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Picture Show — Zodiac Fortune Telling Cards

Published February 24, 1999 Updated December 18, 2024

Zodiac Celebrities fortune-telling cards presented with 'Picture Show' magazine, 1930. The cards were printed in black and red and supplied as uncut sheets inserted into the magazine.

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Picture Show Zodiac Fortune Telling Cards, October 1930

Zodiac Celebrities fortune-telling cards presented with 'Picture Show' magazine, 1930. The cards were printed in black and red, and supplied as uncut sheets inserted into the magazine in the October 1930 issue. The court cards depict celebrities of the day. The backs have the divinatory interpretations printed on them for both the upright and reversed aspects.

Picture Show Fortune Telling Cards, 1930 Picture Show Fortune Telling Cards interpretations, 1930

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