Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-03
PROPOSALS FOR STAMPED ENVELOPES
Posi- OFFICE DrpARrmKSr. Jan. 10. 1862,

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Jan. IS, 1862.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received until 8 p. m.
the sH5 shsft.
Envelopes combIned," and Newspaper Wrap
TI9g seriod offour years, commencing 1st April,
STAMPED ENVELOPES.
No. l, or note size, ~ by ~ inches, of white
lettsr sIze, So by % inches, of white, buff, or
crsam-colored papsr, or in such proportions of
No.s or ofici.l sze' 81 by 81 inches, of the
same colors as No; 2, and under Ike condition as
No 4, or ext q Official sizs, 81 10 by sI5 inches,
OF the same onlor as No. 2, and under like oondl
No. and to be embossed with the three or SIX
cent postage stamp, NO. 5 with SIX cent, eld No.
stamps, al Of style and color similar to those now
II use
of Or 9s and
eny lopes oombined, Of white or blue paper, bo:h
Stamped newspaper wfsppsrs not iesI than by
10 IS INC es, and o. b. PAPER, emf 9ssed With the
SR oo s5.t PSass s or any other
PropO ais are so invited for furnishing straw or
strength for packing Parosis Of envelopes Of etter
sheets enye oEes o2T blned, and of news paper
hundred each. aud for " ster-proof wooden CAGES
1T sacklng parcels OF four to twenty i've thou
The en- elopss and wrappers are to be made in
the 6sst msnner, Of psper Of approved quality
MANUSCRIPTS ma sseo,sly for the purpose, and with
a 6r IT, nus, be EITm'd for sealing. the
furnished complete in all respects. rssey for uss
ties as m.J be required to fiji the orders Of post
m steers, and must be delivered either at the
at tie option of the Postmaste General to an ent
dGly authorized BY thelatter to peot and receive
An agent of the Department will furnish the .d-
6ress I0I each parcel which Il to be pasted ON the
DoL Dy the manu- actureT without charge
The dies for smbossing tse postage stamps on
me envelopes and wrappers are to be executed in
an. kept in ct ths exp nse of the contract r.
The Department also reserves the right of requir
Of the dies coiors wi hont sddItOn Il ohIrs~.
Bidders are eeote furnisl ga piles If pSp.r
the ula re Of he enveloves which rSey pro-
pose 20 -Iv zn al spel linens of he enysI6oS
qd5iiIcI to j'SS ~ furnishing plain snpe,
OyeS Of me sEsS ann coIOTS obors dsS rbef Sspa ar.
cd soith pqsst dissolriHs lines ti#diea ins rs
Dta' ~ .T re SpsrSs'rg ton sEbnttas
the department may e!ect.
Proso al also invited for degIess other than
ar nd Protection ssaiSst oonnteIsluns ars,2
nieU 8 to h- sub 10 I'd
The contra t viii be awarded to ne bidaer VII re
EIfe ed most advantageous to he d parfmr a -,
tsklnE INTO accoun, The prlc', he su,II OF me
=.
I%eturH and ds Iver envelopes j.. acoo dance Vifh
tn7 rms this sdv- I:is' me {; q no prop sails
tees
B fore closing contract the successful bI4der
may Do REG nlrec to pr pare ew dies an su bmit
specimen lmpr' sslnns thereof The use Of the
pes nj dies may or may not be continued, but %
adopted. WV F' wal 10
Bonds AID curity Will be require cd for the faith
IA. performances of the contract. and payments
nnner II will be made quarterly. The Posfmaster
Genera reserves to himself the right to annul il
whenever he shsil discover that the same or any
part thor offered for sale in the marked for the
c3se OF sgeoGstlon and ne viii not, IN any case
gno shall be. In his opinion, less able or less susl
hed man the original bidder or contractor The
right 10 also reserved to annul the contract for a
failure 70 perform faithfully any of its stipuistions
ne number OF envelopes of dlferent sixss and
OF wrappers issued TO POstms sters durinx the
year ending June 50, 1881. is fully set forth in the
hsL report OF the Postmaster General
Inc Dids should be marked "Pye,osaIs for
S!dmped Enre!opss dnd Wrappers, and should be
eodressed 10 the Third Assistant Postma ster
General, Post Office Department" 'No''0i
;.u-u M. BLAIR.
"a 10 W4L pOstna CANAAN