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1932-02-25<br/>Cockrill Type C16<br/>S/S Abangarez
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1929-02-11<br/>Cockrill Type CT1<br/>S/S Abangarez
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1928-04-30<br/>Straight-line Marking<br/>S/S Abangarez
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United Fruit Co. stationary
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1911-03-20<br/>Cockrill Type C3<br/>S/S Almirante
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Postcard use
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1934-05-13<br/>Cockrill Type C6<br/>S/S Antigua
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Collector request
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1936-07-26<br/>Cockrill Type C16<br/>S/S Atenas
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Collector request
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1929-03-29<br/>Cockrill Type CT1<br/>S/S Atenas
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Collector request
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1929-03-29<br/>Straight-line Marking<br/>S/S Atenas
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1933-04-15<br/>Cockrill Type C16<br/>S/S Baja California
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1932-01-31<br/>Cockrill Type C6<br/>S/S Calamares
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Collector request
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See [[CALAMARES_AF_18_ | USS Calamares AF-18]] for more information.
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1935-08-24<br/>Cockrill Type C12<br/>S/S Calamares
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Collector request
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1953-07-24<br/>Cockrill Type CT4<br/>S/S Cape Ann
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1929-08-21<br/>Cockrill Type C5<br/>S/S Carrillo
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Collector request
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See [[CARRILLO_ID_1406_ | USS Carrillo ID-1406]] for more information.
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1923-05-29<br/>Cockrill Type C6<br/>S/S Carrillo
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Collector request
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See [[CARRILLO_ID_1406_ | USS Carrillo ID-1406]] for more information.
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1941-12-15<br/>Cockrill Type C14<br/>S/S Carrillo
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Collector request
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See [[CARRILLO_ID_1406_ | USS Carrillo ID-1406]] for more information.
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1932-03-24<br/>Cockrill Type C6<br/>S/S Chiriqui
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Collector request
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See [[TARAZED_AF_13_ | USS Tarazed AF-13]] for more information.
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1940-01-29<br/>Cockrill Type C14<br/>S/S Chiriqui
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First Day Cover for the Washington Irving stamp.
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See [[TARAZED_AF_13_ | USS Tarazed AF-13]] for more information.
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1956-04-13<br/>Cockrill Type C5<br/>S/S Cibao
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1938-12-22<br/>Cockrill Type C6<br/>S/S Jamaica
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Collector request
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See [[ARIEL_AF_22_ | USS Ariel AF-22]] for more information.
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1932-03-05<br/>Cockrill Type C6<br/>S/S Pastores
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Collector request
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See [[PASTORES_AF_16_ | USS Pastores AF-16]] for more information.
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1935-08-21<br/>Cockrill Type C6<br/>S/S Quirigua
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Collector request
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See [[MIZAR_AF_12_ | USS Mizar AF-12]] for more information.
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Revision as of 19:36, 26 March 2025


The UNITED FRUIT COMPANY, was started in 1899 and became the UNITED BRANDS CORPORATION in the late 1950's. Many ships and markings were utilized over the course of their history and on these pages will be shown examples of them.
These cancellations are most commonly found in black but also exist in red, blue, violet and very occasionally green.
Postmark numbering system is taken from the "The United Fruit Company; The History, Ships & Cancellations of the Great White Fleet" by Philip Cockrill.



Cachets should be listed in chronological order based on earliest known usage. Use the postmark date or best guess. This applies to add-on cachets as well.

  1. United Fruit Company Ships A thru I
  2. United Fruit Company Ships J thru R
  3. United Fruit Company Ships S thru Z
  4. United Fruit Company Ships Miscellaneous


 

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1924-11-17
Cockrill Type C5
S/S Sixaola

Collector request

See USS Sixaola ID-2777 for more information.


 

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1938-01-18
Cockrill Type C6
S/S Talamanca

Collector request

See USS Talamanca AF-15 for more information.


 

N/A

1938-01-18
Straight-line Marking
S/S Talamanca

Collector request

See USS Talamanca AF-15 for more information.


 

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1936-09-07
Cockrill Type C8B
S/S Tivives

Collector request

See USS Tivives ID-4521 for more information.


 

N/A

1937-02-13
Cockrill Type C8
S/S Ulua

Collector request

See USS Octans AF-26 for more information.


 

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1964-08-29
Cockrill Type C6
S/S Veragua

Collector request

See USS Merak AF-21 for more information. Unsure why this marking was on a 1964 cover.


 

N/A

1937-11-25
Cockrill Type C8B
S/S Veragua

Collector request

See USS Merak AF-21 for more information.


 

N/A

1937-11-25
Boxed Marking
S/S Veragua

Collector request

See USS Merak AF-21 for more information.


 

N/A

1940-01-29
Straight-line Marking
S/S Veragua

First Day Cover for the Washington Irving stamp
It was issued on 29 January 1940.

See USS Merak AF-21 for more information.


 

N/A

1958-05-06
Boxed Marking
S/S Veragua

Collectors request

See USS Merak AF-21 for more information.

 


 

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