Christmas mailing time for soldiers overseas
Army Postal Service notice: a grinning helmeted soldier in an overcoat is surrounded by parcels, with a mailing window of 15 September to 15 October and three numbered rules for weight, size and addressing. The sample address 'Pvt. Frank Doe' is a stand-in for any soldier (plain-folks); the technique is faint, since the sheet is mostly practical instruction.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1943
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- United States Army Postal Service
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- Home front, War and the military
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
United States Army Postal Service. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-575 (NAID 514055).
Text on the object
CHRISTMAS MAILING TIME FOR Soldiers Overseas SEPT. 15 TO OCT. 15 [on box:] THIS BOX IS LARGEST ACCEPTABLE FOR OVERSEAS MAILING SHOULD BE WRAPPED AND TIED. WEIGHT LIMIT 5 LBS. 12 X 8 X 4 [on box:] FROM [on box:] PVT. FRANK DOE 32010582 CO.B-729TH ENGINEERS A.P.O.3811 %POSTMASTER NEW YORK, N.Y. 1. Christmas packages for men overseas will be accepted from September 15th to October 15th without the usual request. 2. Packages must weigh no more than five pounds—must not exceed fifteen inches in length or thirty-six inches in length and girth combined. 3. Wrap securely, address correctly—include rank and full name, serial number, name of outfit, A. P. O. number, postmaster at the port of embarkation. PVT. FRANK DOE 32010582 CO.B-729TH ENGINEERS A.P.O.3811 %POSTMASTER NEW YORK, N.Y. UNITED STATES ARMY POSTAL SERVICE [imprint:] P-47—RPB—9-1-43—100M
