Multisport Sportcasters

Between 1977-79 a Swiss publishing company called Edito-Service released an extremely comprehensive set of cards called Sportscasters Cards (aka Focus on Sports Cards) that covered information on close to every sport known to man.

These cards were available from 1977-79 by mail-order subscription only. Every few weeks the subscriber would receive a collection of 24 cards in the mail and have the option to continue to receive more decks by remitting payment. No complete sets were ever offered and the only way to accumulate all the cards would have been to have subscribed from day one until they were sadly discontinued in 1979, due to lack of subscribership. In total, 91 decks with 24 Sportscaster cards in each deck were created for a very large complete set of 2,184 cards. The reverse of the cards shows the decks as numbered 01-88, and then 101-103, each with cards numbered 01-24. Decks numbered 89-100 were never created. Sets were available in Europe, the United States, and Japan, with variations in cards issued.

Code - Country Issued

03 005 - North American (printed in Italy)

pack deck - cumulative # - Finland

13 064 - UK

03 005 - North American (printed in Japan)

16 265 - France

47 021 - Sweden

833 - Italy

17 033 - West Germany

0086 - Belgium

TBD - Denmark

TBD - Netherlands

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

The set, deck and card number designation on those above is at the bottom right of the card. Here is a breakdown of those codes.

03 005 20-23

03 005 - This is from the North American set

20 - This is from deck #20 otherwise known as a pack. Each deck came with 24 cards in a cellophane wrapper.

23 - the card number within the set.

03 993 06 Henry Aaron is a Promotional card.

03 993 07 Green Bay Packers is a Promotional card

North American

Need any series not listed

Printed in Geneve Italy 03 005. This is a Wantlist

Series 01 (10/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 09 13 17 18 21 22 24

Series 01A (22/24 - 03 17

Series 02 (12/24) - 02 03 04 06 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 24

Series 02A (22/24) - 03 23

Series 03 (15/24) - 02 06 07 08 09 10 15 16 23

Series 03A (22/24) - 16 20

Series 03B (18/24) - 07 10 15 16 19 20

Series 04 (10/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 10 12 14 15 17 18 23 24

Series 04A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 04B (24/24) - Complete

Series 05 (21/24) - 08 11 15

Series 05A (07/24) - 01 02 04 06 08 10 11 12 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23

Series 05B (19/24) - 11 14 20 22 23

Series 05C (01/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 06 (22/24) - 10 12

Series 06A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 06B (18/24) - 07 10 12 18 19 24

Series 07 (23/24) - 20

Series 07A (2/24) - 01 02 03 05 06 07 08 09 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 07B (18/24) - 08 13 16 17 19 20

Series 08 (06/24) - 01 02 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 13 14 15 16 19 21 22 24

Series 08A (23/24) - 04

Series 09 (12/24) - 03 04 05 07 08 10 11 12 14 20 21 23

Series 09A (23/24) - 10

Series 09B (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 10 (22/24) - 12 13

Series 10A (21/24) - 07 18 24

Series 11 (22/24) - 06 09

Series 11A (11/24) - 02 06 09 10 11 12 15 18 19 20 21 22 24

Series 11B (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 12 (24/24) - Complete

Series 13 (22/24) - 02 03

Series 14 (08/24) - 01 02 03 04 06 08 09 10 12 13 15 18 21 22 23 24

Series 14A (20/24) - 02 03 09 13

Series 14B (00/24) 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 15 (13/24) - 01 02 03 06 07 09 10 13 14 21 22

Series 15A (22/24) - 01 14

Series 15B (01/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24

Series 16 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 16A (20/24) - 07 08 15 23

Series 16B (00/24) 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 17 (12/24) - 04 08 10 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21

Series 17A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 17B (01/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24

Series 18 (10/24) - 01 03 05 06 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 24

Series 18A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 19 (08/24) - 02 03 04 06 07 08 09 10 13 14 16 17 19 20 21 22

Series 19A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 20 (07/24) - 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 16 19 21 23

Series 20A (01/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 20B (01/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 21 (12/24) - 04 05 06 07 09 14 16 17 18 19 21 22

Series 21A (18/24) - 06 07 14 16 18 19

Series 21B (02/24) - 01 02 03 04 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 22 (14/24) - 01 08 09 10 11 15 16 19 22 23 24

Series 22A (01/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 22B (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 22C (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 23 (23/24) - 22

Series 23A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 23B (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 24 (24/24) - Complete

Series 24A (00/24) 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 25 (24/24) - Complete

Series 25A (00/24) 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 26 (09/24) - 01 02 03 04 06 07 08 09 11 12 14 15 20 21 24

