PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1933)

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ABSOLVIA
(1933)

BACKGROUND: There are a number of postcards issued by various education establisments that come under the umbrella of Absolvia

SONDERSTEMPEL: None

ABSOLVIA FÜRSTENRIED

This card was likely produced on behalf of the graduating pupils from Fürstenried Gymnasium in Munich in 1933. The image on the left-hand pane features a man wielding a sword and shield, conquering the summit of a mountain, most likely in Forstenrieder Park, a large forest stretching to the south toward Pullach and Starnberg and to the west Neuried. [Requires additional research]

There was at least one other absolvia postcard issued in Fürstenried in 1934

ABSOLVIA MINOR AMBERG

The following Absolvia postcard was printed for the Amberg Gymnasium graduating students in 1933. Amberg is a town in Bavaria, located in the Upper Palatinate, roughly halfway between Regensburg and Bayreuth.