Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-20
PROPOSALS FOR STAMPED ENVELOPES
AND WRAPPERS.

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT. January 10, ls7O.
the frst day Il MARCH :. $50 for furnshins ali he
stamped Envelopes" and Newspaper Wrappers
Of four s M q july RsriOd
STAMPED ENVELOPES.
No, j. Note size, Zs by "a inches, Of white pa
No.2 Ordinary letter size, lie by s's inches, Of
Snie GS az or @ or in
No. 3: Full letter size, {ungumned on flap, for
No2 and under like condition to the proportion
No. Full letter size, ga by 51s inches, of
cOors as No. 2, and under like condition to the
proportion Of each.
ktr BY eisr sf on far for
and under like condition as to the proportion Of
Noe Extra letter size, 81 by g.. inches of same
coors as No and undera like condition as TO the
No 4 oficai size, SO by So inches Of same colors
as No 2, and under like condition as to the proper
Nos, Extra official size, AZ by ga inches. of same
coiors as No. = and under like condition a. to the
proportion EWsf;ApER WRAPPERS.
All the ABOVE e IN ana MraPprs to be en-
bossed with postage stamps OF such denominations,
face, and to be made in the most thorough manner,
Of paper Of approved quality, manufactured spe-
other devices 60 prevent imitation the Postmaster
General may direct.
grmmed; the cumming on the flap of each texcePt
i"r % , be pH, on not 4ss than half an inch
gummed not less than three-fourths Of an inch i'm
All envelopes and wrappers must be banded in
parcels OF twenty -fye and packed in strong paste
board or straw boxes, each 70 contain not less than
size, and one hundred each of the official or extra
to lie packed in boxes to contain not les than two
hundred and fifty each. The boxes are TO be
manila paper, to safely bear Transportation by
mail tor delivery 70 postmasters: When two thous-
Of postmaster, the straw or paseboard boxes con-
| tanning the same must be packed i'm strong wooden
Eases well straGPed, with hoop IRON and addressed
er labels of direction m be furnished by agent Of
the must be a
les mt be by water
whole to be done under the inspection and direction
| OF an agent Of the Department.
and delivered with ali reasonable dispatch Complete
In all respects ready for use and in such quantities
masters the deliveries be made either at the Post
once Department, Washington, ID. G., at the
the same; the place Of delivery to be at the
option of the Postmaster General and the cost Of
delivering, as well as all expense OF packing, ad-
dressing labelling, and water PROBING, TO be paid by
Bidders are notified that the Department will re-
quire, as condition of the contract, that the en-
yelopes and wrappers shall be manufactured and
against loss by FIRE or theft The manufactory
must at all times he subject 20 the inspection OF
an agent OF the Department, who will require the
stipulaticns OF the contract 10 be faithfully OBJ
Th a;os for crohossirc tho nostaoa s.amrs NJ, tho
enreiones and wrsrners are - he eSecnte5 70 the
satisfacton IF the Postmaster Genssl in The hest
H. order AZ ths exnense ot The contract"rN The De-
IL 1870. os,S ,ho ,ict oS re,r,n, Y d.
pareh. se "a. =, new rev ules
used, and any changes OF dies or colors, shall be
| msoe rIuiout . IA .nsi 81 -
81 m me- ,oy he sem ~ any 81 ths nr;ncinsIP ~,
ohces but THESE specehs are nOt 70 pe REGARDED as
tne s,yIs ana iuas nA % @ - Z
sIanaat a. c , s , O, 70
inNiteo 10 o other ana ulilereht quar-
ties ana 81! les ihe paper proposed as well
Il !he iuahu. nS.uIsu s,L'eloPes Wrappers, anu
/ boxes ana mr.. 'heir pios ao0oruihgb:
The contract q m Ia .var,a. o. ,,. ,,,,., Yer -.
proposal atbougb II I've no, ~ e. i m iscais;ered
most advantageous TO the Denar,men,, King into
| account the nrices au.I;,y N H. 1870 work
msnsIip and The snfciency and .hi1is ps ,h bid
der 10 mappfacture and aeliyer the snvalanos I'D
wrappers in accordance with the terms "a ms xer