Scott,
Yes, Sir. A similar fold. I spoke with a fellow who collected these as a kid. He went to college about 1929 or so, and one semester when he returned home he discovered that his mother had thrown his cards away. He said he had about 300 or so of them. He said he had other baseball cards from the time, but the ones he liked the most and had the most of were the Fatima cards. I didn't have the heart to tell him what they would have sold for if he still had them.
I think that an answer to your question about whether anyone else collects these... it seems to me from the few posts and the low number of thread views, that hardly any of the Net54 folks care or collect them.
And I concur with your recollection about Bill Cornell. He knows a right smart about 'em. I think he has a Henry card, which I think is the scarcest of the bunch. I'd like to have an opportunity to buy a worn, affordable card of Lelivelt. But his card is one of the tough ones, too.
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