The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-28
} RoPosALs FOR ENVELOPEs
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

OoA OfflOE DEPARTMENT.
April 5, 1862
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Denor+
ment until May 3D. at O'Clock p NJ, for furnishing
Envelopes for the official use OF Postmasters during
period of two years from the list of July 1869 The
estimated number of envelopes that win be reauired
annually is as follows:-
Glass No. /, 1000, ,OOO more or less Az Inv b1<ip
Class No. 2, 100000 more or less 81 bv 5I[ in
CLASS No. 3, 100000, more or less, So by 615 in
Class NO. a. 100000 more or less, by Gin
CLASS No. o. 100000 more or less, AZ by 1OI6 in
For Class NO. an ordinary quality OF bun or vel
low paper viii answer. The other classes to he
made from red blue, green, and bun or cream
colored paper, as may be required of approved
quality.
All the aforementioned envelopes must no rade
in the most thorough manner, well gummed for
sealing upon the entire length of the nan and must
have such printing upon the face may be direeted
by the Postmaster-General. They must be banded
in parcels Of twenty-five, packed in pasteboard or
straw boxes; each to contain not less than $50 en-
velOpes Of letter SIZE and 100 each of extra letter
official, and extra official sizes, separately or other
wise, as may be required; the boxes 10 be wrannad
in strong paper so as to bear transportation nv mail
for delivery to postmasters When reuuired IN he
delivered at the Department, such wrapping will be
dispensed with.
When 5000 or more envelopes are required To al,
the order OF postmaster, they must be mt nm in
strong wooden boxes and properly addressed. bnt
when less than 5000 are required, proper labels OF
direction must be placed upon each package by the
contractors the whole to be done under the direction
of an agent Of the Department.
The Envelopes must be furnished in such nuanti
ties as may from time to time be required to I'LL
orders OF Posmasters or by the Department. and be
delivered either at the Post Office in the city where
| the accepted bidder resides or at the envelope
agency, or at this Department, as the Postmaster
| General may direct, free OF cost for packing
Bids are also invited for $4,000 envelopes more or
| less, made from the best quality of white or
bun paper, by 9-1O inches, and to be printed in
the manner prescribed by the Department. for use in
| the Dead Letter Onlce andiat the Stamped En-
| velope Agency in the city of New York. These
envelopes to be delivered in. good order free Of
cost for packing, both at the Agency in New York
| and to the Department at Washington, D. c. in
| quantities.as from time to time may be ordered.
Separate proposals will be considered for furnish
ing750,0O0, more or less, annually, of Registered
| Package Envelopes" by 1OA inches, made from
heavy buff or Manila paper, with such printing OF
| the face as may be required by the Postmaster
| General, and STRIPED, BOTH ACROSS THE FAC (:
| AND BACK, LENGTHWISE IN RED, the same to
be put up in pasteboard straw boxes; each con-
tanning 200 and packed in wooden cases in quanti-
ties Of 1000 or 5000 eachor delivery at the Depart
ment or to Postmasters. may be directed free of
| charge for packing