a mail system used during World War II, from 1942 to 1945, to expedite messages to and from active duty military personnel overseas. Messages were written on standard forms, mailed to processing centers, photographed in quantity on microfilm, and sent by air to or from the U.S. The microfilm was then processed, printed, and dispatched to the addressee by ordinary mail. V-Mail letters were sent free of <#postage> by members of the Armed Forces.