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.

 

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

See USS Calamares AF-18 for more information.

 

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

See USS Carrillo ID-1406 for more information.

 

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

See USS Ariel AF-22 for more information.

 

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

See USS Pastores AF-16 for more information.

 

N/A			1924-11-17 Cockrill Type C5 S/S Sixaola
			Collector request

See USS Sixaola ID-2777 for more information.

 

N/A			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.

 

N/A			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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