Many people complain at the postal service here in Spain.
Recently my wife had a birthday card with no stamp. The sender had posted it three days previously in Almuñeca.
I have had mail in Britain with incorrect postage a month late. So we can only shout the highest praise for Correos.
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Pedro Groves, Iznate (Malaga)
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