Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup Postcards

From Mystic Tea Room

Revision as of 00:48, 3 September 2020

In this set of 12 postcars, issued in Autralia some time between the First and Second World Wars, we have essentially a set of flash cards or teaching instructions in cup reading.

Because the printed interpretations are so brief, i cave added some further explanations of how they were derived.

1. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Dog and Three Dots in a Line

Dog and Three Dots in a Line -- Marriage Offer From Faithful Friend

2. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Rim and Broad Leaf Below

Anchor at Rim and Broad Leaf Below -- Happy Life But a Jealous Enemy

3. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Mountain, Dots in Line, Anchor at Top

Happy Married Life and Offer From Friend

4. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Heart and Dots

Voyage Leading to Happy Marriage

5. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Mountain and Square with Dot

Promotion and Letter With Money or Good News

6. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Mountain, Three Dots in a Line

Happy Married Life and Offer From Friend

7. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Square with Three Dots, Anchor at Bottom

Letter With Good News, Successful Career

8. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Leaves at brim, Anchor at Bottom

Long Voyage with Successful Career Abroad

9. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Little Dots

Anchor at Bottom, Little Dots -- Long Voyage with Successful Career Abroad

10. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Cat

Promotion and Lucky Letter But Rival

11. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Square with dot at side, Anchor at Bottom

Wish is Granted and Brilliant Future

12. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Heart, Leaves at Rim, Ring

Happy House Party and Marriage