Card Sets Missing from my collection

As I've stated on here several times, I am primarily a base set collector. But I know that I will never be able to complete every set; aside from genuine rarity, I could not afford it. (some cards sell for more than we paid for our Jeep!) So, my goal is to have at least one card from every major set. I prefer a base card, but any card is fine- insert, parallel, promo, etc.
In my first go-round with the NBA, which lasted from 1996-2006, I accomplished the goal, or so I thought, but then they started doing the $500 a pack sets, and also I missed some without knowing they existed.

I was not able to do that for NASCAR, despite having less sets issued.

I have used the listings on the Trading Card Database to determine what is missing. I will begin with the NBA. Added 4/30/2016- underlines to separate the years.

  1. 1988-89 Panini Stickers
  2. 1989-90 Panini Stickers
  3. 1990-91 Panini Stickers
  4. 1992-93 Panini Stickers
  5. 1992-93 Upper Deck French
  6. 1993-94 Upper Deck French
  7. 1994-95 Collector's Choice Japanese
  8. 1994-95 Panini Stickers
  9. 1995-96 Collector's Choice German I
  10. 1995-96 Collector's Choice Italian II
  11. 1995-96 Collector's Choice Portuguese I
  12. 1996-97 Collector's Choice Italian
  13. 2009-10 Panini Stickers
  14. 2012-13 Panini Stickers
  15. 2014-15 Panini Eminence (realistically I don't expect to ever get any of these)
  16. 2015-16 Panini Flawless
  17. 2015-16 Panini Preferred
  18. 2015-16 Panini Spectra 
  19. 2016-17 Panini Eternal
  20. 2016-17 Panini Gold Standard
  21. 2016-17 Panini Limited
  22. 2016-17 Panini National Treasures
  23. 2016-17 Noir
  24. 2016-17 Panini Preferred
  25. 2016-17 Panini Spectra
  26. 2016-17 Studio 
  27. 2017-18 Absolute Basketball
  28. 2017-18 Cornerstones
  29. 2017-18 Court Kings
  30. 2017-18 Dominion
  31. 2017-18 Encased
  32. 2017-18 Flawless
  33. 2017-18 Immaculate
  34. 2017-18 Impeccable
  35. 2017-18 Mosaic
  36. 2017-18 National Treasures
  37. 2017-18 Noir
  38. 2017-18 Opulence
  39. 2017-18 Vanguard
  40. 2018-19 Court Kings
  41. 2018-19 Crown Royale
  42. 2018-19 Dominion
  43. 2018-19 Impeccable
  44. 2018-19 National Treasures
  45. 2018-19 Spectra
  46. 2018-19 Panini Instant (pending)
  47. 2018-19 Contenders Optic
  48. 2019-19 Encased
  49. 2018-19 Flawless
  50. 2018-19 Immaculate Collectiom
  51. 2018-19 National Treasures
  52. 2018-19 Noir
  53. 2018-19 Obsidian
  54. 2018-19 Opulence
  55. 2019-20 Absolute Memorabilia
  56. 2019-20 Donruss Elite
  57. 2019-20 Hoops Winter
  58. 2019-20 Black
  59. 2019-20 Chronicles
  60. 2019-20 Contenders Optic
  61. 2019-20 Crown Royale
  62. 2019-20 Eminence
  63. 2019-20 Encased
  64. 2019-20 Flawless
  65. 2019-20 Immaculate Collection
  66. 2019-20 Impeccable
  67. 2019-20 National Treasures
  68. 2019-20 Noir
  69. 2019-20 Obsidian
  70. 2019-20 One and One
  71. 2019-20 Opulence
  72. 2019-20 Origins
  73. 2019-20 Select
  74. 2019-20 Spectra
  75. 2019-20 Status
  76. 2020-21 Hoops Winter
  77. 2020-21 Donruss Elite
  78. 2020-21 Absolute Memorabilia
  79. 2020-21 Certified
  80. 2020-21 Contenders Optic
  81. 2020-21 Crown Royale
  82. 2020-21 Flawless
  83. 2020-21 Flux
  84. 2020-21 Illusions
  85. 2020-21 Immaculate Collection
  86. 2020-21 Impeccable
  87. 2020-21 Mosaic
