Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-19
PROPOSALS.
pR0POsALs FOR STAMPED ENVELOPES.
Posf OFFICE DEPARTMENT, :
VI .rr,o--on Irl0IS lQf-1-

poSf OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, July 10, 1855
Sealed Proposals win be received until three
O'Clock p. m: on the thirteenth day Of august,
Newspaper Wrappers which this Depar tment ma y
require during period commencing on the twelfth
day of September, 1854 and ending on the first day
| STAMPED ENVELOPES
No j, or note size, 2;S by IA inches OF "niSe
No 2, or letter size. So By Sc inches, and sS:ra
cream colered paper, in such proportions OF either
No a; &c or sf cai size s2 by 50 inches. of the
same colors as No 2. and under like condition as
to the proportion of each.
with postage stamp of style and color similar te
those now IN use, of such denomination as the
o2sinches, and ofbuffo or manila papeT, embo ssed
nomination that may be required.
Proposals are also invited for furnishing straw
perior strength, for packing parcels of envelopes
ana o. 5aetwsgaper wrappers contslnins rom one
wooden cases Tor packing parcels OF four to twenty
The manufactory must, at all reasonable times,
be subject to the spection of the gent the De-
partment, who will be instructed to REQUIRE that
best manner, of paper Of approved quality, manu-
factur specially for the purpose, and with such
rect They must be supmed for sealing-the for
mer at least inches on the point and one end of
packed Charge for paekns
and furnished complete in all respects, ready for
as be P I'll orders Of
masters and mnst be delivered daily, either at the
Post Office Department or at the Office of an agent
duly authorized to inspect and receive the same
the place of delivery to he at the option of the
Postmaster General, and the cost thereof to be
The agent of the Department will furnish the
address for each parcel; which is to be pastel on
the box by the manufacturer without charge.
The dies for enclosing The postage stamps on
the envelopes and wrappers are to be executed in
hn hog or Md hoy N no bod roT
and kept in order at the expense of the contractor
The Department also reserves the right of re-
curing new denominations of stamps. and any
changes of the dies or colors. without additional
Bidders are notified that the Department will
require. as a condition of the contract, that the
envelopes and Wrappers shall be manufactured and
against loss by fire or by theft:
with their BIDS, OF the quality they intend to use
in the manufacture OF the envelopes which they
AND and Of OF the
Proposals are also invited for devices other than
afford protection against cOunterfeiting. Speci-
mems to be submitted
The contract to be awarded to the bidder whose
cred the most advantageous to the Department.
s9 s fs and
facture and deliver envelopes in accordance with
the terms OF this advert and no proposals
viii be considered unless accompanied by guar
aptees. --
may be required to prepare new dies and submit
specimen impressions thereof. The use of the
present dies may not be cont inued but no rad
ical change in the device OF the stamps will b
adopted.
Bonds and security will be required fer the faith
full performance of the contract, and pa yments
der it will be made quarterly. The Postmaster
General reserves to himself the ri ght to annul it
whenever he shall discover that the same, or an V
part thereof is offered for sale in the market for
the purp pose of speculation and he will not, in any
case sanction q transfer of the contract to any
party who shall he, in his opinion, less able less
qualified than the original bidder or contractor
The right is also reserved to annul the contract
for failure to perform faithfully any of its slip
ulations.
IS me nu W ~ ogfn % i,'e ZEN en- ICES anu
cal year ending June 30, 1865; is fully set forth in
tne h last iep'rL oil the posomasssf enerai:
Stamped Envelopes and Wrappers - and should be
addressed to the Third Assistant Postmaster
General, Post Office DEPARTMENT.
iY ID. entd NJ BLAIR POstmss ter Gensrsl