National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-11
PROPOSALS FOR MARKING AND RAT.
l. ING STAMPS.
Posr OrFIcE DEPARTMENT,

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, February Is, 1873.
Sealed proposals will be received st this De.
partment until the 10th day Of March next, at II
post ofices in the United states for one yes, and
also for four years from the LIST Of April next,
Marking and Rating Stamps of the following de-
scriptiOn, namely:
GLASS No. 1.
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 office
and State, with type for months and days In blocks
Of lie material, with sufficient thumbscrew for
the same; and with handles Of mahogany, walnut
InpfGpOsais for this class of stamps the bidder
will stafe tho additional charge when fitted for
and accompanied by 2+hour blocks as a. m, 4
and months.
cancel but similar in all other respects to the cir
cular stamp above described, and with type for
blocks.
GLASS No.
Circular Marking Stamps of iron, or other suit
able material, without the cancel, but similar in
ali other respects to No.1 Circular Stamp, 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 No. g.
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.
GLASS No. 4.
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 R p Transit ~ New YORK unpsId. ~ aBai.
timore Paid All b. K. Transit" &c, and with
type as in No. 1 stamp.
Also, Rating and other miscellaneous Stamps,
corresponding with stamps Nos. l, and 3 in ma
terial and style, and containing such words as
Advertised" "Missent," " Returned for better
- has - nv HU0r
not exceeding in length the sentence Returned
for better directions"
Also, Cancels of halt-inch 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 TINS advertisement,
such bids will be considered in making the
awards.
Stamps will be ordered for the different classes
Of offices, according to the present or future regu-
Iations 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 sureties shall be liza
BILE for the forfeiture specified In such contract as
ltquidsted 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 Office Marking
Stamps" and addressed to the First Assistant
Postmaster General, Washington, ID. o.
MARSHALL JEWELL,
febI7-W4t Postmaster General.