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Rhett YeakleyThe Red Border set is definately slightly smaller than the E254 and Tin Top sets.
The Red Border set is a very peculiar set. There are only 2 players not found previously found in E254 (both Louisville guys pictured below) and doesn't really offer much in the way of new photos or anything like that but the cards are physically VERY different than the other sets. They are on thick paper with a very thin & brittle layer on back that results in tharacteristic chipping on the back border that plagues the set.
Exclusive players:
Among the most peculiar cards in the set are the select few that are drastically different in that the characteristic name & team are not on the sides of the head but have the name and team on their chests. I have seen only 3 players that exhibit this characteristic name/team difference. Those with this odd style are Ty Cobb, Johnny Hughes, and one of the Murch variations (can't recall which, but think it was the Indianapolis version). There are probably others like this in the set but those are the only 3 I can confirm. Pretty interesting set, also striking is the unexplained absence of a Wagner (especially considering that Wagner is perhaps the most common of all E254's and is among the easier Tin Tops as well).
Odd front style:
-Rhett