The New York herald., 1872-12-14
PROPOSALS FOR ADHESIVE POSTAGE STAMPS


PROPOSALS FOR ADHESIVE POSTAGE STAMPS.
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SEALED PROPOSALS are invited ffom steel plate
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g0th day January ISIS for furnishng Postage stamps
a, Sr ssn Ha q Srr years. commencing on tho nrs' 'o
stamp. must SY.TY !. Ss sasscs the
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acquisitions Of oss$%SsS,R Ss pg;iss1 nasens
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y Of stamps not enceea1S supply for three months
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corners WIN muslin and envsopsd IN two hsk6ssses Of
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tho Department to OfioiRsIly RIys sRi sssa them
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Department together With ali other blanks required 70
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number ssSSH ssG Ss Il sAR0S 0sR 9sRf &f
yearly Increase being eight forty ylanareas PER cent.
snd
eiggh,y.three million stamps win be required.
under this advertisement shall include all The stamps
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given only for the nf0F%fp pSssY 1 guidance Of bidders
Tho stamps may be required to DO delivered BY the
once psss
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separated ASb Pla HfE direct
The dies rolls and plates from which postage stamps
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INC day Sf April tSs oe heid saSjssii
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70 lave hand ready for issue the day tho contract
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acquisitions from the Department, without hindrance or
The contractor WIN be further required to keep in re
printed and to renew hs same whenever required spd
pcs Of heG e et &c % a G % any !" o theme
Or Hr denoninaons Of stamps not now in se the same
q Che rNs%asiss request Wnn
IL hs Ss s sa Gs By hs aa
al his expense All dies rolls and plates ado or
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sa y psssa an IN e re
burgaproof safe yanlt to be specially provided for
subject to the inspection q an agent Of the
The contractor will be required report weekly under
and spoe he isSed darins the
% 5y aHasS nc assn % o Ss al
!" the presence Of s sfSMP AGENT n his representative
n An agent Of the Will have Of
as ts nse
ments ssics and vaults where the stamps manfac-
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OF h TST g. 'af
ierrcd or assigned. ,,,a,,.....-.
any and ali the ss e fsSs s
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stamps interior to these fA9MRsTs RSw Il Hss.
PAYMENTS for stamps actually issued and delivered win
De maue quarterly after proper examination and adjust
- - xaREEMENr-BoNDs
b ia enter
set f0rtt in this according their true
Postmaster Generai bonds with good and sutacient
ssapoOh as forfeiture for the faithful peror,naHce of
said Agreement or contract according TO- the
Seventeenth section Of an act Of Congress entitled AN
act esaisng and making appTcprstons for such neces
appropriation bills without authority of law and nix
ana provide lei for certain expenses 9f the De
az SnG nf
s IN e shall H. G wSn " sfy % ss
terms OF his contract he and his surete shall be liable
damages to be sued for in the the United States
in any Court having jurisdiction thereof
should fail to into agreement and give satisfactory
bonds as herein . proyided then the award may be
bidder and 80 until the required ana bonds
are executed and such next lowest bidder shall be re-
were the original party to whom the contract was
The agreement will also provide that IL at any time
during the continuance Of the contract the suretcs shall
the General sa Save tie r e, 70 tne re
qure new bond with additional and sufcicpt suretics
the POSTMASTER General Within ten days after npses and
in default thereof the sxTESsS fSnfTast %i be annued
Should the interest OF the government require this
tract may be extended beyond the TING named not
raj and the contract prices and all conditions herein set
forth shah govern in i1se ps6ensn eHtsndsd contract
No proposal will be considered unless by
satisfactory guarantee signed by at least two RESPONSE
Bidders must state in their proposals the price per
thousand stamps including everything required to be
and all prcpo sals made upon the blank forms
furnished 6y the aeparm,en securely enysoped and
dressed 70 the Third Assistant Postmaster Wash
ington, d Q. JOHN J. OREsWELt,
- partment Public Instruction for year 1873 viii
be received at the office OF the Clerk corner Grand and