To Kimberly Kenney: My understanding of V-mail was that the serviceman wrote his message on standard sized pads, which then went to the censor for checking and then to the image service for photo-reduction and printing onto the Vmail standard mailer, one side one sheet, which was folded over and mailed as a single sheet with the address outside and a printed logo-- dark blue I think-- identifying it as Vmail. No stamp, no return address. I think they were delivered by Western Union, not by the US Mail. Mind you this was a hair before my cognizant time, but one museum I worked in had a collection of them. I also have a personal family collection of Civil War letters, written from the camps near the battlefields, and they all have stamps. Micki Ryan Highline Historical Society Burien WA ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).