Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-28
PROPOSALS FOR STAMPED ENVELOPES.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Jan. Is, 1862.


SEALED PROPOSALS will be reoelysd until D. m.
on the Sth day OF February, 1852, for furnishing ell
Envelope Sese WI and
POTS" which this Department may require, du-
r;ng period Offour years, commencing Ist April,
STAMPED ENVELOPES.
No. l. or note size, "a BY ~ inches. Of white
10. 3 or letter sizas,sx by SD inches, and extra
rs,eT or IN suC 81 9nm or
either IS may be required.
same as No 3 and Indsr te 1c0ss 81 1ns
to the proportion Of each.
hon q. tn the proportion OF each.
No. and to be embossed with the three or srx
with twelve. twenty, twenty four AMI forty cent
stamps, al OF style aad color similar to those now
in use
Letter sheets ard stamped envelopes combined,
OF white or blpe paper, Nots sheets and stamped
sizes embossed with the three cent stamps.
10 I asTsfa ~ FIsppsrs not less than By
tion that msy Be required
manila bard hoxcs or others of co nal or superior
strength, ior psckiIg raEcs,s Of envelopes ofetter
SraPPers. contal ming from one hundred 70 five
hunQred each, and for water proof wooden cases
I r lacking Parces Of four to twenty FIVE thou
The en' elopes and wrappers are 70 be made in
manufactured specially for the purpose. and with
such water marks IS the Postmaster Gere-sl NAV
os at on TIM iGt s sesaos the
OF me latter IN ~ must be banged parcels of TWEEN
nxS seSaSa SfS. hrss tor psSkPs and
with all reasonable dispatch. and in such suanti-
ss Pc 1 TsSq s to MI the orders Of post
OF manufacture or - the Post Offioe Department,
at PIE option of Ie Postmaster General to an agent
them ~ "AO ie'0i'e
An s,sent of the Department will furnish the i'd
AEna ~ h.
box BY the manu- sctarsr without charge A '-'
:. me dies for smbossing tie pOsIage stamps on
the best style, and the are to be divided renewed,
Anu Kept In ORDER at the expense OF tbs contract r.
ing new derOminstiUn Of stamps ana any changes
OF the dies or coOrs wi hOut additions 81 chsrg-.
With Their bids of the gu lty they Intend TO nse m
tne manuiaotUre Of The envelopes which they pro-
70 an Also specimens of the envelopes
IN dfdttIon TO bids 70, furnishing plain srrsl
proposals. inUitsd 10 fnysisk ,sr,iosss 10
o'dh ctth patent diSSoiriHs lines (irdica IN "a,
the gIatH or Ra'vled sausiop s. IN tchoiS ~ q, M,
as ths DEPARTMENT may elect. y" ~
fioeote are also invited for DEVICES other than
water mark, (cr additional to such marE. = 20
an ,rd protection against counterfelGng-spsoi
The contract will be awarded to the bidder vbo,s
proposal, although IL DO not the lowest. is con
taking into account the prlcs, the qu.Ii'y OF me
eeanp es. arg bis suffceLoJ and abb Ity To manu-
iNoI envelopes Ia accordance with
the terms OfthIs Advertisement: sSd NO IL
tees. - sN.'eA-
Before closing contract the successful bidder
may oe reo 1Ired 10 pr pare CIV dies ami submit
specimen Impressions thereof. The uss of roe
pes nj dies may or may not be continued but %
adopted. Fo "i4 10
Poods ard curity Will be requn cd for the faith
Ia. peIioImipce OF the oontI sot and payments
Gader it VIII be made quarterly. The Postmaster
GfnsLal Ies,r'es to himself the right TO anaul It
wheaeyer he snsli di.cover that the same or any
part fIs offered for sails in the marked for the
purpose Oh EQUATION, aud ri not In any case,
sanotion transfer Of the contract to any party
Eno sha ee In his opinion, less able or less su.l-
neg nan me orlginsl bidder or contractor. The
Isht 10 also Teserv ed to annul the Contract for
slpTe to perform faithfully any its stipuIstions.
The number OF enye opes of different sizes and
OF wrappers issued 70 Postm. sters dining the
year ending gune So 1881. Is fully set forth in the
lasi report Of the Postmaster General " ~
IRE bids should be marked "PyrvosaIs In,
Siamped Enrtiopss asd Wrappers" and ahould be
General, Post Office Department"
/ i.,E1 M. BLAIR,
nak 80 O..