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Joe D.Yes it would make sense.
But I would like to do some research on press sizes and how paper was distributed back then.
My guess would be that they tried to maximize units on standard sized sheets (based on press size).
So if it was a 40" press.... 96 cards sounds possible.
If it was a 20" press... 48 cards sounds possible.
The key is finding out press sizes of the day (maybe they are the same as modern sizes... I don't know).
And - I will assume that they printed on a standard sized press sheet (did not cut the sheet to run) -
this is just a guess based on making this job as easy as possible... so finding standard paper sizes of the day is also a great clue.