OtherUS United Fruit Company Page 3

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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			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.

 

N/A			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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