National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-08
PROPOSALS FOR MARKING AND RAT.
IL ING STAMPS,


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Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
O'Clock noon, for furnishing for the use OF the
post ofces IN the United States for one year, and
also for four years from the LIST Of April next,
Marking and Rating Stamps Of the following de-
scriPtion, namely:
GLASS No. /.
Circular Marking Stamps Of steel, or other
Stamp to be- about one inch, and the cancel one
half inch in diameter, with the name Of the once
and State with type for months and days In blocks
Of. Ike material, with SUFFICIENT thumbscrew for
the zane; and with handles Of mahogany, walnut
lnpT6possS for this class Of stamps the bidder
will stRt9eAo additional charge when fitted for
and aee6Rfanied by 24-hour blocks, as a. m, 1
p. N, &c.i saso, the charge for separate figures
and months.
Alse, Octagon Marking stamps, without the
cancel but similar in all other respects to the cir
cular stamp above described, and with type for
b BLOCKS months anu Gays Oh the same material In
GLASS No. =
Circular Marking Stamps Of iron, or other suit
ali Otber rsspects 70 N Gpc9sP s,a@p 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
lar to No stamp oSosPs hat the type may Be Of
printers type metal
GLASS No. l.
Circular Marking Stamps Of steel, for foreign
nails similar to those now in use in New York,
San Francisco, &C.. or Of any other suitable style
for foreign malls, and containing such words as
land nj R. Transit (" New York Unpaid {" aBai.
timore Paid All B. K. Transit" &c, and with
type as in No. stamp.
Also, Rating and other miscellaneous Stamps,
corresponding with stamps Nos. !, and B. In ma.
terial and style, and containing such words as
Advertised" 'tMissent," "Returnsd for better
directions any other word, sentence or figures
not exceeding in length the sentence Returned
for better directions"
Also, Cancels Of halEinch diameter and con-
tanning four or more parallel lines, and cor
responding In material with Nos. !, and
stamps.
scribed stamps, or for each class separately.
II bids are made proposing Oth0r materials
than those mentioned In this advertisement,
such bids VIII be considered In making the
stamps will be ordered for the different classes
Of oces, according to the Preseat or future regu-
lAtIons and necessities OF the Department, or the
Postmaster General may at any time cease to or
der any Of them In his discretion
Models Of stamps complete, OF the bidders own
manufacture, must accompany the proposals.
Zach proposal must be accompanied by the
guarantee Of two suf1ciena guarantors that the
after his bid is accepted to furnish the articles
specified in his accepted BID.
The accepted bidder WA DO required within ten
days after his bid Is accepted to enter into con-
tract, with sureties TO- be approved BY the Post
master General, to supply the arttsles the pro-
pOsal for which Is accepted, in which contract It
shall be provided tAatin case Of failure to supply
the articles, any Of them, according to the con-
tract the contractor and bis sureeies shall be liza
BILE for the forfeiture specified II sHch contract
liquidated damages TO be sued for in the name Of
the United States.
The stamps must be delivered at the blank
Agency Of the Post Once Department at the ex-
pense or the contractor.
Proposals should be Endorsed on the outside of
the envelope, "ProIJoSals for Once Marking
Stamps" and addr essed TO the First Assistant
PoStm aSter General, Washington; ID. q.
MARSHALL JEWELL,
feblI-WH Postmaster General.