Garage Hudson

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Garage Hudson

This service ran only between Cartagena and Barranquilla in about 1926-27. Apparently they only issued two stamps, a 10 centavos black and a 10 centavos red-brown with a car (model T Ford?) in the center and LaPopa (monastery on a hill above Cartagena) in the background. Little else is known and it is unclear if mail was carried in autos between the cities but that would be the guess.

This company had issued only two different stamps so I am more then proud to show three covers with stamps from this company.

Cover dated April 2, 1924 from Cartagena to Barranquilla. The stamps are cancelled with the date stamp APR, 2. 1924 as well as the cachet "GARAGE HUDSON, ??? ZUGBI"

Undated cover from Cartagena to Barranquilla, canclled with "Barranquilla" only

Thnaks to Garry La Crosse I am able to show a rare cover from this company.
He wrote me:
QUOTE: I am attaching a scan of the Garage Hudson cover in my collection and I have never seen an individual stamp from this concern. Too bad someone removed the National stamps before I found it but still a very rare cover. You have my permission to use the scan to illustrate the issue on your website if you will give a citation that the item belongs to me. At least this way you will have an illustration to display.
UNQUOTE
Thanks Gary, too kind of you.

A vintage photo, showing the Garage Hudson itself in Cartagena

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