Mailgram
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a message transmitted electronically to the post office nearest the addressee and then delivered by regular mail.
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the service that sends such messages.
Example Sentences
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Note that this Mailgram, compared to its predecessors, isn’t handsome or significant-looking or, really, notable in any respect other than that it originated at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
From Time • Jun. 18, 2013
Russell, president of Visa, sent an urgent Mailgram to banks that issue his company's cards.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Please tell your Senators and Representatives by phone, wire or Mailgram that our future hangs in the balance."
From Time Magazine Archive
What he accomplished in Peking could have been done by Mailgram.
From Time Magazine Archive
The company constructed the first transcontinental telegraph line in 1861, introduced telex messages in 1958, created Mailgram service in 1970 and began operating the first domestic satellite communications system, Westar, in 1974.
From Time Magazine Archive
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