Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup Postcards
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===7. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Mountain, Square with Dot=== | ===7. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Mountain, Square with Dot=== | ||
- | [[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Mountain-Square-With-Dot.jpg|400px|center|thumb|''"Promotion for you is indicated by the mountain of leaves. The square formed by 4 leaves foretells an important letter in which money will be forwarded; if not money, very good news, indicated by [the] dot in [the] centre of [the] square."'' <!--The mountain is a friend of high social position who will look favourably upon your ambition and promote your career. The square enclosing the coin-dot could well be a letter, but it is so imposing that it might well be interpreted as a package, hence it is said to be "important" and may have been sent by special courier. --> | + | [[File:Your-Fortune-In-A-Tea-Cup-Mountain-Square-With-Dot.jpg|400px|center|thumb|''"Promotion for you is indicated by the mountain of leaves. The square formed by 4 leaves foretells an important letter in which money will be forwarded; if not money, very good news, indicated by [the] dot in [the] centre of [the] square."'' <!--The mountain is a friend of high social position who will look favourably upon your ambition and promote your career. The square enclosing the coin-dot could well be a letter, but it is so imposing that it might well be interpreted as a package, hence it is said to be "important" and may have been sent by special courier. -->]] |
===8. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Heart and Dots=== | ===8. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Heart and Dots=== |
Revision as of 04:33, 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.
Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Anchor at Bottom, Journey, Leaves at Rim
Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Anchor at Bottom, Little Dots
Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Anchor at Bottom, Square with Three Dots
Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Anchor at Bottom, Square with Dot at Side
Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Anchor at Rim, Broad Leaf Below
Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Anchor at Rim, Mountain, Three Dots in Line
7. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Mountain, Square with Dot
8. Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Heart and Dots
Voyage Leading to Happy Marriage
Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Heart, Ring, Leaves at Rim
Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Ring and Triangle
Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Cat and Letter
Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Dog and Three Dots in a Line
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