The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-26
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OFFICE DgPor AND Di-RrRsISu QCART'HR.,l
s..a AiTLASTA o. ,... JTSS p lis lis 0A,o
t6sy viii be opened icf supplying this depot
5000 pounds Oats.
1850 pounds Corn.
10000 pounds Timothy Hay.
four bushels each; standard "a pounds to the
Corn to be put up In sack. q two TO three bush,.
.s sa err 81 Steet fofsytS street.
Hay and straw mus; tp5 .a'PsStdiq oe from
art. weeds or other defeet;; aud delivered at Gov.
I sSs: Ssy s q F Be N sPf hd' aud
| spected.
sixth the amount Of each, aud continue in equal
amounts Tor the ensutng hye months,
10 trplicsic a; usual, with a copy Of thN, aaTcr.
tl-emeut attached to each,
Bidders are inyited 70 DO present or represented
Tue Government reserves the right to reject all
bids Or accept Or refuse such parts as may DO to the
Propo,al., houid be addressed to the uadcrs sned
nd o. sss and stsT for
= ~ order Of Breyct Brisadier General R. saIton.
H. J. FARNswORrH,
charge " Depot je25-td
PROPOSALS FOR POSTAGE STAMPS
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, June %, 1858,
Proposals will be received unit IL M Of July %.
next, for furnishing Postag. Stamps for term Of
Bidders " III state the price per thousand stamp
deltnerabls 10 package Of ten thousand each, at
Also, the price per thOusAud In similar packa gcs
deliverable to the agent Of the Department Al the
Also. the price per thousand delivered in larger
packages, as required either at tho Department or
PLACE Of manufacture.
Also, the price Por thousand separated In such
Quantities a. may be daily ordered for the use Of
and securely packed in Tin cases, suitable binders
board boxes, with muslin OF other equally strong
covers, or In suitable envelopes, according to the
roquted BY the Department. stating the difference,
he PcS e " manufas taf and At IsshRs"n
G.. All such packages, before mailing, To be re-
examined and rceOunt.i BY an agent Of thi. Dc.
Bidder. will also give the additional cost Tor
FLANK rccspts. auier tho Ilf%Stip ~ an RKSnt y
The Department, either At the Department o. manu-
Proposals must be IN, dc for the Stamps in Sheets
perfectly gummed, aud perforated In such manner
that each separate Stamp can bo readily detached
The denominations Of Stamp, now In use are one
cent, two cents, three cents Eve cents, ten cents
twelve cents, hfteen cents, twenty -four cents,
thirty cents and ninety eent.i aud I'VE gents, ten
cents, and nIteeP cents for periodical; The snper-
hces Of the periodical stamps vii be about ten times
that Of til" letter Stamps ON all Of the Stamps tho
denomnat0n must 9 given distinctly, in figures
cegted 10 the best style.
The Stamp. mu.tbS prepared in such a manner
packet vii! 50 mutilatc them a. to render them usO.
pr. as r. Il use, are T..ff ." '"'''''" p
Tho whole numberuf Stamps furnished to the De.
S 81 .at 5 ES yea" 'Ha'"S Tue WE u june"
aala a III 81 ,ssSg.g..qss i 'RDRg7aA He5Rs
two HUNDRED daily. varying Ia slIe from two half
bod stamps; but by far tho larger proportion Oi
packages contain not more than p half sheets or
Each BID is to he accompanied wilha specimen
Of the style Of engraving aud quality o. the paper
srs, Tor Examination, and the accepted bidder,
be required to prepare designs aud furnish proof
impressions Of the engrsyings Of the several de.
IN the sizes a. well a. the designs VI the stamps
Specimens Of board and tin boxes aud envelopes
I'D with zach bid lis necessary to protect III. box~-
BY muslin OF other covers in tho most eteeLuAl
manner against wet or abrasion
The contract will require all dies and plates ~ be
prepared and kept 10 repair, and that new dies and
Dmiuatl0as o. stamp, % others. without charge.
at the pleasure u the Department; aHd all such
aTr 70 the ts
No bids Will be considered "Seept from parties
copper plate, printing and -;,cI engraving. and are
thus engaged at II" time 4 bidding, and who are
' ali he adS. 3s 1S4
the work promptly, and gy' III. requisite proIec
ton to the stamp, de', aud plates IN their r9's"s
sion.
Partic- not known to the department Will !urn H.
proof a, To- these point. It'll ihelr b.d-.
The Postmaster General reserves tt" right u De
c.i.Lg which bid, IA II, practical rs-uz, may b.
most 10 the interest Of tn. Department, having ref
erence to the style u tho WORK. ,ecufty, mod" 0
packing, &c. a. well rs TO tho terms, and also o
rejecting all bids, II "a his Jud gmoHI the II
! t-TestS ~ the Department require d,
Proposal :hVnid =" carefully seal.t, and rnarkc
| "Prppp-al- Tor Postage Stamp., and addres-ed L
! the Third Assistant PortuAsicr General,
ALIEN W. RANDALL,
i"9i F4G Postmaster General.