V-Mail, an efficient postal system borrowed from Great Britain during World War II, cut the volume of mail sent to servicemen and women overseas by sending microfilmed letters written on special V-Mail forms, which were printed out at one-fourth the original size near the location of the addressee.
This poster touted the virtues of sending V-Mail rather than conventional letters: 1,750 V-Mail letters weighed just four ounces, would save much-needed cargo space, and would reach the destination faster than regular mail.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1944
Identifer: location E448.19 a42