Series 26A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 27 (16/24) - 02 04 06 08 12 15 20 21

Series 28 (11/24) - 01 04 06 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24

Series 28A (02/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 28B (01/24) - 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 29 (04/24) - 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24

Series 30 (10/24) - 02 03 05 06 10 12 13 16 17 18 20 21 22 24

Series 30A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 30B (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 31 (14/24) - 01 02 03 05 06 15 17 18 20 22

Series 31A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 31B (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 32 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 32A (13/24) - 01 03 04 07 08 09 10 16 17 21 23

Series 33 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 33A (11/24) - 01 02 04 05 06 08 10 13 14 19 20 21 22

Series 34 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 34A (06/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 12 16 17 18 19 20 21 24

Series 35 (04/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23

Series 35A (01/24) - 01 02 03 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 36 (04/24) - 01 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 36A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 36B (01/24) - 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 37 (05/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 24

Series 37A (04/24) - 03 04 05 07 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 38 (05/24) - 02 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 38A (01/24 - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 38B (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 39 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 40 (06/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 20 21 23 24

Series 41 (22/24) - 03 05

Series 41A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 42 (21/24) - 01 08 09

Series 42A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 43 (21/24) - 06 07 11

Series 43A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 44 (09/24) - 03 04 08 09 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 44A (18/24) - 14 15 17 20 22 23

Series 45 (04/24) - 01 02 03 04 06 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24

Series 45A (19/24) - 04 06 12 16 17

Series 46 (02/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24

Series 46A (19/24) - 04 05 13 18 21

Series 46B (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 47 (06/24) - 02 03 05 06 07 08 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24

Series 47A (21/24) - 02 05 21

Series 47B (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 48 (09/24) - 01 02 03 06 07 09 10 11 14 15 16 18 22 23 24

Series 48A (23/24) - 18

Series 49 (07/24) - 04 05 07 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23

Series 49A (23/24) - 22

Series 49B (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 50 (20/24) - 03 06 07 19

Series 50A (01/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 51 (20/24) - 02 03 06 18

Series 52 (20/24) - 02 06 09 15

Series 53 (01/24) - 01 02 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 53A (02/24) - 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Series 53B (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 53C (18/24) - 07 08 09 16 17 22

Series 54 (08/24) - 01 03 07 08 09 10 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Series 54A (19/24) - 08 09 14 15 20

Series 55 (05/24) - 01 03 04 05 06 07 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23

Series 55A (22/24) - 03 14

Series 56 (01/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 57 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 58 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 59 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 59A (01/24) - 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 60 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 60A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 61 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 62 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 63 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 63A (00/24) - 01 02 03 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 64 (01/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 65 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 66 (01/24) - 01 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 67 (01/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 67A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 68 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 68A (01/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Series 69 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 69A (01/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 69B (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 70 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 70A (02/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 23 24

Series 71 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 71A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 72 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 73 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 74 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 75 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 76 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 77 (03/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 13 14 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24

Series 77A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 78 (02/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 24

Series 79 (02/24) - 01 02 03 04 06 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 80 (01/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 81 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 82 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 83 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 84 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 84A (04/24) - 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24

Series 85 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 85A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 86 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 86A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 87 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 88 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 101 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 101A (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 102 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 103 (02/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

North American

Printed in Lausanne Japan 03 005 This is a Wantlist.

Series 01 (21/24) - 15 (Unitas) 21 (Seaver) 24 (Maravich)

Series 02 (19/24) - 03 04 08 16 23

Series 03 (22/24) - 16 (Aaron) 20 (Namath)

Series 04 (20/24) - 03 (Menetray)14 (Cowens) 15 (Bradley) 22 (Becnh)

Series 05 (18/24) - 08 11 14 19 22 23

Series 06 (21/24) - 13 (Grange) 18 (Brown) 22 (World Drivers)

Series 07 (19/24) - 07 13 15 16 19 22 23

Series 08 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 09 (00/24) - 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 10 (02/24) - 01 02 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Need all the rest.

United Kingdom

Printed in Italy 13 064 - This is a Wantlist

Series 08 (02/24) 01 02 03 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 09 (01/24) 01 02 03 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 10 (00/24) 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Series 11 (09/24) - 01 02 04 06 09 10 14 15 16 17 18 20 22 23 24

Series 12 (13/24) - 02 03 05 06 07 08 15 19 21 22 23

Series 13 (10/24) - 01 02 04 05 06 08 10 12 15 17 18 20 21 24

Series 13 (07/24) - 02 03 04 05 06 07 09 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 20 23 24

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