Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-03
PROPOSALS.
DROPOsALs ROR POSTAGE STAMPS.

PosI OFFICE DEPARTMENT, June q, 1883
four years. eomnencins "a Of September next
dssS' able in pset.ses os s.S sSOa:sSd sssS, q
the Post once Department in washihaton.
dsfvsisbis 70 ths agent Of the De Ssrsmsnt At the
place OF Manufacture.
= resrsd essr At ss n asT
place Of manufacture
Aso, the price per thousand separated In ssch
Quantities As may be daily ordered for the use of
Dost Offices, never less than two hundred stamps,
ers board boxes. With muslin V or other ssas1y
strong covers or in suitable envelopes, accor fling
may be required bv the Department, stating the
difference, any, betw en- the cost of delivery to
D. O. Al such pscSases S. saH masline,
70 be re examined and recounted by an agent OF
Bidders will also give the additional cost for
directing packages for the mails and preparing
he Department, either q the De partment or man
Proposals must be made for the Stamps 10 sheets,
perfectly gummed, and perforated in such manner
that each eparste etamp can be readily detached
Tie denomip atoms Of Stamps now in use are one
cent, two cents three cents, ave cent? ten cents,
cents. and fifteen cents for periodicals. the su-
that 81 Of the letter STAMPS On All Of se
stamps the denomination N ust be given distinctly
must be executed o the best style.
The stamps must De prepared IN such manner
pa ket will so mutilats them as To render them
useless
SFscial proposals. for Stamps on sDi6os Cd paper,
as HSIr ia use, are tnVited
TIE whole number of Stamps furnished to the
Juhe, 1871 was SI 500 65
From pact experience, it is supposed that the
number of packages m allied will average above two
day Syns to sai .. ,
Contain not % thar q
Ksch bid IL to he accompanied with a specimen
OF the style Of enarsy,ns and auaity Of the paper
petent persons, to be selected by the Postmsst ter
General, for examination; and the @, cepted bid
der; before the hnsi eonsummstion Of contract,
proof impressions Of the engraviags of the seye
variety in the sizes as well as the designs of the
lamps. -
mitted with each bid. Ii is necessary to protect
Ss 81
The contract Sill reauire all dies and plates to
and pi. ss shall be made either for The present de-
nomi nations OF Stamps or others, without charge,
dies 's and are 2, to be d Uossd
States for the service Of the Post Once Depart
No bids will be considered except from parties
VINO have been actually engaged In the business
and arp a III hs time Of bSns
VINO are occupying suitable fire proof pr.mises,
and provided with all the necessary facilities to
execute the work promptly. and give the requisite
protection TO the Stamps, dies and plates in their
possession. .f
Parties not known t. the Department will fur =
pish proof Is TO these poiRts with their bids
The Postnaster General reserves the right of
deciding which bid in its practical results, may
be most e. the interest of the Department having
reference TO the style of the work security, mode
Of packing, &C as well - 20 the terms. and also
OF rejecting any or all bids in his judgmsat the
| interests Of the Department require is.
Proposals sbeuld be carefully scaled aud marked
Proposals for Postage stamps" and addressed to
| the Third Assistant Postmaster General ~
ALEX. w. RANDALL,
le 26-iaw4v Postmaster General.