The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-29
pRePosALs PoR POSTAGE STAMPS.

Proposals. will 70 received until IL n OF July q.
four years, eoInIneSelns I'd Of September next
bidders VII state the price FER Ii ousand Stamps,
s q Nv RsGa EACH
Also, the price rer Thousand In similar packages
dsliyerable to tho agent Of the Department At the
Also, tho price per Thousand delivered in Larger
nhekasss, as required either at the Department or
A,S, The r,SS YCr REGsanh segaTa!Cd in such
hS oses, newer los han two Iunrca ds ssmps
hnd securely packed IN n cases, suitable binders
covers, or In suitable envelopes. according to the
quantity and distance TO be conveyed, as may b
f"4S,td ~ the pSSpar!mGgt sitting hC dtssEe1ce,
The place Of Manufacture and at WashinstSn, b
Examined 1pGa b Sy mailing .n e be
bidders will also give the additional cost for
blank receipts. under the direction Of an agent Of
the Department, either at the Department or manu-
Proposals must DO made for the Stamps In sheets,
perfectly gulnmed, aud Perforated In such name
lhat each separate Stamp eau 10 readily detached
The denominations OF Stamps now In use are one
twelve cents, fifteen cents, tweniy. -four cents,
thirty cenrs, and ninety cents and Ave cents, ten
hecs Of the periodical Stamps vii be about ten times
that o the lotter stamps On All 81 tho Stamps the
as well as letter.. and tEs whole Wors mus, bc eS
ccnted In the best style.
that any attempt to remove them from a letter or
packet Will 50 muilate them as to render them use
Special proposals for .Stamps on tmJ osscd pa
pgni as potc n uSc. are nritst
partmont during the year ending the 9Oth Of June,
Prom past experience II is supposed that tho
number 2f packages mailed will average above
tSo hundred daily. varying II s!,e from 1--WE halt
lnIgaf of
packages contain not more than - half sheets or
Zach bud is to bs accompanied with y specimen
OF ihohtyieo OF engTsNlnE and quality Of the paper
tsnt persons. to be selected by the PSstmasteT Ges
oral, for examination ard the accepted bidder,
Ss eaud fS 70 rTsparS SSR. %s r T
impressions o. the engrn Sngs Of the several de-
Ia the sizes a. well as the designs Of the stamps
Specimens OF board and thu boxes and envelopes
ioT w ranSpls;lcn o. stamps must also be submit
tod wltheaeh bid Unnecessary 70 project the boxes
BY muslin or other covers in the most cheetual
The contract will require ali dies and plates to DO
prepared and kom " rcnaif, and that new dies and
oSsa ia Of ~ sGs' S,hfr Tor shG pTsseS. de-
A the Pleasure Of ths Department., and all such
Hrf e. II 4 SS
70 bids viii be considered escept from parties
WIN hane bean EelGa'ly S"saggd In the business o.
thus engaged at the time II bidding, and who arc
"ffInIyipS suitable nrenroot prfiniscs. and pro.
thu work promptly aud rive tho requisite prntCc
tUn 10 the stamps, dies, and plates In thor possess
siOn,
Parties not Known to tho Department. " III furnish
rrnpf rs IT, thes" points wtth their bids
The lOatmasiCr General reserves The right OF de
Gliding which bid, In 100 practical results, may he
most u the interest OF The Department, having rel
crencc 10 the styl Of the work. security, mode OF
packing, sc. rs wcl ss u tho terms, aud also OF
rejecting any all bids 1t In his ind gnent the In
forests OF the Department rCun miro Il.
.ruposa Is shUnld bn carefully sealed, and mark
'PLgpnra!s for Postage stamps, aud addressed Ia
the Third Assistant pON InaKloF General,
ALEX, W. RANDALL,
j'2b FL Postmaster General.