V-Mail Envelope , December 10, 1943
Scope and Contents
The Wilson Scrapbook and Materials Collection is comprised of a scrapbook, a box of glass slides, and a box of printed material related to the Wilson family of Walker County, Texas.
Box 1 contains a 16 page scrapbook consisting of photographs, newspaper articles, and cards. Box 2 contains four photographic glass slides and one glass slide fragment. Box 3 is comprised of seventeen stickers, five cards, four invitations, four tags, three newspaper articles, two programs and a piece of program ephemera, two v-mail envelopes, a newsletter, and a postcard.
Dates
- Creation: December 10, 1943
Biographical / Historical
V-Mail is short for Victory Mail. It was a postal system used during World War II from June 1942 to November 1945. It was established to reduce shipping and airplane space, freeing up room for valuable supplies. V-Mail provided quick mail service to soldiers overseas and in the United States.
A form of V-Mail allowed the letter to be photographed into microfilm, which was then reproduced and delivered. When a letter wasn't microfilmed it was termed "long-form" and was sent through the mail as it was.
Extent
1 Sheets : White envelope with black text.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
The V-mail envelope is white with a postmark date of December 10, 1943.
"War & Navy Departments V-Mail Service Offical Business" is printed in the top left corner of the envelope in black text. "Penalty For Private Use To Avoid Payment Of Postage, $300" is printed in the top right corner in black text.
There is no letter within the collection associated with this envelope.
Repository Details
Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository