Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-25
PROPOSALS.
pBoPosALs FoR REVENUE STAMPS

DkOPOSALs FOB REVENUE STAMPS
Proposal. will bs reosiyea until TUESDAY. m.
fret DAY OF November next. At twelve o'ciock ~
the following clssses. Determinations. and s1ss an
pres nj use. and ss hereinafter specified, via:
CLASS 4.
ADHESIVE sTAaPe-GenerSl and Proprietary.
GENsRst.-one cert. two cents, three cents. isur
cents. nve cents six cents ten cents fifteen cents
twenty cents, twenty ye cents, thirty cents. fcrty
lar Que dollar aud iarsv csn,s on sSs9 .Ss Ar,
cents, one dollar snd sixty cents. dollar sni
hrs dos isTcS dSsf. s sSS I osS, my DC do ss
its a. ,~eRy d.llsrs tSentJ i've dollsr-.
four cent. "a. yo1e cent. t~o cents, three cents,
.BEER STAMPS H Ss.sSss. ~ s.,. ~, -.
ei.Lth b.r,i, quarter barrels, siNth bATress, Aai
CLASS III
STAMPS FOR DJsTILiEo sriKrrs p, n
i Ien esiI. NJ, - gsion. ~ gallons. o. gsilua. s. S.i
ohs, " kniuhs ~ gallons - gallons, gallon. lsr
s"'0o' AZ eA''0N' Class IN N aud is s-lon..
TANPAIp Dl.trry " arshSa.e. BE- ,il,si sam.
aud Wholesale Liquor Dealers
TOBACCO STAMPS : Hslf pound, pound. pounds,
Sronnds Iounds, 10 pounds, - pounds, ~ peands,
CLASS 4 t. be cumunei dried aud perforat.a and
prepared tor issue ii.sheets.
pared Z issue IN sheets > .tanps "a sha.i s''-
Glass ). Without cumming. 20 b. engraved With
stamp. each stamp sna stub g. b. Numbered "a
setisi numb and bound an book form Esch
ho.k 10 De appropriately IetteTesi aud no nb.r.s'
bloders vii also maxi proposals Tor this clsss %
Cas- q without cumming and perforatiep
zach stamp q have an engraved stub attached.
eers and bound ia beck form. zach book %
SfSn,sln se stamp, four on page, and bound.
Gas >: Hall pound % i've pounds, inclusive,
IN .hss, snamns and RsTi.rstioa, TO he issued
A., the o. her denominsiions mentioned, eScepttss
stamps and stubs O. be numbered il serial nun
bers and bound IA book form, each bOok 10 con
Uttered and Hnmbsrss Ts Sn saS.s sne Sssss:
be e. above, with the addition 81 nine coasoss
the half 70 hse pounds stamps ineIu.is. % ' Ss
prepared and bound o. book form. as above de-
soribed. ~nh stubs. but without the coupons
Specimens Of the above mentioned stamps may be
seen AZ the once Of the Commissioner % Internal
from.
Bidder. viii state the price per Thousand -t.,nps.
cradle ., their place OF Business, and S a', nv
S 9 Of the C.mmissoner q internal Revenue IN
both inclusive and exclusive Of the Of PACKING
Bids viii be made separately for printing I'm oo.
and two colors. stamps of Glass 4, the priacipai
eelOr 20 be permanent and tbe other fugitive. An
the other classes mentioned 60 be printed In perms
nent oolors. The additional cost Of printing = tiet
upon the stamps printed In color should also -
BIDDERS VIII state in their bids the mode Of print,
ing proposed by them, whether plate printing
Zach bid 10 be accompanies with spec men % the
posed to be iurnisked and ID the .eSepted B,assr
fore the final contamination Of contract will be re-
Of The several kinds and denominsiions Of stamps.
The contract Will require all designs, dies and
bright and sharp, and that new and siiitiossI o..
signs, dies and plates shall be made either Tor the
Without charge, the pleasure OF the Seoretsry ci
The Treasury and the Commissioner of Internal key.
property OF and delivered 70 the United State
Treasury Department. al the termination % the con
That the stamps shall Ie Prepared sHd SesrIns II
,uch kinds and denominsiiOns, and in such quanti-
nal Revenue for th. time beinc may direct.
a statement Of the number Of stamp. issued dur
seen at the Office Of the Commissioner -
y And that all measure. AMI preoautien which tho
cesssry 60 take In order o. protecuthe government
against fraud or negligence on the part Of the
charge and expense Of the oostractOr.
No bids will be considered except from psrtie. who
have been. or are actually engaged IL the business
q steel engraving and printing and provide With
stamps, dies and plates in their psse.sion. Parties
not known TO tho department will furaish proof 70
Bidders will sts,e the time from the dste Of thx
dsiasfSs the staap. aud ts.is SsS
capacity for delivery thereafter. Bids may be made
for one class Of stamps mentioned in this notice
Each bid must be accompanied BY guarantees d
Is accepted and contract entered nto they siI
become sureties in such reasonable sum may b.
required 10y the government, for the faithful per
| formsrce OF the contract.
The contract 10 be made for not less than year
nor more than three years, may be agreed upon
In awarding the contract, the Oommississer r-
serves the right 20 reject all proposals in
il shall 20 be for the interest OF the
ment do Proposals should be carefully ssals<
and marked Proposals for Revenue Stamps" and
addressed the Comm. ssioner of Internal Rerelus
q. DELANO,
Commissioner o. Internal Seyeuss
October 10, $50.
Approved:
oc u l2t GEO. ;. BOUTWELL, Secretary.