  88. 2020-21 National Treasures
  89. 2020-21 Noir
  90. 2020-21 Obsidian
  91. 2020-21 One and One
  92. 2020-21 Select
  93. 2020-21 Spectra
Now I move to NASCAR. There are less sets issued and very few not represented in my collection.
  1. 2021 National Treasures
Since I began officially collecting the NHL in 2017, it has mostly taken over the hobby for me. Even so, there is a wide range of sets I'm still missing. I believe this is the correct list of the missing sets, although it is possible I have an insert out of some of them that I forgot to cross off my paper list. With the NHL getting cards since the 1920s, I know that getting the early days isn't too likely due to the cost of them, but I'm putting them on this chart anyway. There are MANY promo, International and lower level sets I would also love to add to my collection, but this list is major NHL releases only. Like the NBA, underlines denote year breaks.
  1. 1910-11 Imperial Tobacco
  2. 1911-12 Imperial Tobacco
  3. 1912-13 Imperial Tobacco  (Although the three Imperial tobacco sets predate the NHL, they were for the league the NHL spun out of and I would count them just the same)
  4. 1923-24 William Paterson
  5. 1924-25 Champ's Cigarettes
  6. 1924-25 William Paterson
  7. 1925-26 Unknown producer
  8. 1926-27 Unknown producer
  9. 1933-34 Unknown producer (Labeled as Anonymous V129 by Burdick)
  10. 1933-34 Canadian Gum
  11. 1933-34 Hamilton Gum
  12. 1933-34 O-Pee-Chee
  13. 1933-34 World Wide Gum Ice Kings
  14. 1934-35 O-Pee-Chee
  15. 1935-36 O-Pee-Chee
  16. 1936-37 O-Pee-Chee
  17. 1937-38 O-Pee-Chee
  18. 1937-38 World Wide Gum
  19. 1939-40 O-Pee-Chee
  20. 1940-41 O-Pee-Chee
  21. 1952-53 Parkhurst
  22. 1955-56 Parkhurst
  23. 1957-58 Parkhurst
  24. 1958-59 Parkhurst
  25. 1959-60 Parkhurst
  26. 1960-61 Parkhurst
  27. 1961-62 Parkhurst
  28. 1962-63 Parkhurst
  29. 1963-64 Parkhurst
  30. 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee
  31. 1975-76 O-Pee-Chee WHA
  32. 1981-82 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
  33. 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
  34. 1983-84 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
  35. 1983-84 Topps Stickers
  36. 1984-85 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
  37. 1985-86 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
  38. 1986-87 O-Pee-Chee
  39. 1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
  40. 1987-88 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
  41. 1987-88 Panini Stickers
  42. 1988-89 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
  43. 1988-89 Panini Stickers
  44. 1989-90 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
  45. 1990-91 Panini Stickers
  46. 1991-92 Panini Stickers
  47. 1992-93 Panini Stickers
  48. 1994-95 Panini Stickers
  49. 1996-97 Panini Stickers
  50. 1997-98 Panini Stickers
  51. 1997-98 SPx
  52. 1997-98 Upper Deck Diamond Vision
  53. 1999-00 O-Pee-Chee
  54. 1999-00 Panini Stickers
  55. 1999-00 Revolution
  56. 2000-01 Panini Stickers
  57. 2000-01 SP Game Used
  58. 2000-01 Topps Gold Label
  59. 2001-02 Fleer Legacy
  60. 2001-02 Pacific Private Stock Titanium Draft Day
  61. 2001-02 SP Game Used
  62. 2001-02 UD Premier
  63. 2001-02 Upper Deck Stanley Cup Champs
  64. 2002-03 Between the Pipes
  65. 2002-03 In the Game Used
  66. 2002-03 MVP
