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V-mail, short for Victory Mail, was a hybrid mail process used by the United States during the Second World War as the primary and secure method to correspond with soldiers stationed abroad. To reduce the cost of transferring an original letter through the military postal system, a V-mail letter
V-Mail. V, or Victory mail, was a valuable tool for the military during World War II. The process, which originated in England, was the microfilming of specially designed letter sheets. Instead of using valuable cargo space to ship whole letters overseas, microfilmed copies were sent in their stead and then "blown up" at an overseas destination ...
14 Απρ 2022 · The US military postal service adopted this process renaming it “Victory Mail”, or “V-Mail” for short, and it proved extremely effective. The savings of this system were enormous; 2500 pounds of paper letters in 37 mail sacks could be condensed into only 45 pounds of film in one mail sack.
On June 1, 1942, the US government tried to alleviate the problem of slow postal delivery by introducing “V-mail,” short for “Victory mail,” a system of microphotography aimed to drastically reduce the space needed to transport mail, thus freeing up room for other valuable supplies.
At mail call, Americans overseas receive their letters. Nearly every transport plane that spans the ocean brings its quota of mail. In just a few days, V-mail letters from home reach serviceman in every theater of war.
On June 12, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt received the first two V-mails. Then on June 1, 1942, V-mail service began. An important part of the V-mail system was the use of a standardized stationery which combined the letter and envelope into one piece of paper.
In just a few days, V-mail letters from home reach serviceman in every theater of war. Victory Mail, more commonly known as V-Mail, operated during World War II to expedite mail service for American armed forces overseas.
