The national Republican., 1862-01-29
DROPOsALs FOR STAMPED ENyrL-
OPES.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Sealed Proposals will be received Until 81 no.. M. on
iSs" ssnpsd Letter ' sSssts ana En. s
% veloIe: S combined" and " Newspaper wrappsn,",
Of four years, commencing list April, 1864, Viz: ''
STAMPED ENVELOPES.
No !, or note size, az By * inches, Of white pa.
rs; *: .A asfS: .sa oss.m sar:
eoiortd @ parer. Or In such proportions Of either ~
No 8, o. ofieisl size, ~! by s,i inches, Of the
zane eolors Z, No. 2 and under like condition Is
TO the proportion Of each.
Of :ss: sss: ss ss ~ .snss
a. TO the propor,iou Of each.
Nos. snd'2 to be embossed with the three or six
with twelve twenty, twenty four and and forty cS osns
sampe, 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-.
veopcs combine a. Of white or blue paper, both sizes
spSosssd With the three cent sismps
one cent postage stamp, or any other denomination
Propc.sl, ars also invited for furnishing straw or
MANILA board boxes or others Of equal OF superior
strength for paskiaE parcels Of envelopes, Of letter
wrspper:, containing from one hundred to Ave hun.
dred each, and for water proof wooden cases for
aRSp. q % ~ ~ s. %ss. e III.
iPRTSsss 2sas W. ::s
They msst be suinmed for sealing, the former Il
least ~ inches on ts point and one end Of the lat.
teri they must BE- band,d In parcels Of twenty 1vs,
6e%ps.s 10 ii rsspts ready or s:s sd ~h &. Tss
sonsble dispatch, and In such quautiiies q nay 6s
sSsaS,' TO ~ p: Srds q and s.t
or At the Po Once Department. at tie option OF the
posim.ster General to an agent duly authorised BY
An agent Of tie Deps, ,tment will furnish the I'd.
b. the manufacturer without charge.
envelopes and wrappers are 10 6s executed in the he
best STYLE and they sIe to be provided rene sed and
kept io order st the sxpsnse Of ths contractor The
denominations Of stamps and any changes Of the dies
OF Solon without additions! charge.
with i.ir bid. q ihe qualify they intend 70 Use in
tho manufacture Of the envelopes which they pro.
pose to supply, ard aso specimens Of the envelopes
In addition 10 bids for rnshiag pain envelopes Of he
ni. and oolors dloue derted pdrdte proposals are in
tod 70 furnish enuslope, proridef odh aeM dissovin9
% su,us ns plain or unIicd eneeepss IL ,sloie or q,
part ds he Depdyfmea may elect
water marks, Tor additional to such msrIs 10 Afford
p,SteStien sgainst neutrality-suspicious. to be
Ahe COnuACt Will hWAIueu 10 inc Uiuucf WHOSE
proposal although II be not the Lowest Is considered
most sdvantagepus to the Department, taking into
account the price, the quality Of hc samples and
hi, suicency and ability to manufacture and deliver
envelopes In accordance with the terms Of this adver
tsement and no proposals will be considered unlsis
Before closing Q contract, the successful bidder
may be required to prepare new dies and submit
specimen imI rtssious Ii reof The use Of the pres.
ent dies may OF may not be continued but NO rsdi.
sal change in the device Of the stamps will BE-
adopted.
Bonds snd security will bs required for the faith
ut erl0rmance Of the contract and payne. under
u will be msde quarterly, The Postmaster General
reserves 10 himself the right to anuul II whenever be
shall discover that the same Or any psrt thereof 3
offered for sale In the market for the purpose Of
speculation, and he will not, In any case sanction
ransfer Of the contract to any party who shall be,
In he opinion, less able or less qualified than the
original bidder Or contractor The right Is also re-.
served to annul the contract for failure TO perform
faithfully any Of Its stpulations.
The number Of envelopes of different sizes and of
wrappe,s Issued to pOemasers during the fiscal year
ending June 30 1851 Is fully tet forth In the last re-
port Of the Postmaster General.
The bids should be marked "Iroposals for Stamped
lnulopes and Wrappers" and should be addressed to
the Third A,sistant Postmaster General, Post
Office Department" NJ. BLAIR,
Jan lS-WA Postmaster General.