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Grandy, a skilled sculptor, received an Art degree from Yale in 1931. His created his first cachet in 1935 and his last in 1980. Although a popular and prolific producer of cachets, he also worked as a railroad clerk from 1918 to 1964. He did not drive, and relied on buses, friends, and his railroad pass.Linto produced very limited quantities of First Day Covers (both U.S. and Canadian), U.S. Naval Covers, and Patriotic Covers between 1934 and 1959. His covers often have a rubber-stamp and fountain-pen notation on the reverse. The one on this cover reads: %u201cThis Cachet Sponsored by WM. S. LINTO, 4920 N.E. 16TH AVE., PORTLAND 11, OREGON. Cachet No. Indiana Terr., Covers issued 16, Cover No. 10.%u201d