Fortune Telling Postcards by Fred C. Lounsbury
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- | [[File:Postard-star-tea-leaves-happiness-long-life.jpg|300px|right|thumb|According to this | + | [[File:Postcard-Tea-Leaves-Squares-Lounsbury-Peace-Happiness.jpg|300px|right|thumb|According to this 1907 Fred Lounsbury postcard, when tea leaves form an image of a Square, it is an omen of peace and happiness]] |
+ | [[File:Postard-star-tea-leaves-happiness-long-life.jpg|300px|right|thumb|According to this 1907 Fred Lounsbury postcard, when tea leaves form an image of a Star, it is an omen of a long and happy life]] | ||
[[File:Good-Luck-Happiness.jpg|300px|right|thumb|According to this circa 1905 Fred Lounsbury postcard, when tea leaves form sn image of the Sun, it is an omen of good luck and happiness]] | [[File:Good-Luck-Happiness.jpg|300px|right|thumb|According to this circa 1905 Fred Lounsbury postcard, when tea leaves form sn image of the Sun, it is an omen of good luck and happiness]] | ||
- | Fred. C. Lounsbury released several sets of fortune telling postcards in 1907 and 1908. Each set consists of six cards depicting the symbolism associated with a different type of fortune telling, | + | Fred. C. Lounsbury released several sets of fortune telling postcards in 1907 and 1908. Each set consists of six cards depicting the symbolism associated with a different type of fortune telling, including palmistry, domino reading, dice reading, cartomancy with playing cards, and tea leaf reading. |
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Fred. C. Lounsbury released several sets of fortune telling postcards in 1907 and 1908. Each set consists of six cards depicting the symbolism associated with a different type of fortune telling, including palmistry, domino reading, dice reading, cartomancy with playing cards, and tea leaf reading.