[truth_seeker]

"Unless you are mailing a letter, it's Virginia, or Va.

VA is the Veterans Administration."

Pretty sure that for mailing purposes, the two character state codes are Capitalized.

Hence VA for Virginia, CA for California, etc.

Sure, VA is used for other uses, such as Veterans Administration.

Similarly, CA is also a country code, for Canada.

[edwin hubble]

"Pretty sure that for mailing purposes, the two character state codes are Capitalized. "

Yes, for mailing purposes (only) it's VA.