no words on silk
- shamrock & symbol of Good Luck

BIRTHDAY JOYS BE YOURS

Reference Number:- Godden Number:- Sprake Number:-
sa 645   No Alpha Cards listed
by Godden		 No Alpha Cards listed
by Sprake
 
Stevens Alpha series postcard with symbol of Good Luck and shamrocks
 
same card, with different coloured silk:
 
Stevens Alpha series postcard with symbol of Good Luck and shamrocks
 
Recorded by John High in his unpublished list
Words:
Woven on silk:-
(there are no words woven on the silk)

Printed at top of card:-
BIRTHDAY JOYS BE YOURS.

Printed at bottom of card:-
A very happy Birthday is what I wish you, dear,
With many joys and pleasures throughout the coming year.

The "Alpha" Series, London, E.C. 2.
SILK WOVEN IN ENGLAND
 
Size:
card:
13.7 cm long by 8.8 cm deep

silk:
9.5 cm long by 3.5 cm deep

Comments:
At the time of the original design and making of this silk postcard, the central cross design was considered a symbol of good luck - it being a very ancient and worldwide emblem representing the sun. [Derived from sanskrit - svasti, meaning Well Being: and su, meaning good, with asti, meaning he is]. Only later was the spelling changed and it became associated with a very different ideology. 
 
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