US 1945 V-Mail letter (you can see the silver in it) --- letter is to Sgt. C.W. Thornsberry, 306th General Hospital, Fort Lewis, Washington --- from Private First Class B. Chapin, Division Headquarters Co., 100th Division, A.P.O. 447, c/o Postmaster, New York --- A.P.O. 447 indicates that at this time this writer is located in France --- letter is uncensored;Letter is dated France, January 1945 and begins, Hi Doc --- the writer says, "Just received your letter so will answer, hope you ...get this one a little quicker than the others. Why don't you settle down in one place until your mail catches up with you. I had a letter from Al Miller and he is in Lewis with you, he is in the 308th General. Also he said several of the others boys are around there.""He goes on to speak about a few other guys and finishes with the letter about his brother Ray who fianlly got home from the Pacific, also my sister Mary is over here. I see Frank and Hayes and they are both okay.....Also ran into some of Harry Schmidt's outfit but haven't seen him or any of the other boys.""Lots of luck and keep writing. Your old buddy, Ben."(These are excerpts from the v-mail).Money back guaranteed if stamp(s) and/or cover(s) is/are not to your satisfaction. IF SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, ALL ITEMS OVER $50.00 MUST BE SENT BY REGISTERED MAIL (USPS Fee in addition to the $2.50 s/h charges). These additional postal fees must be paid for by the winning bidder. For United States residents, all items over $50.00 must be sent with delivery confirmation (an additional $1.50 fee) or by insured mail. These additional postal fees must be paid for by the winning bidder PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: If you win more than one item, please wait for an invoice. After you have paid for the item and we have posted your lot from a US Post Office, we send notification that your item was mailed Please note that we list stamps, covers, and post cards in our auctions and for a fixed priced on our ebay store. If you subscribe to the store, ebay will notify you when we list new items. When you have a chance, please take a look by clicking the blue store Icon. If you want to avoid browsing through pages of lots for sale, just click on any item, then click on the blue store icon and you can browse through the categories that interest you which are listed on the left side.International buyers please note, "Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying." (source, ebay)Shipping and handling is as follows:US Bidders pay $1.50, Bidders from all other countries pay $2.50 except if a registered fee is required PLEASE READ INFORMATION AFTER THE DESCRIPTION; Items are well packaged and always include at least two pieces of cardboard.Combined lots reduce shipping and handling fees. Items sent by insured, registered, or certified mail will incur additional postage fees.APS member#183186.[usvmail765] Please note that during these trying times lots will be mailed at our local post office only on Tuesday mornings. While we appreciate your business, we are trying to stay healthy. May everyone remain safe and stay well.