My Complete Set Collection

Yesterday I mentioned that I like to collect the complete set from the first year of release of any brand that I've got a run of Cubs cards.  Right now my Cubs collection is made up of cards from 86 different brands.

With each of the 86 brands, I've got all of the Cubs cards,  I won't usually add a brand to my checklist until I've got all the cards.

Here are the 86 brands, along with the number of Cubs cards in my collection:

Brand	Cubs Cards
Topps	2688
*Fleer	921
Team Issued	748
*Donruss	639
*Upper Deck	607
*Bowman	602
*Heritage	355
*Stadium Club	302
Star	288
*Score	284
*Fleer Ultra	251
*Topps Chrome	246
*Leaf	229
*Topps Stickers	163
*Allen & Ginter	149
Autographs	145
Factory Team	141
*Pacific	138
*Pinnacle	117
TCMA	117
*Studio	110
*Collectors Choice	104
*Opening Day	102
*Flair	95
T206	90
*Conlon	88
*Greats of the Game	81
*Victory	78
*Gypsy Queen	77
*SP Legendary Cuts	71
Relics	66
*Goudey	64
*Gallery	63
*Classic	62
*Bazooka	57
*Turkey Red	56
Retail Brands	54
SSPC	51
*Triple Play	49
*Pro Debut	48
*Diamond Kings	43
*Select	41
*Baseball Heroes	38
Fleer Stickers	36
*Kelloggs	36
Hostess	30
*Cracker Jack	29
Post	28
*Big	27
Archives	25
Dell Todays Cubs	24
OPC	23
Sega Card Gen	23
Milton Bradley	20
Starting Lineup	20
*Fan Favorite	19
*Lineage	18
*Masterpieces	18
*Pacific Legends	18
*Swell	18
Galasso Glossy Greats	17
T205	17
Tip Top Bread	15
*Cramers Baseball Legends	14
Spectrum	14
All Time Heroes of Baseball	12
Chicago's Greats	12
*Fritsch	12
*X	12
Coke	12
Decade 1970s	12
Dexter Press	12
Aunt Millies	11
National Chicle	11
Shakeys	11
Topps Stamps	10
*Ted Williams	8
MSA	8
Timeless Teams	7
*Action Packed	5
*Baseball's All Time Greats	5
*Topps Kids	5
Play Ball	5
Sports Design Products	5
Line Drive	3
T201	3

You'll notice that there were several brand names that started with an asterisk.  I have the first year issue complete set from each of those sets.  

There are 49 asterisks, though one needs a little explanation.  I've got one brand called "Retail Brands."  That general term covers all the retail sets that Topps issued with various retailers.  Woolworths, K Mart, Revco, etc....they are all included but would actually represent eleven more brands.

Here's are the other 48, listed by year of issue.  You'll notice a majority are from the late '80s and early '90s.

Allen & Ginter	2006		Kelloggs 3D	1970
Action Packed	1993		Leaf	1985
Baseball Heroes	2008		Lineage	2011
Baseball's All Time Greats	1987		Masterpieces	2007
Bazooka	1988		Opening Day	1998
Big	1988		Pacific	1994
Bowman	1989		Pacific Legends	1988
Classic	1987		Pinnacle	1992
Collectors Choice	1994		Pro Debut	1990
Conlon	1991		Score	1988
Cracker Jack	2004		Select	1993
Cramers Baseball Legends	1988		SP Legendary Cuts	2001
Diamond Kings	2002		Stadium Club	1991
Donruss	1981		Studio	1991
Fan Favorite	2003		Swell	1989
Flair	1993		Ted Williams	1993
Fleer	1981		Topps Chrome	1996
Fleer Ultra	1991		Topps Kids	1992
Fritsch	1988		Topps Stickers	1981
Gallery	1996		Triple Play	1992
Goudey	2007		Turkey Red	2005
Greats of the Game	2000		Upper Deck	1989
Gypsy Queen	2011		Victory	1999
Heritage	2001		X	2008

So what's missing?

The most obvious would be the first year of Topps, 1952.   Well, that's not going to happen!

There are a few I may try to add....Decade of the '70s from 2001, T206 from 2002, T205 from 2003, Spectrum from 2007,   and National Chicle 2010.

All of the sets are kept in binders on one shelf unit.  The shelf area is pretty narrow, so I can't get a good shot of the full front.  This side shot is the best I can do.

The larger sets are in their own binder.  Smaller sets are combined into a binder with two or three others.  Here are each of the shelves...

Allen & Ginter is on the top...

....Binders will either one or two sets on the first and second shelves...

....and multi-set binders on shelf three and the bottom shelf.  Masterpieces and Kelloggs 3D are there too.

The bottom shelf is empty right now, ready for more sets to be added.