The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-07
PROPOSALS.

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
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PROPOSALS FOR ADHESIVE POSTAGE STAMPS.
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SEALED PROPOSALS are invited from steel plate en-.
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&o day % 1873 for furnishing Postage STAMPS
- '' w QUALITY OF STAMPS
The stamps must be furnished subject the approval
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be furnished with all reasonable despatch In such
daily requisttons of Postmasters and postal
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The contractor shall at all times keep hand stock
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the right to ire the At any time
y Of stamps not eA'essdaG NsG9ppy for three months
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strong binders board boxes bound on the edges ani
SsSps, the qSsny t. Ss sns%ltisa may require;
the Department to 0ifiei Rfly S Se1i them.
In addition the contractor will be required furnish
and direct tue for each nS b in
Be s M Gls's a
number s4saTE 81 fiapss
The number Of stamps issued and to be Issued during
mated to be two billions n,netyodr millions the average
yearly increase being eight per cent
ratio q annual increase two billion eight hundred and
under fSis adysrss@ss. sSsl include r. stamps
out reference To- the above estimates which here
The stamps may be required be delivered BY the con-
;he post odcs in me piass where ing
as bEs SSn H asnsr PLa4 HE direct
The dies o Rs s whsa ap
S M be- IN
april 5 The ssm to be
matter RrSyded and the T Will be re9n1ed
original dies have hand ready for issue the day
several % required to I'LL ne current
The Contractor will be further required to keep
printed and to the same whenever required and
psce of the series Of stamps or OF any OF
Or for Of stamps not now IN n, use the
Of the ri s d s s wsn
the best style Of engraving by the contractor
hs own expense All dies rolls and plates made or used
property the United States and shall be delivered in
'hoFfsq ffsns Shs9iSSE
n and in ens ps ,e
tractor; and when finished must be placed in ire and
burgarproof safe or vault to be specially provided for
be subject to the Inspection OF an agent Oh the
REPORTS.
The contractor will be required to report weekly under
and d. sPOeS the %os sr ISSUED during n
stamps Be 'e the Of
in the presence of s srsMf s q his
An agent Of the Depsrtment will have supervision Of
shall at ali times have full and free access to the apart,
ments and vaults where the stamps manufac-
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of s T SoT ssst taf
'erred OF aS'sneo' RESERVATIONS.
any and ali bids ii in his Judgment interests OF the
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stamps inferior to those ek new x use
Payments for stamps actually issued and delivered will
be made quarterly after proper examination and ADJUST
nien' u "''' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
bidder snail enter into an n
writing Win tine b on nd oe
set forth in this advertisement according to their true
Ser Subject to @ and Of
n Ss @ Of % sG0a thousand os
(s2OO0, forfeiture for the faithful performance Of
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section Of an asf OF Gesrss o entitled
sary objects have been usually included in the genera
certain ,Sa sS p the De
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page approved August IS si2 which act provide
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the forfeiture specified IN such contract as igudate
IN amy Court having iag.a,c! thereof
s SoSas as herein provided The award may
bdde and 80 on until required
90 @ a se p%so &c
were the original party to whom the contract wa
win s,S provide that time
on become ae rresponbs for The entire penalty Of tn
bond the Postmaster shall have ne right to
the hs rn e 10 as sf nJse
default thereof the fogsTsSs be "nnued
sboud tho interest Of the government require this con
S the s time net
fsft ana De and ~ conditions herein
forth shall govern in ' Sso fS,sndsd contract
No proposal will be considered unless accompanied b,
satisfactory guarantee signed by at least
state in their prSRSS,ss the price
Soae pr furnished ers il THIS adysItSe%sn,
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G nssoS B. en' '''' N' JOHN a. 3 SREswET 30
Postmaster General
BOARD OF ENGINEERS OF THE FOURTH AvENU
NEW YORK, January 2, 1873. !
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