  67. 2002-03 SP Game Used
  68. 2002-03 Upper Deck Classic Portraits
  69. 2002-03 Premier Collection
  70. 2003-04 Be A Player Ultimate Memorabilia
  71. 2003-04 In the Game Used Signature Series
  72. 2003-04 In the Game VIP
  73. 2003-04 Private Stock Reserve
  74. 2003-04 Private Stock Reserve Titanium
  75. 2003-04 Panini Stickers
  76. 2003-04 Parkhurst Original Six Boston Bruins
  77. 2003-04 Parkhurst Original Six Chicago Blackhawks
  78. 2003-04 Parkhurst Original Six Montreal Canadiens
  79. 2003-04 Parkhurst Original Six Toronto Maple Leafs
  80. 2003-04 Parkhurst Rookie
  81. 2003-04 Topps Pristine
  82. 2003-04 Honor Roll
  83. 2003-04 Trilogy
  84. 2003-04 Premier
  85. 2004-05 In the Game Franchises Update
  86. 2004-05 UD Legendary Signatures
  87. 2004-05 Ultimate Collection
  88. 2005-06 Panini Stickers
  89. 2005-06 Upper Deck The Cup
  90. 2005-06 Ultimate Collection
  91. 2006-07 Artifacts
  92. 2006-07 Panini Stickers
  93. 2006-07 SP Game Used
  94. 2006-07 Upper Deck The Cup
  95. 2006-07 Ultimate Collection
  96. 2007-08 O-Pee-Chee Premier
  97. 2007-08 Trilogy
  98. 2007-08 Upper Deck Mini Jersey
  99. 2007-08 Upper Deck Sweet Shot
  100. 2007-08 Upper Deck The Cup
  101. 2008-09 O-Pee-Chee Premier
  102. 2008-09 Ovation
  103. 2008-09 Panini Stickers
  104. 2008-09 UD Black
  105. 2008-09 Upper Deck The Cup
  106. 2008-09 Ultimate Collection
  107. 2009-10 Be A Player
  108. 2009-10 O-Pee-Chee Premier
  109. 2009-10 Ovation
  110. 2009-10 Panini Stickers
  111. 2009-10 UD Black
  112. 2009-10 Upper Deck The Cup
  113. 2009-10 Ultimate Collection
  114. 2010-11 Panini Dominion
  115. 2010-11 Limited
  116. 2010-11 Upper Deck The Cup
  117. 2010-11 Ultimate Collection
  118. 2011-12 Ice
  119. 2011-12 Panini Prime
  120. 2011-12 Panini Titanium
  121. 2011-12 Ultimate Collection
  122. 2012-13 SP Game Used
  123. 2012-13 Upper Deck The Cup
  124. 2013-14 Ice
  125. 2013-14 Playbook
  126. 2013-14 Panini Stickers
  127. 2013-14 Totally Certified
  128. 2013-14 Upper Deck The Cup
  129. 2014-15 Ice
  130. 2014-15 Panini Stickers
  131. 2014-15 SP Game Used
  132. 2014-15 SPx
  133. 2014-15 UD Premier
  134. 2014-15 Upper Deck The Cup
  135. 2014-15 Ultimate Collection
  136. 2015-16 Black Diamond
  137. 2015-16 Panini Stickers
  138. 2015-16 UD Black
  139. 2015-16 UD Premier
  140. 2015-16 Upper Deck The Cup
  141. 2016-17 Black Diamond
  142. 2016-17 UD Premier
  143. 2016-17 Upper Deck The Cup
  144. 2016-17 Ultimate Collection
  145. 2017-18 SP Game Used
  146. 2018-19 Black Diamond
  147. 2018-19 Chronology
  148. 2018-19 Clear Cut
  149. 2018-19 Compendium
  150. 2018-19 Engrained
  151. 2018-19 UD Premier
  152. 2018-19 Upper Deck The Cup
  153. 2019-20 Black Diamond
  154. 2019-20 Engrained
  155. 2019-20 Ice
  156. 2019-20 Stature 
  157. 2019-20 UD Premier
  158. 2019-20 Upper Deck Buybacks
  159. 2019-20 Upper Deck Clear Cut
  160. 2019-20 Upper Deck The Cup
  161. 2019-20 Ultimate Collection
  162. 2020-21 Black Diamond
  163. 2020-21 O-Pee-Chee Platinum
  164. 2020-21 Parkhurst
  165. 2020-21 SP Authentic
  166. 2020-21 SP Signature Edition Legends
  167. 2020-21 SPx
  168. 2020-21 UD Premier
  169. 2020-21 Upper Deck Clear Cut
  170. 2020-21 Upper Deck Stature
  171. 2020-21 Synergy
  172. 2020-21 Trilogy
  173. 2020-21 Ultimate Collection

