Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup Postcards

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In this set of 12 postcards, issued in Great Britain some time between the First and Second World Wars, we have essentially a series of study cups as flash cards or teaching instructions in cup reading. These British tea leaf postcards were intended to be sent as greetings, but they can also be used by fledgling tasseomancers as [[How_To_Read_Tea_Leaves#Study_Cups|study cups]] on the way to learning  [[A Basic List of Tea Leaf Symbols|a basic list of tea leaf symbols]]. <!--Because the printed interpretations are so brief, i cave added some further explanations of how they were derived. -->
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In this set of 12 postcards, issued in Great Britain some time between the First and Second World Wars, we have essentially a series of study cups as flash cards or teaching instructions in cup reading. These British tea leaf postcards were intended to be sent as greetings, but they can also be used by fledgling tasseomancers as [[How_To_Read_Tea_Leaves#Study_Cups|study cups]] on the way to learning  [[A Basic List of Tea Leaf Symbols|a basic list of tea leaf symbols]]. <!--Because the printed interpretations are so brief, i will, at a future time, add some further explanations of how they were derived. -->
===1. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Journey, Leaves at Rim ===  
===1. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Journey, Leaves at Rim ===  
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[[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Anchor-Leaves-Brim.jpg|center|400px|thumb|Anchor at bottom, Long Voyage, Successful Career Abroad]]
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[[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Anchor-Leaves-Brim.jpg|center|400px|thumb|''"The leaves at the brim tell of letters with good news coming to you shortly. They will lead to the long voyage indicated by the line os dots, and the anchor at the bottom foretells [a] successful career abroad."'']]
 
 
===2. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Little Dots===  
===2. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Little Dots===  
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[[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Anchor-Dots.jpg|center|400px|thumb|Anchor at Bottom, Little Dots -- Successful career abroad with jealous rivals]]
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[[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Anchor-Dots.jpg|center|400px|thumb|''"The lucky sign of an anchor at the bottom of [the] cup foretells success in your profession, but the little dots behind it represent many worries through jealous rivals."''<!--The anchor at the bottom of the cup tells of safety if one is a sailor, as many British men were during the era of these cards. However, if the sitter were female, one would be more likely to say, "Someone you know is a sailor and he will be perfectly safe at sea." The little dots trailing behind the anchor indicate coins or money gathered while engaged in travel.]]
===3. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Square with Three Dots===  
===3. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Square with Three Dots===  
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[[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Anchor-Square-Three-Dots.jpg|center|400px|thumb|Anchor, Square, Three Dots]]
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[[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Anchor-Square-Three-Dots.jpg|center|400px|thumb|''"There is a letter here (long leaf on [the] brim}, with good news indeed. You have got your wish (three dots inside [a] square of four leaves), and a successful career ([the] anchor at [the] bottom is before you."'']]
===4. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Square with Dot at Side===
===4. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Square with Dot at Side===
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[[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Square.jpg|center|400px|thumb|Anchor at Bottom, Square with Dot at Side -- You will receive and important letter]]
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[[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Square.jpg|center|400px|thumb|''"You will receive an important letter (4 leaves in [a] square). The dot just at [the] side of [the] square tells of your wish being granted, and you will gain [an] important position. The anchor at [the] bottom foretells [a] brilliant future."'' ]]
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Wish is Granted and Brilliant Future
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===5. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Rim, Broad Leaf Below===
===5. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Rim, Broad Leaf Below===

Revision as of 03:42, 26 December 2020

In this set of 12 postcards, issued in Great Britain some time between the First and Second World Wars, we have essentially a series of study cups as flash cards or teaching instructions in cup reading. These British tea leaf postcards were intended to be sent as greetings, but they can also be used by fledgling tasseomancers as study cups on the way to learning a basic list of tea leaf symbols.

Contents

1. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Bottom, Journey, Leaves at Rim

"The leaves at the brim tell of letters with good news coming to you shortly. They will lead to the long voyage indicated by the line os dots, and the anchor at the bottom foretells [a] successful career abroad."

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

[[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Anchor-Dots.jpg|center|400px|thumb|"The lucky sign of an anchor at the bottom of [the] cup foretells success in your profession, but the little dots behind it represent many worries through jealous rivals."

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

"The leaves forming [a] dog tell of a faithful friend coming home from abroad, and the three dts in a line indicate [an] offer of marriage from him. This will mean a great and happy change in your fortune as shown by the wavy lines."


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