It's the same in Italy [1]. Until just a few years ago it was still somewhat used in special circumstances (wedding, death of friend/relative) to send a formal

It's the same in Italy [1]. Until just a few years ago it was still somewhat used in special circumstances (wedding, death of friend/relative) to send a formal message when you could not be present in person. [1] https://www.poste.it/gamma/telegrammi.html https://www.poste.it/gamma/telegrammi.html