Nolan Ryan collectibles don't get any rarer than this - here's a complete set of (4) different 1968 Nolan Ryan #177 Rookie Cards that make up the coveted "Nolan Ryan Four Horsemen" rookie card collection! In the lot is a 1968 Topps #177, a 1968 OPC #177, a Milton Bradley #177, and a super rare, and PSA graded 1968 Venezuelan Topps #177.
To date, only 37 Nolan Ryan Four Horsemen collections exist in the world; and since this set of (4) different Nolan Ryan 1968 Rookie cards has a PSA numbered and certified 1968 Venezuelan Topps Nolan Ryan rookie in it - once the other Nolan Ryan rookie cards in the lot get graded and certified - this set of 4 different Nolan Ryan 1968 rookie cards can be "officially" added to the Nolan Ryan Four Horsemen collections on the NRFHCC National Registry.
What is the Nolan Ryan Four Horsemen? Achieving the Nolan Ryan Four Horsemen means you've collected each of the four different 1968 Nolan Ryan #177 Rookie baseball cards, have them certified as authentic by one of the professional grading companies, and then have the collection placed on the National Registry of Nolan Ryan Four Horsemen collectors w/ the NRFHCC. A copy of the Nolan Ryan Four Horsemen Achievement Certificate is included in the images and will come with this (4) Nolan Ryan Rookie Card Collection after all the cards have certification numbers.
This is the 1st time in Ebay history that a Nolan Ryan Four Horsemen Collection is being offered for sale in a single Ebay auction! This collection has all four different Nolan Ryan 1968 #177 Rookie cards and is one of 37 known to exist.
Not much needs to be said about Nolan Ryan as an icon in the game of baseball. Nolan Ryan is the all-time record holder for strikeouts w/ 5,714; Ryan holds the single season KO record w/ 383 (in 1973); Ryan has thrown 7 no-hitters; and Nolan Ryan is the most celebrated power pitcher in baseball's modern era. Nolan Ryan has become the Cy Young of the modern era!! And interestingly enough, Nolan Ryan won the same number of Cy Young awards as Cy Young did when he played in the 1900s - none!
If you are investment minded (for your kids or for your grand kids)....then this is the type of collection you want to put away. Nolan Ryan Four Horsemen Collections are very, very rare - to date, with only 37 collections existing in the world. And in this case, this 1968 Nolan Ryan Rookie card collection has the most rare, and hard to find card in it, - the 1968 Venezuelan Topps Nolan Ryan rookie card which has been certified by PSA! All that is left is sending off the other cards for certification.
This lot of (4) different 1968 Nolan Ryan #177 Rookie cards contains all the elements that make up the rare Nolan Ryan Four Horsemen Collection. Here's your chance to own such a rare Nolan Ryan collection. Buyer to pay $25.00 postage for Priority USPS shipping and mail certification requirements. Sorry, but I will not break up this collection; nor will I accept offers on individual cards shown in the photos. The cards shown are designed to be sold as a set or in this case - one of the 37 known Nolan Ryan Four Horsemen Collections. Please email me with questions. thanks