Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-30
PROPOSALS roR STAMPED ENVELOPES,
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Jan. Is. I,

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Jan. Is, 1862.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received until .. m.
the smped + s8F sBsst
Envelopes combined" and Newspaper Wrap
ring period of four years, commencing LIST April,
STAMPED ENVELOPES.
No. l, or note sGze, ~ By "a inches, OF white
lettsr SIZE, 81 by sE Inches Of White, buff ft' or
stSsT PaesT or In such proportions OF
Nos, or oficisl size, So by s,l- inches, of the
same colors as No. 2, and under ike condition az
No 4, or extra offoisl sizs 10 BY Is inches,
OF me same color az No 2, and under like condI
No. 40 be smbos 81 sf0 With three
cent postage stamp, No. with six cent, aud No 4
Mn we've twenty, twenty-iour. and forty cent
in use.
Letter sheets and stamped envelopes combined,
envelopes combined, Of white or blue paper, both
slzes EMBOSSED with the three cent stamps.
10 70 lnohes, and of buff PAGER embossed with the
one cent postage stamr, or any other denomlna-
Proposals are go Invited for furnishing straw or
manila board boxes others of eq ua or superior
sheets and enveopes comb led and Of neg,p.per
wrappers. containing from one hundred TO 1--WE
for packing parcels of four to twenty five thou
TT The s eloPes and wrappers are to be made in
manufactured specially for the purpose aud with
such water marks as the Postmaster General NAV
direct They must be gummPd for sealing, the
former az eaSt IA inches on the point and one end
tr FIVE, packed without charge Tor psoSins' And
IaIhlsbed complete IN all respects, READY for sc
tles as m.J be required TO FIJI the orders OF post
masters and must be delivered either at the plaoe
at the option of the Postmaster ensP. 10 All
Sy authorized by the latter to Inspeot and receive
An agent of the Department will furnish the .d-
dress Ior each parcel. which Is to be pasted on the
DoT oy the manufacturer without charge.
and are 70 be sxeoatsd in IN
tne pest and they are to be provided, renewed
The DEPARTMENT alIo reserves the right Of reSGir
Ing new denomination Of stamps and any changes
Bidders are expected to furnish samples Of psper
with their bids of the qu,ty they intend TO use In
pose to supply. and also specimens of the
unstamped, and of boxes.
opsS Of the sizes ana eoIOrs described ssyarats
proposals are iHritsd 10 furnish envelopes pTo
proper position for hs SspsrSeripio 10 srbsfitats
ths pam or kaTH!ed envelopes, 1choIe or in part
Proposals are also invited for devices other than
s WsteI marks, (or additional to such marks,J 70
nsns pToteGtIon against
The contract will be awarded TO the bidder whose
proposal. although 10 be not the lowest, IL CON
sIdered most advantageous TO the Deparfment,
taxing into account the price, the quality of the
sssm.Pes: and hls sutilolenoJ and ability to manu-
the tsrms OF this advertisement; aud no proposals
tees. ~ e~SASA-
Before closing q contract the successful bidder
may De required to prepare n ew dies aud Submit
specimen Impressions thereof, The use Of the
present DIES may or IT ay not be- continued but no
adopted. Wv Ps "iIi oo
Bonds AID security will be required for the faith
ia, PERFORMANCES OF the contract. and payments
1noer Il Will be made quarterly. The PostmasteT
USnera reserves to himself the right to annul IN
whenever ne shall discover that the same or any
IaeeoI Is offered for sale in the market for the
Purpoee OF speculation and no will not, in any case
sanction transfer Of the contract TO any part,
Eh0 shall be, In his opinion, less able or less ausi
neg man the original bidder or contractor. The
f.fl siso reserved 70 annul the contract for
npre 70 perform faithfully any of its stipuIations
Inc number of envelopes of different sizes and
oIErappers issued to Postmasters during the fsoal
year ending June So 1881, is fully set forth la the
Iass report OF the POSTMASTER General.
| .The bids should be marked "PyopoSaIs for
Siggmped Enr:iopsS and Wrappers. )" and should be
| Sddfessed TO the "Third Assistant PostmasteT
General, Post Ofioe Department" A'"''''
;.,sv., M. BLAIR,