Military air mail

Creator

Haver, Harland C.

Date

• April 12, 1945

Summary

• A small air mail envelope contains a typewritten letter with birthday greetings from Sergeant Harland Haver to his sister, LaMoyn (Mrs. Edward R. Lambries) in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The letter, written from "somewhere in Germany" is dated April 12, 1945. The envelope, which bears a six cent air mail stamp and a stamped mark indicating that it was passed by an Army examiner, was cancelled by the U.S. Army Postal Service April 30, 1945. Along with "v-mail," air mail was a common means of communication between members of the armed forces and friends and family on the "home front" during World War II.