Cachet Maker William S Linto

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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. William S. Linto Page 1    (100 Series)
  2. William S. Linto Page 2    (200 Series)
  3. William S. Linto Page 3    (Presidential Series, 1940-42)


 

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1934-10-27
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)
NAVY DAY / BOSTON MASS
USS Dewey DD-349

Navy Day

Unnumbered Linto cachet.


 

1935-05-30
Locy Type F  (USCS Illustration G-26)
MAY THEY / REST IN PEACE
USS Grebe AT-134

Memorial Day

Unnumbered Linto cachet. Not sure what role, if any, W A Foster had in creating this cachet.


 

N/A

N/A

1935-07-04
Locy Type 3 (B-BTT)
"CHUNGKING / CHINA"
USS Palos PR-1

Independence Day

From the Tom Kean collection.


 

N/A

1935-12-25
Locy Type 3 (BC-TTT)
"MERRY / CHRISTMAS"
USS Northampton CA-26

Christmas

18 covers created with this cachet.


 

1936-02-29
Locy Type SL4ts (26x3)
USS Tatnuck ATO-27

Leap Year 1936

Linto Cachet No. Leap Y. 7 covers issued. This is cover No. 6.


 

1936-06-10
Locy Type F  (USCS Illustration A-35)
PORTLAND / CITY OF / ROSES
USS Arctic AF-7

Fleet Week Portland Rose Festival

Linto Cachet No. ??. 50 covers issued. Cachet is thermographed.


 

1936-08-03
Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)
PORTLAND / OREGON
USS Chester CA-27

Fleet Week Portland Rose Festival

Linto Cachet No. 25. 59 covers issued. This is cover No. 10. Cachet is partly thermographed (lettering).
Cover had postmarks from USS Chester CA-27, USS Goff DD-247, and USS Reuben James DD-245.


 

1936-08-06
Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)
PORTLAND OR / FLEET WEEK
USS Monaghan DD-354

Fleet Week
Port Visit - Portland OR

Linto Cachet No. 26. --- covers issued. This is cover No. 31. Cachet is partly thermographed.


 

1936-08-08
Locy Type 3 (A-TBT)
"PORTLAND / FLEET WEEK"
USS Southard DD-207
USS Relief AH-1
USS Goff DD-247
USS Reuben James DD-245
USS Hovey DD-208

Fleet Week

Linto Cachet No. 26. --- covers issued. This is cover No. 113


 

1936-10-27
Locy Type 3 (B-BTT)
"DOMINANT / SEA POWER"
USS Arctic AF-7
USS Kingfisher AM-25

Navy Day

Linto Cachet No. 33. 105 covers issued. This is cover No. 54


 

N/A

1937-01-01
Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT)
"NEW YEAR / GREETINGS"
USS TRENTON CL-11

New Years Day

Linto Cachet No. 38. 96 covers issued. This is cover No. 75


 

1937-04-01
Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB)
SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA
USS Thrush AVP-3

April Fool's Day 1937

Linto Cachet No. 44. 106 covers issued. This is cover No. 47
Back of cover had rubber stamp for Jimmie Allen as well as autograph of John E. London (USCS 4430). It is not known what role, if any, either of these individuals had in creating this cachet.


 

1937-05-01
Locy Type 6
USS Arizona BB-39

May Day

Linto Cachet No. 44-C. 60 covers issued. This is cover No. 52. Eleven were in silver (like this one).
Cachet is hand drawn and thermographed. Not sure if the pen drawing of the ship, shore, and text at the bottom were part of the original cachet from Linto or were added later by someone else.


 

1937-07-04
Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB)
"BREMERTON / WASH"
USS Arizona BB-39

Independence Day (July 4)

Linto Cachet No. 48. 135 covers issued. This is cover No. 91. Cachet is hand drawn and thermographed. Cachet possibly serviced by Melton M. Parker.


 

N/A

1937-07-28
Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT)
"PORTLAND / OREGON"
USS TRENTON CL-11

Port Visit

Linto Cachet No. 49A. 93 covers issued. This is cover No. 11


 

1937-07-29
Locy Type 3 (B-BTT)
PORTLAND / OREGON
USS New Orleans CA-32

Port Visit - Portland OR

Linto Cachet No. 49. 850 covers issued. This is cover No. 453.


 

1937-10-12
Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT)
"SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA"
USS MacLeish DD-220

Columbus Day

Linto Cachet No. 51. 110 covers issued. This is cover No. 86.


 

1937-10-31
Locy Type 9v(C)
USS Trenton CL-11

Halloween

Linto Cachet No. 53. 85 covers issued. This is cover No. 7. Cachet is handdrawn and colored.


 

1937-11-11
Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT)
PORTLAND / OREGON
USS Henley DD-391

Port Visit - Portland OR

Linto Cachet No. 55. 80 covers issued. This is cover No. 15. Cachet is partly thermographed.


 

1937-12-25
Locy Type 9efw
USS Trenton CL-11

Christmas Day

Linto Cachet No. 60. 30 covers issued. This is cover No. 3. Cachet is thermographed. Cachet by William S. Linto and J. L. Couse.


