"on velvet" meaning in English

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          "text": "I bought Selangum before the boom, and when it touched the highest price I turned it into a Company and sold out half my interest for £250,000. I was on rubber then, but now I'm on velvet.",
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          "ref": "1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:",
          "text": "In one way Marrabel was now on velvet. The leading suspect had drawn a red herring across his tracks, for if by any chance the crown should come to light here Miss Frensham was hopelessly involved.",
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        "(informal, idiomatic) In a cushy or profitable position; well off."
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