Mailgram
Sign in to saveA mailgram is a type of telegraphic message which is delivered to the recipient by the post office. Mailgrams are received at a mailgram center by telephone, teletypewriter service or computer. Each message is placed in a special envelope and dispatched to the local post office for delivery with the mail.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Mailgram is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to wireless communication, Information Age and United States.
It sits within the topics History of telecommunications, Telegrams and Western Union.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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A mailgram is a type of telegraphic message which is delivered to the recipient by the post office. Mailgrams are received at a mailgram center by telephone, teletypewriter service or computer. Each message is placed in a special envelope and dispatched to the local post office for delivery with the mail.
Western Union invented the mailgram in 1970 and registered the trademark "Mailgram". Service via Westar, Western Union's own communications satellite, was introduced in 1974.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mailgram” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.