Cards To See Before You Die, a.k.a. #BucketCards

I tweet about baseball as @Number5TypeCard and, every so often, I post photos of my #BucketCards, specific cardboard that's worth an extra look. Here's my latest, a 1930 minor league 8"x10" premium of "Specs" Toporcer.

Cards To See Before You Die:

1930 Rochester Red Wings Premium of George "Specs" Toporcer, believed to be first regular MLBer to wear glasses on the field. +1 for Rochester's "wings on a ball" uni logo.#BucketCards pic.twitter.com/69gBew7rQX

— Batboy Glidden (@Number5TypeCard) June 14, 2018

Most of these "Cards To See Before You Die" show off something interesting, rare, or artistic. They don't need to be impossible or unaffordable. You could find this Joe Adcock on eBay for a few dollars.

Cards To See Before You Die: 1952 Bowman #69, Joe Adcock

TV placement, classic swing, autograph, niiiiice#BucketCards pic.twitter.com/3mcC9D4XZL

— Batboy Glidden (@Number5TypeCard) August 24, 2017

Some #BucketCards put you in a baseball context without showing you baseball players.

Cards To See Before You Die:

1933 Worch Cigars, Si Seymour. Perfect shot of the Twin Cities broadcaster.#BucketCards pic.twitter.com/G1AdgdjwBL

— Batboy Glidden (@Number5TypeCard) July 5, 2017

Others highlight unconventional shots from a century ago.

Cards To See Before You Die:
1916 D381 J.T. "Chief" Meyershttps://t.co/thsq28Te8J#BucketCards pic.twitter.com/aDG0raCJEb

— Batboy Glidden (@Number5TypeCard) April 19, 2016

I post many shots from the 1920s and 1930s, when companies reinvented each year what it meant to be a "baseball card." Art Deco's just one of many styles they tried.

Cards To See Before You Die:
1935 Diamond Stars Gum R327
#83 Paul Waner. Great 4-subject composition.#BucketCards pic.twitter.com/NNHnRl11Uw

— Batboy Glidden (@Number5TypeCard) July 6, 2015

Even if they "can't all be Waners," at least they're all #BucketCards!