The New York herald., 1872-12-28
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR ADHESIVE POSTAGE STAMPS.
Posr orrrcE DEPARTMENT. !

DRoPOSALS FOR ADHESIVE POSTAGE STAMPS.
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SEALED PROPOSALS are invited from steel plate
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0) day january 1873 furnishing Postage stamps
for term Of tour years, commencing on the first psp
The stamps must furnished Se the apprev
the Department. from piates, engraved highest
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acquisitions Of poss%ToesteKrs sToK an asd pGs's agents
The contractor shall at ali times keep hand stock
Of the several denominatons Of stamps subject to tho
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contract that and every order Of the Department.
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In addition the contractor viii be required furnish
labels and direct the for each package in accord
department. together With ali other blanks required to
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number ass&TH "a SEXsp
M The number Of samps, issued ISL ana to pc ssued during
yearly increase being eight forty hundredtls per cent
ratio d annual insresss: Siion ssSt hundred and
Il must Be nnderssooa however that proposals made
under this advertisement s9" include ali iSe stamps
without reference above estimates which here
given only for the pHSaRY psd guidance oOdders
The stamps be required to be de,verea BY the
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provided and the contractor viii be required from said
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tractor and when finished must be placed in nre and
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at all times be subject 10 the inspection OF an agent OF the
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The contractor will be required to report weekly under
week. and the aaaSe for ue ali sSos es
stamps TO be destroyed by the Of the Department
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The contract cannot, in any case, be lawfully trans.
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any and al bids nssres a Of 1fsss tSs
REQUIRE IT. also the right I. snnuI the
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stamps inferior 70 those sRSMENTs RSw y rs.
be made quarterly alter proper examination and adjust
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writing with the Postmaster General TO faithfully OBJ
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appropriation bills without authority Of law, and
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terms Of his contract he and his surees shall be liable
for the forfeiture specified in such contract quidacd
In anv Court having jurisdiction thereof
II the contractor TO whom the rst award may be made
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nulled and the contract let to the lowest
bidder and so on until the required agreement bonds
qured uini every stipulation embraced herein as II
twcre the original party TO whom the contract
The agreement viii also provide that IL at any time
during the continuance the contract shall
die become IRRESPONSIBLE for the entire penalty the
qurc now bond with additional and Sufficient suretss
which the contractor shall furnish TO the acccpance Of
the Postmaster General within days after notice. and
m ae'au snereo' the ExffSo 'e Annu'led
Should the interest OF the government REQUIRE this
eccdns three months BY order OF the Postmaster Gene
raj aud the contract prices and Al conditions herein et
forth shall govern in i1sn sSsndsd contract
No proposal will be considered unless ACCOMPANIED by
satisfactory guar signed BY atleast two rcspoRs
Bidders must state in their proposals the price per
done FURNISHED. as set forth In thi. adyersemcnt;
and s p %n g made s blank
sealed marked srroposals Tor Postage stampsS and s
Third w'A
Postmastsr General