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From: "Kay Haworth" <>
Subject: Re: [ALL] Need a little info
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 13:56:14 -0700
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Hi,
In answer to your question below, the term V-Mail first appeared more than
50 years ago for a method of microfilming US forces mail to and from home to
cut down shipping costs (the V stood then for "victory").
Kay haworth

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Subject: [ALL] Need a little info


>
> One question.... does anyone know what "V-mail" means ... I guess what the
> "V" means. I have a couple of V'mail letters fro 1942 & 1943 from the war.
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