The New York herald., 1870-01-18
PROPOSALS.
IL Wrnppers.


PosT OrrIog DrpARrMrsr Jan. TO- 1870
Sealed Proposals vim be rreeissd until is
veopes Newspaper Wrappers which Ibis department
reqas during period Of four years. commencing LIST
: '''' -" STAMPED ENVELOPES. i
No ordnay letter s BY s nssss Of whe
bu canary or cream coored paper or IN such proportion OF
F 1s ss ssp
Ike condition a. 70 the proportion Of each I
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condition as TO the proportion OF each.
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NEWSPAPER WRAPPERS,
81 by "a inches. OF but or mania paper
posre stamps Of sc sses and coo and
70 bear such printing tho face to be made the most
tured specny for the PURPOSE wh such water marks or
other 10 prevent limitation ~ the Postmaster General
snyslopes T. BE- thoroughly md sqmns tho
not less than half an inch IN width the entire ieash The
All envelopes and mus. he banded in parcels Of
each contain less than two hundred fy Of the
or
be packed IL boxes 70 contain iess than two hundred and
onrey fastened In strong manila 50 as g safely bear
two Thousand or more envelopes rcquredto m the order
o. s the "a boxes tho
with hoop iron and addressed but when loss than two thou
Sy sfs must each
package BY the contractor Wooden cases containing
provided with suitable waerroonng The Whole to be doc
Tho envelopes and wrappers mus. be furnished
ready and in such quantities may required
sns s & ss s.
M s s ot n pase o % s 20 % Ra
the Postmaster General md tue cost deliyerng well
as ad
c,nae Of In a ba s Sap
shall be manufactured and stored in such to In
I'll nspecon q an o
the who VII require the spuasons Of tho
The dies for eDossns the po.ag, stamps The
the General tie sly 3. they are 70
contractor The Department the right requiring
new dies for any stamps or dgnonnaoas Of stamps not
se sy DC sesn a. AMY n % IN Inc pos but
eentract; hddsrs therefore invited. submit samples
proposed a. well rs The wrppsss
ana poIes, and make their bids accordingly.
although Il bo not the lowest, s considered most advan
prices, quality q the samples workmansp aud the SUM
cheney aud ability or the bile and deliver
this advertisement and w b considered unless
accompanied by sufficient and satisfactory The
Postmaster right
a bids 4 in his Judgment the interests Of the government
require ~
Before closing contract tho successful bidder may
required dies and submit Impressions thereof
The the present dies be continued.
Bonas, with approved sufficient In the Of
2JncG0 will be lc1 for the faithful performance the
contract required by the seventeenth section Of the of
Congress- approved the .f OF August lo2 and
under said contract win be made quarterly after proper ad
justinent OF accounts.
General himself the right
nul the contract whenever the part thereof IL Of
feTed sale for the purpose speculation under
circumstances will transfer of the cortractb be allowed
sanctioned to party who shall be IN the opinion of the
Postmaster enera less able to fulfil the conditions Whereof
than the original contractor The right is also
annn the contract for failure 10 perform faithfully OF
its stipuiatons
The OF envelopes diren. sizes and OF wrap
issaed to postmasers during the scal ended Jno
90 1869, was az follows, viz
No. /. Note sige--i,1 ,1l4,tUU.
No2. Ordinary letter size mot heretofore used.
No. 3. Full letter size (ungnmed, for crcars-4 O0J.
No.. 4. Full letter size 81 ,s5T 500.
No. Extra letter size ngrmned, for circuiars> sia,5O0
No. 8. Extra letter size -, aoi5G0.
No. z. Official sze--Bc1, $50. A
No. 4. Extra Official size-l7r9.
Wrappers--S, h?5,.5J
Bids should securely erveoped and sealed, marked
Proposals Stamped Envelopes and wrappers and ad
the hr Assistant Postmaster General Post Oncc
Department. Washington, u. u
3oHN a. j. CREsWELL, Postmaster General