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One of the earliest postcards that related months to lucky gemstones and their symbolism as omens was the 1907 "Birthday Souvenir" by The Colortype Company. | One of the earliest postcards that related months to lucky gemstones and their symbolism as omens was the 1907 "Birthday Souvenir" by The Colortype Company. | ||
[[File:Colortype-Birthday-Souvenir-Lucky-Stones-1907-Colortype.jpg| | [[File:Colortype-Birthday-Souvenir-Lucky-Stones-1907-Colortype.jpg|center|thumb|400px|Colortype Birthday Souvenir (Lucky-Stones),1907]] | ||
The poem on the card follows the familiar sing-song pattern i call "the English Enchantment," This scansion, with a variety of wording, is found on many fortune telling tea cups, as seen at our sister-site, [http://MysicTeaRoom.com The Mystic Tea Room] in the page about [http://www.mystictearoom.com/wiki/Category:Poetry_on_Cups_and_Saucers Poetry on Cups and Saucers]. Dating back at least to the Renaissance and the writing of William Shakespeare, such poetry is found to this day in "written" magical spells in Anglophone nations. | The poem on the card follows the familiar sing-song pattern i call "the English Enchantment," This scansion, with a variety of wording, is found on many fortune telling tea cups, as seen at our sister-site, [http://MysicTeaRoom.com The Mystic Tea Room] in the page about [http://www.mystictearoom.com/wiki/Category:Poetry_on_Cups_and_Saucers Poetry on Cups and Saucers]. Dating back at least to the Renaissance and the writing of William Shakespeare, such poetry is found to this day in "written" magical spells in Anglophone nations. | ||
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''Among the gems that here abound<br> | ''Among the gems that here abound''<br> | ||
Tour birthstone will be surely found<br> | ''Tour birthstone will be surely found''<br> | ||
Good fortune may it always bring,<br> | ''Good fortune may it always bring,''<br> | ||
Tho' set in locket or in ring.<br> | ''Tho' set in locket or in ring.''<br> | ||
And may the years that to you come<br> | ''And may the years that to you come''<br> | ||
Bring joy wherever you may roam | ''Bring joy wherever you may roam;''<br> | ||
May health and peace be ever yours<br> | ''May health and peace be ever yours''<br> | ||
And love that thro' all time endures;<br> | ''And love that thro' all time endures;''<br> | ||
So look upon your birthstone here,<br> | ''So look upon your birthstone here,''<br> | ||
Where all the other gems appear,<br> | ''Where all the other gems appear,''<br> | ||
And know that yours I deem the best,<br> | ''And know that yours I deem the best,''<br> | ||
Tho' rare and beauteous be the rest.'' | ''Tho' rare and beauteous be the rest.'' | ||
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Revision as of 09:00, 14 January 2021
One of the earliest postcards that related months to lucky gemstones and their symbolism as omens was the 1907 "Birthday Souvenir" by The Colortype Company.
The poem on the card follows the familiar sing-song pattern i call "the English Enchantment," This scansion, with a variety of wording, is found on many fortune telling tea cups, as seen at our sister-site, The Mystic Tea Room in the page about Poetry on Cups and Saucers. Dating back at least to the Renaissance and the writing of William Shakespeare, such poetry is found to this day in "written" magical spells in Anglophone nations.
Among the gems that here abound
Tour birthstone will be surely found
Good fortune may it always bring,
Tho' set in locket or in ring.
And may the years that to you come
Bring joy wherever you may roam;
May health and peace be ever yours
And love that thro' all time endures;
So look upon your birthstone here,
Where all the other gems appear,
And know that yours I deem the best,
Tho' rare and beauteous be the rest.
All of the stones are arrayed on a single ribboned necklace, with words around each stone, as follows:
January: Garnet
Birthday and Birthstone Postcards
I have more than dozen different sets of these cards from a variety of publishers, and will keep adding sets to the list until they are all online and this little notice disappears.