The national Republican., 1862-01-21
DROPUsALs FOR STAMPED ENvEL-
OPES.

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Sealed Proposals will be rec, ived until ID m. on
The st.mpsd In vsiopes Letter sheets s ana En-. IN
yshIGIs; h;IIS S and
Of four years, commencing lst April, 1851, Viz:
.r STAMPED ENVELOPES.
No l, or note szc, 2y. by * inches, of white pa.
letter 81 Sy inches ~ White % Sa ,aa efs.m Sa1s
eOiSrsd parsr Or in such proportions Of either as
No. o, or eficiai size, s.. by saI inches, Of the
10 the proportion Of each.
Of Nc q :sd. sso; % Ss ss sna S .onss
Nos. and 2 to be embossed with the three or six
with twelve, twenty twenty four, M and and forty I cent
s'amps oil Of style and color similar to those now In
Letter sheets and stamped envelopes combined, Of
white or blue paper Note sheets and stamped en-
yclopes coinon.d Of white or blue paper both sizes
embossed with the three cent stamps.
ons cent postage stamp, Or sny other Denomination
Proposals srs also invited for furni,hins straw or
manill. board boxes, or Others Of equal or superior
strsosth for packing parcels Of envelopes Of letter
wrayper., containing from one hundred to Ave hun.
dred each, and for water proof wooden ossss for
packing parcel. Of four 70 twenty A. thoa:.nd ~
isotuied specially fSr Is. ssrpS:s, And VIII :soh
They must be gummed for scaling, The former at
least y inc on ths point and one end OF the lat
ter: they must BE- banded In parcels Of twenty Ave,
n % h III 1s
requir. to fll the order Of postmlstsrs and must
Or At the Pot Ooa Department at the option OF the
Postmaster General, to an agent duly authorized by
70 ~ te sna % .,rh IN.
dre for each parcel which b to be pasted the box
By the manufacturer without charge.
.nTsoSss s' .nd S s % & IN
kept il order at tic expense 81 The contractor The
determinations Of stamps and any changes OF the dies
or coloIs without additional charge.
Biddcis arc expected to furnish samples Of paper
the manufacture Of the envelopes which they pro
pose to supply ard also specimens Of the envelopes
h adiVivn % lids for furnishing plain envelopes Of he
sizes and coiors aLcre desrd pdrdte proposals. are IN
,ed 10 furnish enulops proridei pih patent dissouin9
@ 10 .ais " &s an al p or swaisa ss,spa s !" o!e Or 4,
part as Me Department. may elect
Proposals. are also invited for devices other than
protection against counterfsiting-specinens to be
submitted.
Ihe contract Will be awarded to the bidder whose
proposal, although be not the lowest Is considered
most advantageous TO the Department, taking into
account the price, the quality Of he samples, and
hi, suisiency and ability 70 manufacture ana deliver
envelopes In accordance with the terms OF this adyer
tscment and no proposals will be considered unles
accompanied by guarantees.
Before closing contracs, the successful bidder
may bc required to prepare new dies and submit
specimen imI re essious h reof The use Of the pres.
ent dies may or may not be continued but no iadi,
sal change In the device of the stamps will be
adopted.
Bonds and security will be required for the faith
performance Of the contract, end paymest T. under
II will be made quarterly. The Postmaster General
reserves 10 himself the right TO annu whenever he
shall discover that the same or any part thereof is
offered for sale In the market for the purpose OF
speculation, and he will not, In any case, sanction
transfer Of the contract to any party who shall be,
In his opinioa, less able or less qualified than the
original bidder contractor. The right Is also
served TO annul the contract for failure to perform
faithfully any OF Its stipulations
The number Of envelopes Of different sizes and Of
wrappers issued to postmascs during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1851 Is fully let forth In the last
port OF the Postmaster General.
The bids should be marked "I'rO1'osaIs for &amlcd
Envelopes and WraIfsers" and should be addressed to
Olhoe Department" NJ. BLAIR,
Jan l6-w4t Postmaster General.