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An introduction to the Prehistoric Life Collectibles Digest along with some statistics regarding what information is available

The Extinct Life Pictorial Encyclopedia

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Collectibles by Product
"Collecting is an infection which is more intractable than any virus and from which there is no inoculation and no immunity."
Arthur Sackler
 
This section of The Dinosaur Fan presents sets by the type of product into which they fit. I define the term product to mean the general type of merchandise with which the sets were produced (e.g., candy/gum, cereal, collector issues, restaurants, beverages) . I created these product groupings for summary and reporting purposes and have done my best to associate sets as logically as possible. As you can well imagine, some sets can potentially fit into a variety of product groupings. For the purposes of this website, I have assigned one and only one product grouping to each set. Sets consisting of “odd ball” items (e.g., mini-CD-ROMs, photo negatives, photos) are listed under "Miscellaneous" products.

Current Collectibles Record Totals
 
Total Sets
3,542
Total Items
148,806
Total Images*
94,053

*Image total includes the fronts, backs, and third images of collectibles as applicable (e.g., album pages, inside of foldouts, figurines)

 
Sets Counts by Products
ProductsQty. of Sets
Collector Issues867
Games504
Education382
Stationary Products374
Novelties179
Toy Inserts171
Advertising161
Candy & Gum159
Valentines109
Miscellaneous103
Bakery75
Cereal68
Dairy60
Restaurants56
Snacks40
Canned & Packaged Foods39
Tea35
Beverage Products30
Bouillon23
Coffee23
Tobacco21
Calendars17
Matches13
Shoe Polish12
Petroleum10
Toiletries7
Philately4
 
Items Counts by Products
ProductsQty. of Items
Collector Issues76,489
Games31,561
Education16,213
Candy & Gum5,233
Toy Inserts2,730
Stationary Products2,148
Novelties1,988
Advertising1,309
Dairy1,177
Bakery1,053
Tobacco1,048
Snacks1,045
Cereal1,024
Tea913
Valentines892
Coffee776
Beverage Products683
Canned & Packaged Foods549
Restaurants537
Miscellaneous524
Matches307
Calendars175
Petroleum148
Bouillon138
Shoe Polish76
Toiletries42
Philately28