Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-24
PROPOSALS FOR MAKING AND RATING
IL STAMPS.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
W kSHINCTpN February Il I--5


WASHINGTON. February Is, 1873.
Sealed Proposals viii be received at this Depart
O'Clock noon, for furnishing for the of the post
offices in the United States for year aud also for
Jour years from the lst Of April next, Making and
Rating Stamps of the iqiloTng description namely:
Circular Marking Stamps of steel, or other suit
able material, with cancel combined, the stamp to
diameter, with the of the office and State with
type Tor months and days in blocks of like ma
and with handles of mahogany, walnut, other
proposals for this class of stamps the bidder will
state the additional charge when fitted for and ac-
companied by p hour blocks, "a m, 4p m, &c.
RAlso oetag6n Marking Sanps. wtRom the can
eel but similar in all other respects the circular
stamp above described, and with type for year,
CLASS No. ,.
Circular Marking Stamps of iron, or other suitable
material without the cancel, but similar in all other
Icsp.LLls !" 40 'lCuliI Slanp' anu win type Tor
months IN blocks and single figures for days, all Of
Also, for the same when square face instead of
Circular.
Circular Marking Stamps of lockwood or other .uit-
able material and in all other respects similar to Ne.
2samP except that the type may be OF printers typ
metal
Circular Marking Stamps Of steel for foreign mails
similar 10 those now in in New York, San Fran
cisco, &c; of any other suitable style tor foreign
mails. and containing such words as Chicago Di-
Transit, New York Unpaid, Baitimore PAID ii
Nj b sR. Transit &c, and with type as in No
Also, Rating and other miscellaneous Stamps, cor
responding with stamps Nos l, and 3, in material
and style. and containing such words "AdvrT-
ti-ed. MIssent. " Returned for better directions.
any other word, sentence figures not exceed
ing IN length the sentence Returned for better di-
TeCtiOuE.
Also, Cancels of half inch diameter and containing
four or more parallel lines, and corresponding in
material with Nos. !. > and 3 stamps
Proposals will be received for all the above de-
sCTlbed stamps or for each class separately.
II bids are made proposing other materials than
those mentioned in this advertisements such bids will
the awards
Stamps Will be ordered for the different CLASSES Of
Offices according to the present future regulations
and of the Department, the Postmaster
General may az any time to order any of them
~ his discretion.
Models Of stamps complete Of the bidder own
manufacture, must accompany the proposals.
Each proposal must he accompanied by the guar
antee OF two sufficient guaTantors that the bidder
VIII enter into contract within ten DAYS after his bid
H. accepted to furnish the articles specified in his
accepted bid.
The accepted bidder Will be required within ten
days after ms bid II accepted 10 enter into contract
with sUTete, u be approved by the Postmaster Gen
cTal To supply the articles the proposal for which
accepted. ia which contract it shall be provided that
IN case of failure to supply the articles, any of
them according to the contract the contractor AMI
his suTetes shall be liable for the forfeiture specified
such contract liqudatcd damages 10 be sued for
M the name of the United States
The stamp must he delivered at the Blank Agency
Of the Post Office Department at the expense OF the
contractor.
Proposals should be Endorsed on the outside OF tn.
envelope, Proposals for Office Marking Stamp. -
and addressed TO the First Assistant Postmaster
MARSHALL JEWELL,
1rbH IaW4W Postmaster General