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The listing, World War II V-Mail Form has ended.

During WWII, to save space on ships hauling war materials, letters were photographed off of V-Mail forms and one roll of film could contain hundreds of letters. Once overseas the film would be printed and distributed as mail to troops in far off lands. The form shown front and back in attached pictures includes place for censors stamp insuring nothing that could help the enemy was included in the letter. Please enlarge to check out this unique postal history item from WWII. NOTE: THE POSTER SHOWN IN LAST PICTURE IS NOT PART OF THE AUCTION, IT IS INCLUDED ONLY AS A HISTORICAL ITEM RELATING TO THE V-MAIL FORM BEING OFFERED.

Questions & Comments

When the war ended most of the V-Mail forms were ground up and dumped in land fills. This is a genuine V-Mail form from World War II and not quit rare and hard to find in unused condition as this one is.

Oct 2nd, 2014 at 1:57:35 PM PDT by

My mother wrote one of these every day my father was serving in Alaska during WWII. Before WWII there was no highway or road connecting the US with Alaska. The government feared the Japanese would move north to Alaska and considered the road known as the Al-Can Highway a priority. Because so much material was flown to Alaska, dad got most of the V-Mail on the form mom wrote on rather than photocopies like the troops in the Pacific, Europe and Africa got..

Oct 2nd, 2014 at 2:02:17 PM PDT by

Many troops got word of births and deaths in the family on V-mail form print outs. A few got letters saying their girlfriends had found someone else, the now imfamous Dear John letters! Mostly however, it was a one page contact with home General Omar Bradley said the V-mail was as important as K-rations to the troops in combat.

Oct 2nd, 2014 at 2:05:23 PM PDT by

World War II V-Mail Form is in the Collectibles | Stamps category