National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-05
PROPOSALS FOR MARKING AND RAT.
II ING STAMPS.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, l

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WASHINGTON, February Is, 1875.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De.
o'clock noon, for furnishing for the use OF the
post Offices in the United States for year, and
also for four years from the LIST Of April next,
Marking and Rating Stamps Of the following de-
scription, namely:
GLASS No. l.
Circular Marking Stamps Of steel, or other
suitable material, with cancel combined, the
stamp to be about one inch, and the cancel one
half inch in diameter with the name OF the otice
and state with type for months and days In blocks
the same: and with handles Of mahogany, walnut
or other heavy wood.
In proposals for this class of stamps the bidder
will statetbe additional charge when fitted for
and ACCOMPANIED by 2+hour blocks, as a. m,
p. NJ, &c; also, the charge for separate figures
Also, Octsgon Marking Stamps, without the
cancel but similar in all other respects to the cir
year, months and days Of the same material, in
blocks.
CLASS No. . -
sbIe MATERIAL EitboSt The eaneei Int sImiIsT IN
all other respects to No. l Circular StamD, and
with type for months in blocks and single figures
for days. all OF the same material.
Also, for the same when on square face instead
OF circular.
CLASS NoS
Circular Marking Stamps of lockwood, or other
suitable material, ana in all other respects SINH.
lar to No. stamp, except that the type may be Of
printers type metal.
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Circular Marking Stamps OF steel, for foreign
mails. similar to those now in use in New York,
San Francisco, &c, or OF any other suitable style
for foreign mails. and containing such words as
Chicago Direct" Detroit Paid ALL" Port
land B. r. Transit" New York Unpaid, )" "Bal
timore Paid All b. X. Transit" &C., and with
Also, Rating and other miscellaneous Stamps
corresponding with stamps Nos. l, and In ma
advertised "Missent," Returned for better
directions, or any other word, sentence or hgures
not exceeding in length the sentence Returned
for better directions"
Also, Cancels of halEineh diameter and con-
tanning four more parallel lines. and cor
responding in material with Nos. !, and 3
Proposals will be received for all the above de.
scTibed stamps, or for each class separately.
II bids are made proposing other materials
than those mentioned In this advertisement
such bids will be considered in making the
Stamps will be ordered for the different classes
Of Ofces, according to the present or future regu
lstIons and necessities Of the Department, or the
der any Of them In his discretion.
Models Of stamps complete, Of the bidders own
manufacture, must accompany the proposals.
Each proposal must be accompanied by the
guarantee Of two sufficient guaTantors that the
bidder will enter into contract within ten days
after his bid is accepted to furnish the articles
specified in his accepted bid.
The accepted bidder will be required within ten
days AFTER his bid Is accepted 10 enter into con-
tract, with suretes to be approved by the Post
master General, TO supply the articles the pro-
pOsal for which Is accepted, in which contract 1t
shall be provided that in Of failure to supply
the articles or any Of them, according the con,
tract the contractor and his suretes shall be la,
bic for the forfeiture specified In such contract %
IIauidated damages TO be sued for in the name Of
TIE United States.
The stamps must he delivered at the Blank
Agency OF the Post ONCE Department at the ex-
pense Of the contractor.
Proposals should be Endorsed on the outside OF
the envelope, proposals for Ofieo Marking
Stamps" and addressed to the First Assistant
Postmaster General Washington, ID. q.
MARSHALL JEWELL,
! feblT.W4t Postmaster General.