National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-24
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR MARKING AND RAT.
l. ING STAMPS.

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L ING STAMPS.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
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-
GLASS Mol.
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 office
and State, with type for months and days in blocks
of lie material, with sufficient thumbscrew for
the same.-dnd with handles of mahogany walnut
lnproposa4s for this class of stamps the bidder
will state tho additional charge when fitted for
and sccoBRanfed by 2+-hour blocks, as s a. m,
p. ~, &c; also, the charge for separate figures
Also, Octagon Marking Stamps, without the
cancel but similar in all other respects to the cir
cular stamp above described, and with type for
blocks. ''-'-
GLASS No.2.
Circular Marking Stamps of iron, or other suit
ali other respects to No. / Circular Stamp, aud
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.
GLASS No.3.
Circular Marking Stamps of lockwood, or other
suitable material and in all other respects SINH
lar to No. stamp, except that the type may be Of
printers type metal.
GLASS No.
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
land B. R. Transit, ;" New York Unpaid, ""Bal-
timore Paid All B. K. Transit" &C., and with
Also, Rating and other miscellaneous Stamps,
corresponding with stamps Nos. /, and in ma
teTisl and s,yle and containing such words as
directions" or any other word, sentence or figures
not exceeding in length the sentence Returned
Also, Cancels Of half-inch diameter and con-
tanning four or more parallel lines, and cor
responding in material with Nos. l, and
Proposals will be received for all the above de-
scribed stamps, or for each class separately.
If bids are made proposing other materials
such bids will be considered in making the
awards.
Stamps will be ordered for the different classes
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, oflthe bidders own
manufacture, must accompany the proposals.
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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 to enter into con-
tract, with sureties to be approved by the Post
master General, to supply the articles the pro-
posal for which is accepted, in which contract It
shall be provided that in case Of failure to supply
the articles, any of them, according to the
tract the contractor and his sureties shall be liza
BILE for the forfeiture specified in such 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 Of the contractor.
Proposals should be Endorsed on the outside of
the envelope, proposals for Once Marking
Stamps" and addressed to the First Assistant
Postmaster General, Washington, ID. q.
MARSHALL JEWELL,
febl7-W Wat Postmaster General.