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 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

"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."

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

"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

"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."

5. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Anchor at Rim, Broad Leaf Below

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

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

Happy Married Life and Offer From Friend

7. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Mountain, Square with Dot

Promotion and Letter With Money or Good News

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

Voyage Leading to Happy Marriage

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

A Heart and a Ring foretell marriage

Happy House Party and Marriage

10. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Ring and Triangle

A Triangle and a Ring

Luck, Good News, Happy Marriage.

11. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup - Cat and Letter

"You have a rival (leaves forming cat) who is fast gaining ground just now. But a lucky letter (leaf on rim) is to up-lift you, and promotion will be given you shortly (long leaves in line)."

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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