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printed at top of card:- WITH BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
woven on silk:-
{Good Luck cross symbol & shamrock}
printed at bottom of card:-
May Blessings, Health and Peace Be yours this Christmas.
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| Reference Number:- | Godden Number:- | Sprake Number:- |
| sa 665 | No Alpha Cards listed by Godden |
No Alpha Cards listed by Sprake |
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printed at top of card:- WITH BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
woven on silk:-
{Good Luck cross symbol & shamrock}
printed at bottom of card:-
May Blessings, Health and Peace Be yours this Christmas.
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| Not recorded by John High in his unpublished list | |
| Size: | card:
cm long by cm deep silk: |
| 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.
Note too that there is no right-way-round for the silk, and this card is found with the shamrock both above and below the symbol, as below:  postcard with shamrock below the symbol |
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