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- V-Mail from Yeoman R.L. Wyckoff to Seaman A.L. Brennan
V-Mail from Yeoman R.L. Wyckoff to Seaman A.L. Brennan
Object Details
- Description
- V-mail letter addressed to Alfred L. Brennan of San Francisco, California; describes organizing baseball league on April 16, 1945
- Military and diplomatic mail services maintain ties between overseas personnel and their home communities. Particularly during the four years of American involvement in World War II, each mail call during baseball season brought longed-for news of how the home team was faring. Servicemen also wrote long letters home describing games played in deserts, on aircraft carriers, and other exotic locales.
- Credit line
- National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- April 16, 1945
- Object number
- 2002.2013.55
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- Machine made paper; typewriter ink (black); printing ink (red); transfer ink (black and purple); writing ink (black); pencil
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Sports
- Postal Stationery
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_2002.2013.55
- Usage
- CC0
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