National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-04
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PROPOSALS FOR MARKING AND RAT.
Il ING STAMPS.


Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, February Is, 1875.
Sealed proposals will be received ct this De.
partment until the 18th day Of March next, at L.
o'clock noon, for furnishing for the use Of the
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
suitable material, with cancel combined, the
stamp to be about one inch, and the cancel one
and State, with type for months and days in blocks
Of Ike material, with sufficient thumbscreE for
the same; and with handles Of mahogany, walnut
In MoposR& for this class of stamps the bidder
will stare 90 additional charge when htted for
and accUmfanied by 2+hour blocks as a. m, 1
p. N, &c; also, the charge for separate figures
Also, Octagon Marking Stamps, without the
cular stamp above described, and with type for
year, months and days Of the same material, in
blocks.
GLASS No.2 =
Circular Marking Stamps Of iron, or other suit
able material, without the cancel, but similar in
all other respects to No. Circular Stamp, and
for days, all Of the same material.
Also, for the same when on square face instead
Of circular.
Circular Marking Stamps Of lockwood, or other
suitable material, and in all other respects simI-
lar to No: stamp, except that the type may be of
GLASS No. l.
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-
timore Paid All b. r. Transit" SC, and with
type as in No. stamp.
Also, Rating and other miscellaneous Stamps,
teriai and style, and containing such words as
Advertised" "Missent," Returned for better
directions" or 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.
Proposals will be received for all the above de-
scribed stamps, or for each class separately.
If bids are made proposing other materials
than those mentioned In this advertisements
such bids will be considered in making the
awards.
Stamps will be ordered for the different classes
Of Offices, according to the present 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.
Each proposal must be accompanied by the
guarantee OF two SUFFICIENT guarantors 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 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 1t
shall be provided that In case OF failure to supply
the articles any Of them, according to the con-
tract the contractor and his suretes shall be la
Bile for the forfeiture specified in such contract as
HQuidated damages to be sued for in the name Of
the United States.
The stamps must he delivered at the Blank
Agency Of the Post once Department at the ex-
pense Of the contractor.
ProposaIs Should be indorsed 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-WA Postmaster General.