Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-15
PROPOSALS FOR STAMPED ENVELOPES.

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Jan. Is. 1850.
sEaLEp PROPOSALS will be received until p. m;
he .st.nPsd fnvsloPes, sitter shsets an. nd
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STAMPED ENVELOPES.
No l. or note slzs, az By ~ inches, OF white
lettsr sss 81 BY sS SacSss, Of White. bu ft o1
cTssm.eooTed PAGER. or in such proportions Of
coors IS No and Sndsr ike sS ooSat f as
No 4, or ext q Official size, 10 BY 81 inches,
OF ths anne color IS No. p and under nike condI.
No. and to be'embossed with the three or srx
cent posta &c stamp, No. with elk cent aud No.
and color sm.f 70 h Sss SSa
:ss : ana
env uiopes combines. Of white or blue paper. 10Th
10 IS inches, and Of buf payer, emSosssd With the
ton that may bs esmr.d or any 0ther oenonina
Proposals are aso invited for furnishing straw or
strength for packing parcss Of envelopes Of letter
sheets ard enve opes csmbined, snd OF Newspaper
bundled ssoS and Tor Saserproof Wooden cases
for packing parcels of four 70 twenty e We thou
The en-, elopes and wrappers are to be made in
tne PEST ma1ner. Of paper Of approved quality,
su.h water marks as the Postmastsf Gene-s NAV
at OS be nm f0t sessOs the
latter must be ban N parcels Oliver
hye, packed withoat charge for packing, and
with al reasonable disps.cS, and in such s Sn.nt
ss ss may Pc b 70 fill the ord.,. q post
o me Post oo Sst 81
at the option of the Postmaster General to 40 agent
dGy authorized by the latter to inspect receive
An agent Of the Department will furnish the i'd
box by the manu- 'actnrsT without charge.
Al. Inc dles lor emoosslng The postage stamps on
tbs best style and they are to be provided. renewed
anu kept In order at the expense Of the contractor
Ing new der omination Of stamps and any changes
OF che dies or oolors wi hort additional charge.
with their bids OF the guilty they Intend to pse IN
the manutaotore Of the envelopes which they pro-
pose to supply an also specimens ofthe envelopes
IN addition to bids for JErnisktss PLaix snUeI
opss Of ths StzsS ana ee!ors abors ats
uided tcith patent dssoIviSg lines (tndiea ins hs
paS oy aa".d m
as the Department may eiett.
Proposals are also invited for devices other than
water marks, Ger additional to such marks.J %
afford protection against OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The contract will be awarded 20 the bidder whore
proposal. although it be not the lowest, Is con-
sldered most advantageous to the Department,
dsing into account the pIloe, the quality of the
samp'es. and his suficepcy add ability TO manu-
faeture and denver envelopes IL accordance with
the terms Of this adveTtls ement ard no proposals
will be considered unless accompanied By gusrsn-
tees.
Before closing q contract the successful bidder
may be required to prepare n w dies and submit
Specimen impressions thereof. Ths. use Of the
presen Mt dies may or may not be continued, but no
radical change In the device of the stamps will be
adopted.
Bonds ard security Will be reauu Cd for the faith
fu! performance of the contract, and payments
under II will be made quarterly. The Postmaster
6eneTal reserSes 70 hImEef the right to anuul IL
whenever ne shall discover that the same or auy
part thereofIs offered for sale in the for the
purpose OF alton, and he will not, any case,
sanction a transfer Of the contract to any party
who shall be- In his opinion, Less abe or less susl
ned than the orIgina bidder or contractor. The
right Is also reserved to annul the contract for
failure TO perform faithfully any of its stpu atons.
The number of envelopes of different szes and
OF wrappers issued TO Postmssters during the zeal
year ending June So 1851. Ia fully set forth in the
last report of the Postmaster Seueral.
The BIDS shou:d be marked "Prtposdls for
addIssied to the "Third AssIstsnt Postmaster
General, Post Once Department"
r-.-.a. NJ. BLAIR,
"a is Wal Postmaster General.