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From: "Michael Mullikin" <>
Subject: Re: [MD-BALTO-CUL-] V-Mail
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 00:38:13 -0500
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Gary,
You are quite welcome. I don't often get the chance to help because I am
only researching a few names and my family, compared to others, is quite
small. Don't worry about thanking Michael instead of Monica--the account is
in my husband's name but he never uses it. I am glad I was able to help a
little.

Monica

----- Original Message -----
From: <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [MD-BALTO-CUL-] V-Mail


> Hi Monica:
>
> Thank you very much with your help on my query about V-
> mail. I really appreciate your input.
>
> If you haven't already received it, I sent a public
> notice to the list thanking you and the others who
> responded. Unfortunately, I thanked "Michael" instead of
> Monica. Sorry ... but my thanks are no less heartily
> offered!
>
> Gary
> 3 January 2002
> Baltimore
> http://home.att.net/~g.ruppert
>
> > GAry,
> >
> > I don't know if they used it in other wars, but during WWII V-mail was
used
> > to make it cheaper to send the mail. The letter was written , then a
> > picture was taken of the actual letter, and it was the picture that was
> > sent. I have a v-mail letter my uncle sent to my mother on her
birthday.
> > Hope this has been of some help.
> >
> > Monica Mullikin
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 11:04 PM
> > Subject: [MD-BALTO-CUL-] V-Mail
> >
> >
> > > Hi folks and Happy New Year
> > >
> > > Here's a question for those of you who are a little more
> > > senior than me.
> > >
> > > In putting together a web page concerning my father's
> > > World War II experience, I have come across several V-
> > > mails that he sent from Europe back to Maryland.
> > >
> > > Although these are interesting just for their content,
> > > I'm actually much more curious about the V-mail process
> > > itself.
> > >
> > > What exactly was this? Did it exist just during WWII?
> > > Were these copies of an original note? How exactly were
> > > they transmitted?
> > >
> > > I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who knows first hand
> > > about these interesting historical notes.
> > >
> > > If you want to visit the web page where these are
> > > posted, try this address:
> > >
> > > http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~ruppert/correspon
> > > dence06.htm
> > >
> > > (unfortunately, my ISP wraps the line, so you can't just
> > > click on it but have to copy/paste/type it into your
> > > browser)
> > >
> > > THANKS
> > >
> > > Gary
> > > 2 January 2002
> > > Baltimore
> > > http://home.att.net/~g.ruppert
> > >
> > >
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