OtherUS United Fruit Company

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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.

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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

 

Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Front Image	Postmark Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Category

 

N/A			1932-02-25 Cockrill Type C16 S/S Abangarez
			Collectors request

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N/A			1929-02-11 Cockrill Type CT1 S/S Abangarez
			Collectors request

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N/A			1928-04-30 Straight-line Marking S/S Abangarez
			United Fruit Co. stationary

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N/A			1911-03-20 Cockrill Type C3 S/S Almirante
			Postcard use

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N/A			1934-05-13 Cockrill Type C6 S/S Antigua
			Collector request

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N/A			1936-07-26 Cockrill Type C16 S/S Atenas
			Collector request

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N/A			1929-03-29 Cockrill Type CT1 S/S Atenas
			Collector request

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N/A			1929-03-29 Straight-line Marking S/S Atenas
			Collector request

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N/A			1933-04-15 Cockrill Type C16 S/S Baja California
			Collector request

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N/A			1932-01-31 Cockrill Type C6 S/S Calamares
			Collector request

See USS Calamares AF-18 for more information.

 

N/A			1935-08-24 Cockrill Type C12 S/S Calamares
			Collector request

See USS Calamares AF-18 for more information.

 

N/A			1953-07-24 Cockrill Type CT4 S/S Cape Ann
			Collector request

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N/A			1929-08-21 Cockrill Type C5 S/S Carrillo
			Collector request

See USS Carrillo ID-1406 for more information.

 

N/A			1923-05-29 Cockrill Type C6 S/S Carrillo
			Collector request

See USS Carrillo ID-1406 for more information.

 

N/A			1941-12-15 Cockrill Type C14 S/S Carrillo
			Collector request

See USS Carrillo ID-1406 for more information.

 

			1932-05-04 Cockrill Type C16 S/S Cartago
			Collector request

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N/A			1932-03-24 Cockrill Type C6 S/S Chiriqui
			Collector request

See USS Tarazed AF-13 for more information.

 

N/A			1940-01-29 Cockrill Type C14 S/S Chiriqui
			First Day Cover for the Washington Irving stamp.

See USS Tarazed AF-13 for more information.

 

N/A			1956-04-13 Cockrill Type C6 S/S Cibao
			Collector request.

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N/A			1936-11-11 Cockrill Type C17 S/S Copan
			Collector request.

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N/A			1936-10-10 Cockrill Type C16 S/S Coppename
			Collector request.

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N/A			1936-05-30 Cockrill Type UNLISTED S/S Coppename
			Collector request.

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N/A			1936-12-25 Cockrill Type C6 S/S Cuyamapa
			Collector request.

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N/A			1935-02-22 Cockrill Type C6 S/S Darien
			Collector request.

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N/A			1932-11-15 Cockrill Type C5 S/S Esparta I
			Collector request.

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N/A			1956-09-29 Cockrill Type C6 S/S Heredia
			Collector request.

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N/A			1931-06-24 Cockrill Type CT2 S/S Heredia
			Collector request.

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N/A			1936-07-10 Cockrill Type C16 S/S Hibueras II
			Collector request.

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N/A			1936-05-26 Cockrill Type C8B S/S Iriona
			Collector request.

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			1935-06-23 Cockrill Type C16 (Variety) S/S Iriona
			Collector request.

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