The national Republican., 1862-01-22
DWOPOsALs FOR STAMPED EHvEL-
l. OPES
1'osr OFFICE pErARfNESt,

fosr OFFICE pErARtSESt,,
Sealed rropo.als will be received until 81 81 Ii. on
the SaSpsd Ic,sq ,Il s%ssts and I'm
yelsps: co'.bined." and Newspaper wrappsrs,n
" %ss ss! N: y:.g, sqS %I,
STAMPED ENVELOPES.
No l. Or note size, 2ia BY * inches, Of white pa
2, 20 o. letter s1s "a Sys.; . !nsh.: .sd extra
coorsd paper. or in such proportions Of either as
ss, s e, =, 1sy 81 t. .sAs & ~
No l., Of extra Siiisisi size, Sl1o by pas inches,
Is 10 The proper lou Of each ~
Nos. and . to be embossed with the three or six
cent postage stsmp, No with sig cent, and No.
Stamps ali or style snd color similar to those now il
Letter sheets and stamped envelopes. combined, of
vspss % sss .Ss: Hss O. s s psp.: ssp Ss :
embossed with the three cent staidps.
10 SiSS Sr Ssss1 =: sie @h $
ons cent postage stamp, or any other dsnomination
Propc..is @ Is sTs aso invited ssr fsrpihss straw or
nasili. board boxes OF othsrs Of equal q superior
:Ss:s ia T :.::isp:: sss:Sis:i. IA sf nsx.e:psi
p.stipg psroe!s Of four to fwenty .1ve thousand.
ss = q Msss n the
water mslis q tie Post1a;tcr Geisrsl may direct.
:: *: os ::s ::ss os. q; & x: M
ts1 thsy must BE- banded In parcels Of twenty Ave,
packed without cha.g. for psckiDs, and furni.hed
:s,d !. ss .a e s. s.
rcsuir TO all the orden Of pestmdsters, and must
s ss 4 Ss 4 ne :ss S os s
ihs latter 10 isspset and rscsivs thsm,
~ zen I. pi:sa on %.
By the manuiicturei without charge.
Ths dies :or. embossing the postage stamps on the
s s .ssyR e Il
kept 10 order at the expense of the contractor The
or colors without additional charge
Bidders are expected to furnish samples Of paper
tSs o. shs ,., is
pose 70 supply and ais. specimens Of tile envelopes
ses and oOors atore desrd, spdrat proposals. are in
sd 70 furnish en@lopes Proriaei giM 1alsM dissoutng
Z I .s %:'sa a. ,as.H a H; + s1ss s. st s r. ,ge x n.t 10
T rSpossi: 7Fs s.s Ss nyssa for device, other than
pIJsesiIo1 assinit ountsrfsi,ins-'peclnsni to Be
The 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 .hc samples and
his SUN ,icncy and ability to manufacture and deliver
envelopes In accordance with the terms Of this adver
tsemcnt and no proposals. will be considered unlees
accompanied by guafantsss.
Before closing Q contract, the successful bidder
may be required to prepare new dies and submit
specimen imI NsioAs III .ieof The use Of the pres,
ent dies may or may not be continued, but no fadi
sal chapgv Ia tho device Of the stamps will be
adopted.
Bonds and security will 10 required for the faith
full performance Of the contract and payments under
it Will be msdc quarterly, The Postmaster General
reserves 10 hini.ci the right to annu II Whenever be
shall discover that the same or any psrt thereof s
offered for sale In tho iuarkct for the purpose Of
spcculstiop and he will not, In any cssc, sanction
transfer Of the contract 10 any party who shall te,
IN his opinion, lees aue or less qualified than the
original bidder or contractor. The right Is also re.
served to spnu the contract for failure to pcri6tm
faithfully any Of Its sipuations
Tie number Of envelopes Of different sizes and OF
wrappers issued 10 postmaser during the fiscal year
ending june 39 1884, 10 fully Get forth In the last
port OF the POSTMASTER General.
The bids should be marked Proposals far Stamped
EiueLT,, and nrlEkrs" and should be addressed 10
The 'lhird Assistant Postmaster General, Post
Office Department" NJ. BLAIR,
jan l5-w@t Postmaster General.