ACN — American Card Number ACN — American Card Number

Eras 2–5 of 10

Post-war

1942–1986

Sets
3,489
Cards listed
134,773
Publishers
278

Post-war (1942–1986)

From the wartime gap through the gum-card decades to the eve of the junk wax boom, all on one page. These are the years when Bowman and Topps set the shape of the modern card, numbered on the back and sold by the pack, and when regional, food and test issues filled in around them. Each year below opens its sets in the registry. The decade pages tell the same story in shorter pieces.

Years 1942–1986 · 45 years with sets

  1. 19424 sets · 101 cards
  2. 19438 sets · 151 cards
  3. 19445 sets · 146 cards
  4. 19453 sets · 44 cards
  5. 19467 sets · 343 cards
  6. 194718 sets · 984 cards
  7. 194820 sets · 643 cards
  8. 194930 sets · 1,154 cards
  9. 195027 sets · 1,161 cards
  10. 195120 sets · 777 cards
  11. 195248 sets · 2,087 cards
  12. 195336 sets · 1,464 cards
  13. 195437 sets · 1,330 cards
  14. 195537 sets · 1,654 cards
  15. 195637 sets · 1,368 cards
  16. 195745 sets · 1,170 cards
  17. 195854 sets · 1,421 cards
  18. 195953 sets · 1,704 cards
  19. 196075 sets · 2,494 cards
  20. 1961104 sets · 2,747 cards
  21. 196280 sets · 3,262 cards
  22. 196381 sets · 2,371 cards
  23. 196479 sets · 2,108 cards
  24. 196573 sets · 2,071 cards
  25. 196673 sets · 2,077 cards
  26. 196781 sets · 2,294 cards
  27. 196858 sets · 1,903 cards
  28. 196990 sets · 3,475 cards
  29. 197077 sets · 2,839 cards
  30. 197181 sets · 3,827 cards
  31. 197284 sets · 3,658 cards
  32. 197378 sets · 3,252 cards
  33. 197491 sets · 3,619 cards
  34. 1975110 sets · 4,846 cards
  35. 1976114 sets · 5,099 cards
  36. 1977125 sets · 4,930 cards
  37. 1978107 sets · 4,304 cards
  38. 197998 sets · 3,773 cards
  39. 1980141 sets · 4,815 cards
  40. 1981142 sets · 6,426 cards
  41. 1982158 sets · 7,581 cards
  42. 1983187 sets · 7,733 cards
  43. 1984165 sets · 7,596 cards
  44. 1985184 sets · 7,953 cards
  45. 1986264 sets · 10,018 cards

Key sets Each publisher’s largest base (BAS) set, largest first.