 

N/A

1937-12-25
Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT)
"HONOLULU / HAWAII"
USS Quail AM-15

Christmas Day

Linto Cachet No. 57, covers issued 135, cover No. 3.


 

1938-02-14
Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB)
"SAN PEDRO / CALIF"
USS Arizona BB-39

Valentine's Day (Feb 14)

Linto Cachet No. 65. 75 covers issued. This is cover No. 74. Cachet is hand drawn.


 

1938-03-17
Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB)
"AT / SEA"
USS Arizona BB-39

St. Patrick's Day

Linto Cachet No. 67. 96 covers issued. This is cover No. 45. Cachet is hand drawn and thermographed.


 

1938-03-17
Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB)
"AT / SEA"
USS Arizona BB-39

St. Patrick's Day

Linto Cachet No. 67-A. 32 covers issued. This is cover No. 27. Cachet is hand drawn and thermographed.


 

1938-04-17
Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB)
"HONOLULU / T H"
USS Arizona BB-39

Cachet Category

Linto Cachet No. I.E. - April 17. 4 covers issued. This is cover No. 2.


 

1938-05-30
Locy Type 3 (AC-TTT)
NORFOLK / NAVY YARD
USS Raleigh CL-7

Memorial Day

Linto Cachet No. 71-A. 33 covers issued. This is cover No. 27. Cachet is thermographed.


 

1938-07-26
Locy Type 9efw  (USCS Illustration C-39a)
USS Chester CA-27

Fleet Week Portland Rose Festival

Linto Cachet No. 74. 476 covers issued. This is cover No. 273. In the cachet, "Wm. S. Linto A.N.C.S. 55" appears just below the stern of the ship (left end).


 

1938-07-26
Locy Type 3r (B-BBT)
PORTLAND / OREGON
USS Phelps DD-360

Port Visit - Portland OR

Linto Cachet No. 74. 476 covers issued. This is cover No. 260.


 

1938-07-26
Locy Type 3r (B-BBT)
PORTLAND / OREGON
USS Phelps DD-360

Portland OR

Linto Cachet No. 74. 476 covers issued. This is cover No. 419. Cachet is partly thermographed.


 

1938-07-26
Locy Type 3r (B-BBT)
PORTLAND / OREGON
USS Phelps DD-360

Port Visit - Portland OR

Linto Cachet No. 75. 157 covers issued. This is cover No. 81.


 

1938-10-12
Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)
"COLUMBUS / DAY"
USS Enterprise CV-6

Columbus Day

Linto Cachet No. 77. 116 covers issued. This is cover No. 30


 

1938-11-11
Locy Type 3r (A-BBT)
LEST WE / FORGET
USS Honolulu CL-48

Armistice Day

Linto Cachet No. 80. 105 covers issued. This is cover No. 17.


 

1938-11-24
Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)
THANKS / GIVING DAY
USS Pennsylvania BB-38

Thanksgiving Day

Cachet No. 81. 80 covers issued. This is cover No. 33


 

N/A

1938-11-24
Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT)
USS Lexington CV-2

Thanksgiving Day

Cachet No. 81. 80 covers issued. This is cover No. 66. From the Tom Kean collection.


 

1939-01-01
Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)
HAPPY / NEW YEAR
USS Pennsylvania BB-38

New Year's Day

Cachet No. 83. 116 covers issued. This is cover No. 36


 

N/A

1939-02-14
Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT)
"PEARLHARBOR / T H"
USS Quail AM-15

Valentine's Day

Cachet No. 85, 125 covers issued. This is cover No. 42. From the Tom Kean collection.


 

1939-07-24
Locy Type 3r (A-BBT)
PORTLAND / OREGON
USS Honolulu CL-48

Port Visit - Portland OR
Fleet Week

Cachet No. 96. 201 covers issued. This is cover No. 178


 

1939-07-22
Locy Type 3r (A-BBT)
PORTLAND / OREGON
USS Honolulu CL-48

Admiral Husband E Kimmel

Cachet No. 96-B. 48 covers issued. This is cover No. 26


 

1941-01-01
Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)
PEARL HARBOR / T.H.
USS Patterson DD-392

New Year's Day

Cachet No. 130. 91 covers issued. This is cover No. 85


 

1941-05-11
Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)
USS Castor AKS-1

Mother's Day

Cachet No. 141. 92 covers issued. This is cover No. 42




 

1941-11-07
HMS Furious

Category

Notes: Cachet No. E.S. -1. 25 covers issued. This is cover No. 14


 

1941-11-14
HMS Illustrious

Category

Notes: Cachet No. E.S. -2. 25 covers issued. This is cover No. 17


 

1941-10-20
HMS Warspite

Category

Notes: Cachet No. E.S. -3. 25 covers issued. This is cover No. 3
This cachet seems rather unlike the usual Linto cachets. Is it possible that he did not apply his cachet to this cover?


 

1941-11-20
HMS Primrose

Category

Notes: Cachet No. E.S. -4. 29 covers issued. This is cover No. 1



 


 

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