OtherUS United Fruit Company Page 2

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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			1938-12-22 Cockrill Type C6 S/S Jamaica
			Collector request

See USS Ariel AF-22 for more information.

 

			1953-06-15 Chief Steward Marking Straight-Line Marking S/S L.H. Carl
			Collector request

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N/A			1928-11-27 Cockrill Type C5 S/S La Perla I
			Collector request

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			1935-07-25 Cockrill Type C13 Straight-Line Marking S/S La Perla II
			Collector request

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N/A			1932-03-18 Cockrill Type C16 S/S Lempira
			Collector request

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N/A			1932-03-05 Cockrill Type C6 S/S Pastores
			Collector request

See USS Pastores AF-16 for more information.

 

N/A			1935-08-21 Cockrill Type C6 S/S Quirigua
			Collector request

See USS Mizar AF-12 for more information.

 

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