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of the Indiana Territory Sesquicentennial Commission and the Fort Sackville Stamp Club.At the end of April, 1950, Willard Goodson, President of the Fort Sackville Stamp Club in Vincennes, contacted Cleveland%u2019s House of Farnam about having cacheted envelopes printed for their club. William McLoud of Farnam replied that they would use a fine Strathmore stock, and the job would be assigned to a talented local artist, and a former employee of the U.S. Bureau of Printing and Engraving. For quantities of 10,000-20,000, he included a preliminary cost estimate of $20.00 per thousand, but added that an accurate quote would depend on the actual cost of the engraving die. This, in turn, would be contingent on the complexity of the final cachet design.In subsequent correspondence, McLoud noted that the Club%u2019s requirements for the cover were more complicated than those they usually worked on, but they could be accommodated. However, the extra labor to create the die would result in an increased cost, which he quoted at $25.00 per thousand. This estimate would include everything%u2014art work, dies, and even transportation to Vincennes.In a May 20 letter, McLoud wrote that it was unclear as to how many covers Goodson was asking for. He said his estimate of $25.00 per thousand was for a quantity of 20,000 or more. He also added that, because of the upfront costs for the artwork and die, fewer covers would mean the cost per thousand would need to be higher.By the first of June, the negotiations were completed, a sketch of the artwork was approved, and Goodson had made payment in full for 20,000 envelopes, which would have been $500.00. On July 13, the day after the order was printed, it was shipped to Vincennes by express mail.As requested by Goodson, the design included the word %u201cOFFICIAL,%u201d because the cachet was sponsored by both the Fort Sackville Stamp Club and the Indiana Territorial Sesquicentennial Commission.l