Updated 2/9/22. Did not put any 2021-22 sets on the list because they have not come out yet.

Star Wars. This may not be complete. It does not include the cartoon based cards. I have a hard time figuring out all the varieties of Widevision sets issued in the 1990s.
  1. 1996 Topps Star Wars 3Di Widevision
  2. 1996 Topps Shadows of the Empire
  3. 2005 Topps Revenge of the Sith Widevision
  4. 2006 Topps Evolution Update
  5. 2009 Topps Star Wars Galaxy 4
  6. 2015 Topps Star Wars Masterwork
DC Comics. Only actual comic based, no cartoon or movie issued. May not be complete, as I keep finding out about new sets. (new to me, anyway)

  1. 1966 Topps Superman
  2. 1996 Fleer/Skybox Batman Holo Series
  3. 2008 Rittenhouse Batman Archives
  4. 2009 Rittenhouse Justice League of America Archives
Automotive. Again, incomplete.
  1. 1911 American Tobacco Auto Drivers
  2. 1930 Wills Cigarette's Speed
  3. 1938 Wills Cigarette's Speed
  4. 1970 Shell Racing Cars of the World
  5. Any others pre-1990 with the exception of 1922 Lambert & Butlers Motors Cars and 1975 John Player & Sons
Here are some Non-sports sets not in my collection that I would like them to be. This list is constantly changing as there is more I don't know about Non-sports than I do, especially the pre-1980s stuff.
  1. 1899  N72 Duke's Coins of All Nations
  2. 1933 Goudey Sea Raiders
  3. 1933 Goudey World War
  4. 1936 Goudey Auto License Plates
  5. 1936 Goudey History of Aviation
  6. 1937 Goudey Auto License Plates
  7. 1938 Goudey Auto License Plates
  8. 1939 Goudey Auto License Plates
  9. 1941 Goudey Sky Birds
  10. 1956 Topps US Presidents
  11. 1957 Topps Space Cards
  12. 1962 Topps Civil War News
  13. 1965 Topps Battle: The Story of WWII
  14. 1972 or 1976 Topps US Presidents (Issued in 1972, reissued and updated in 1976)
  15. 2014 Cult-Stuff Civil War

The Non-Sports fields will likely expand as I learn more about what is out there- I have almost no knowledge of the Tobacco Card era but pretty much every set I learn about would find a home in my collection. The NASCAR and NBA sections will hopefully shrink in time.

4 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 27, 2015 at 12:52 AM

    Billy, I have some Car and Driver cards from the Cadillac series(not complete) - are they of interestto you?

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    1. Billy KingsleyOctober 27, 2015 at 7:02 PM

      I sure am Les. I got a couple of packs worth when the cards were new but I am missing at least triple what I have.

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  2. The Prowling CatNovember 24, 2015 at 6:44 PM

    Billy,
    If you can send me your address again through e-mail I will get those cards from the post going your direction. Sorry, but I'm really bad about keeping addresses. You'd think I'd be much better by now after blogging for three years, but a few have still slipped through the cracks.

    prowlingcat03@gmail.com

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  3. UnknownApril 8, 2020 at 3:35 AM

    Hey Billy, I was looking at your non-sports collection on TCDB and was wondering if we could figure something out. I happen to have an abundance of 90's cards that include some oddball sets and or cards. Just looking at your collection I found 4 or more partials that I can fill up to full sets. Also Add several cards to your Wizard sets( I love those cards)./ I have a 95 Flair Marvel 4 card panel. And that is just the beginning. At least on set you do not mention is 93 World Famous San Diego Zoo Animals of the Wild. I have a full set extra. Also did not notice if you had or wanted 93 Starlog: Science Fiction Universe. If you are interested you can contact me on TCDB/Tom Standfill or my email Tstandfill@hotmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you. Tom

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