e.g., in owner's collection)? A dinosaur skull means, 'yes', a blank means, 'no'. This is the number printed on the item. If blank, there is no number. These are letters or numbers relating to footnotes contained in the set description above. Quantity of each item in the set. Used for sets with duplicate identical images (e.g., matching game cards). The dimensions of the item in inches (width x height). This the number of pages contained in an album. "n/a" indicates it is not applicable (i.e., this items does not have pages). The name(s) of the life form(s) shown/described on the item. These are hyperlinks to information about the animal(s). The name(s), title, and/or description of the item. This may or may not be printed on the item. Front image of the item. Reverse image of the item. Other image of the item (e.g., middle page of an album, figurine associated with the item, inside of folder item).

 

I would like to thank the people and/or resources in the list below from which I obtained set images, information, content corrections/elaborations and updates which were missing from my website. A special thank you to the following individuals who have spent considerable time and effort to help expand and improve the content of The Dinosaur Fan site.

	Robert Telleria - an amazing collector, researcher, and major contributor who continuously provides information and images for missing sets as well as a variety of informational updates/corrections to many of the existing sets. Please see Robert’s profile for additional information about his contributions to this site as well as his areas of interest and expertise. David Elliott – has provided information and images for an assortment of sets including many originating in Australia and New Zealand. Jeff Quinn – provided information and images of several older and seldom seen sets. His research into the Hobby Trading Post and Nu-cards sets is remarkable having tracked down the source images of nearly every card in those sets. Bill Oliver – provided comprehensive coverage of the surprisingly large and somewhat complicated Kenner Jurassic Park figure insert cards. Glyn Roberts – provided information, updates, and images of various lesser-known sets including items originating in England.

Qty. of Sets Robert Telleria 944 Jeff Allender's House of Checklists 80 The Trading Card Database 29 Milkcap Mania 26 David Elliott 22 Jeff Quinn 21 Glyn Roberts 18 Dinosaur King Wikia 13 Bill Oliver 12 David Mikulec 11 Board Game Geek 10 The Cardboard Connection 8 Cereal Offers.com 7 The Prehistoric Times 6 Braiiinz 5 Luminias 5 Baseball CardPedia 4 Beth Trimble 4 Jacques Vincent 4 Last Sticker 4 The Vintage Non-Sports Cards Chat Board 4 Todd Jordan 4 Dan Goodsell 3 GrnRngr.com 3 Realm of Rubber Dinosaurs 3 Terry Gomes 3 David Welch 2 Flickr (Robb Photostream) 2 Gail Sullivan 2 Non-sport .com 2 Roz Gibson 2 Stuart Glasscock 2 Ted Neos 2 The Sport Americana Price Guide to the Non-Sports Cards #4 2 . Mencey7 1 Alex Jaramillo (Collectors Dreams) 1 Andrew Steven 1 Brantworks 1 CataWiki 1 Checklist Center 1 Chuckman's Non-sports Trading Cards of the 1950's 1 Coleccionista MX 1 Comic Collector Live 1 David Landis 1 Dean Walker 1 DeJankins 1 Dino Riders World 1 Donna Braginetz 1 Dragon Ball Z Trading Cards Partial Lists 1 Filmic Light - Snow White Archive 1 FPG Web Site 1 Garbage Pail Kids World 1 Gee Pee Kay 1 Génération-POG 1 George Grigonis 1 Harley Numan 1 Heritage Auctions 1 Inkworks 1 Internet Archive 1 Jerry Coleman 1 John Heath 1 John McDonald 1 JP Toys.com 1 Kristen Anders 1 Kronozio 1 Limited Run Games 1 Lowell's Place 1 Magic The Gathering 1 Mark Jennings 1 Michael Howgate 1 Mike Fitzpatrick 1 NonSportRealm.com 1 Oddly Quirky 1 Peter Markmann 1 Peter Vermaele 1 Play by Play Cards - James Macchio 1 Sainsbury's 1 SCF_AYA 1 Southampton Mineral & Fossil Society 1 Tain't The Meat … It's The Humanity! 1 The Board Game Geek 1 The Collectibles Workshop 1 The Collector 1 The Haunted Closet 1 The Non-Sport Update Magazine 1 The Unofficial Rugrats Online! 1 Tom Sims 1 Trevor Ylisaari 1 Virtual Toy Chest 1 Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Guide 1

Finally, I would like to thank each of you for visiting The Dinosaur Fan. Cards of dinosaurs and other extinct life represent an extremely specific niche of the non-sports card collecting World which in turn is a small part of the card collecting Universe. This site is a labor of love which sprang from my dinosaur card collecting hobby. I do not profit financially in any capacity from this site as I do not accept advertising and I do not sell items from this site. But I do benefit greatly from the enjoyment of sharing my hobby with the World. As you can tell from the data below, The Dinosaur Fan is not a heavily trafficked site but there are visitors from all over the World. Again, thank you. I hope you continue to enjoy my site.

Total Site Visits* 670,959

Year Total Visits* 2023 106,734 2022 46,589 2021 34,562 2020 39,393 2019 39,570 2018 39,308 2017 39,243 2016 38,102 2015 37,910 2014 35,630 2013 31,400 2012 28,665 2011 28,210 2010 26,781 2009 18,841 2008 14,189 2007 11,814 2006 10,187 2005 9,925 2004 9,014 2003 8,232 2002 7,094 2001 5,435 2000 4,131

*Totals prior to November 2020 are estimates based on known totals. Detail visit counts were lost during transitions from/to various website hosting companies since the launch of this site in January 2000.

North America

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South America

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Europe

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Asia

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Oceania

Australia Fiji French Polynesia Guam Marshall Islands Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Northern Mariana Islands Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands

Africa

Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Cameroon Cape Verde Congo Djibouti Egypt Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Ivory Coast Kenya Libya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Réunion Rwanda Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe