The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-17
nRoPosALs FOR REVENUE STAMPS.

DRoPCsALs FOR REVENUE STAMPS.
j. Proposals will be received un Iucsiay tho Is; day OF
complete Revenue stamps Of The following classes aenom
iuaons and es In present and as hereinafter specified,
WIZ:
CLASS T.
ADHESIVE sTAMrs-6enera and Proprietary, viz. =
6eneraJnc two cens, three cents, Eve
CENTS CENTS ten GEMS, fifteen cents, twenty cents,
cents seyeay cents one dollar one dollar and thirty cents
dollar and hty cents one dollar and sixty cents,
three dollars three dollars and fifty cents i've dollars,
ten dollars twenty doars. twenty-five dollars, nifty doars
Propre,aryone cent, two cents, three CENTS four
"A' ~ CLASS H.
BEER sTAMps-Hosshcads, barrels, half barrels third
barrels quarter barrels IN barrels and eighth barrels
STAMPS FOR DisTlLLID spihiiTs, tax paia-lu gallons
60 70 - o s % n'nf al sa e
Iona and 10 gallons. -
STAMPS FOR pIsTrtI.Mp 'spriaITs nober than IA,
pait" pslery warehouse, rectied spirits and wholesale
liquor dealers
TOBACCO sTAM snn. pound, pound gounss,
~ pounds ~ pounds aud W POUNDS.
Class 2Mhoat summing and perforationi prepared for
Issue in sheets 70 stamps on sheet
Class 3Imholt gnmmng 70 Be engraved with nine cou,
stub be numbered in serial numbers and bound in
FORM acl book to contain 100 stamps on page and
The book TO DO appropriately etered and numbered Bid
ders will also make proposals fer this class of stamps
Class 4-ythout cumming and perforntion Each stamp
70 have an engraved stub attached stamps and stubs 70
each book TO contain 400 stamps on page and bound
Class s~iIa pound to pounds inclusive, without gum
ming and pertoration, to DO issued in Sheets u stamps
pounds engraved with stub attached stamps and
stubs 70 DC numbered n serial numbers and bound book
bound ctcred and numbered The IL pound stamps
each stamp Bids asked for the hall to pounds
stamps to ,, prepared ana 6onme IN BOOK FORM as
Specimens of the above mentioned stamps at
the OF tho Commissioner Of Internal Revenue and
kerie dRscf ptions taken thereroM.
Bidders win state the price per thousand stamps sepa
place business, and at the Office Of the
n soS Inclusive and he so.
packing and boxing
coors stamp Of Class the eoor TO be permanent
the other Iusve Al the other csses to be
tint upon the stamps printed In one coor should also be
Bidders will in their bios the mode of printing pro.
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ensravinss Of the kinds Of stamps
prcpsed and aies and plates to be kep. bright sharp
sas o he and
others without charge at the o. the
Revenue oil such designs dies and oe the pro-
q the Of me o E
mandcd by said department That the stamps ha be pre-
n such quantities and at such times the commsoner OF
Internal Revenue for or the lime beng may direct
fiscal ended soh june 1870, tho Of
/ the COMMISSIONER
Aud that ali measures ard precautions which the Commits
sioner Internal Revenue shall deem 10 ac
order 10 protect the government agaIna fraud or
on the part the contractor his employ shall be taken
nj the proper charge and Of the contractor
bids will be considered except from parties who have
been actually engaged IN tho business of
craving printing and provides with all the necessary
se. execute ,s work prongy .oa sye The rsl,sls
Parties not known the departn viii furnish proof as
10 these points Bidders viii state the the date or
the contract, u awarded when they win be ready
delivering the stamps and their daily capacity for de-
LIVERY thereafter. Bids be made for ciass Of
sinmps mentioned IN this notice or Tor all.
Each bid must be accompanied Nv Of ut least
responsible persons that 10 bid i accepted and
contract entered into they viii become
sonabe may be required ~ the for tho
: faithful performance of the contract
The be made for ess than nc year nor
than three years, agreed upon. In award
the the Commissioner right
eci all proposals shah appear to be for the
interest Of the government 10 do so.
Proposals should be carefully scaled and marked aPro-
possis Stafupsn add TO the Com
inissioDer OF Internal Revenue.
OoT 10, 1870. Commissioner OF Intern Il Revenue
Approved-CroP6F y BOUTWELL,, Secretary.