Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup Postcards
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===1. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Little Dots=== | ===1. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Little Dots=== | ||
[[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Anchor-Dots.jpg|center|400px|thumb|Anchor at Bottom, Little Dots -- Long Voyage with Successful Career Abroad]] | [[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Anchor-Dots.jpg|center|400px|thumb|Anchor at Bottom, Little Dots -- Long Voyage with Successful Career Abroad]] | ||
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+ | ===7. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Square with Three Dots=== | ||
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+ | Letter With Good News, Successful Career | ||
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+ | ===11. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Square with Dot at Side=== | ||
===2. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Rim, Broad Leaf Below=== | ===2. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Rim, Broad Leaf Below=== | ||
[[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Anchor-at-Rim.jpg|center|400px|thumb|Anchor at Rim and Broad Leaf Below -- Happy Life But a Jealous Enemy]] | [[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Anchor-at-Rim.jpg|center|400px|thumb|Anchor at Rim and Broad Leaf Below -- Happy Life But a Jealous Enemy]] | ||
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===10. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Cat=== | ===10. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Cat=== | ||
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Voyage Leading to Happy Marriage | Voyage Leading to Happy Marriage | ||
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+ | ===12. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Heart, Leaves at Rim, Ring=== | ||
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+ | Happy House Party and Marriage | ||
===3. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Mountain, Dots in Line, Anchor at Top=== | ===3. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Mountain, Dots in Line, Anchor at Top=== | ||
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Happy Married Life and Offer From Friend | Happy Married Life and Offer From Friend | ||
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Wish is Granted and Brilliant Future | Wish is Granted and Brilliant Future | ||
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Revision as of 00:57, 3 September 2020
In this set of 12 postcards, 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.
8. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Leaves at Rim,
Long Voyage with Successful Career Abroad
1. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Little Dots
7. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Square with Three Dots
Letter With Good News, Successful Career
11. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Square with Dot at Side
2. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Rim, Broad Leaf Below
10. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Cat
Promotion and Lucky Letter But Rival
3. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup -- Dog and Three Dots in a Line
4. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Heart and Dots
Voyage Leading to Happy Marriage
12. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Heart, Leaves at Rim, Ring
Happy House Party and Marriage
3. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Mountain, Dots in Line, Anchor at Top
Happy Married Life and Offer From Friend
5. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Mountain, 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
Wish is Granted and Brilliant Future