National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-16
DROPOSALS FOR MARKING AND RAT
L ING STAMPS.

l. ING STAMPS.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, February Is, 1875.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De.
partment until the 18th day of March next, at IL
O'Clock noon, for furnishing for the use of the
post Offices 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:
CLASS No. l.
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 Of1ce
and State, with type for months and days in blocks
Of Ike material, with sufficient thumbscrew for
the same and with handles of mahogany, walnut
PROPOSALS for this class of stamps the bidder
will state'tBo additional charge when fitted for
and accompanied by 4hOur blocks, as n. m, 1
p m, &c; also, the charge for separate hgures
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 MOI.
Circular Marking Stamps of iron, or other suit
able MATERIAL without the cancel, but similar in
all other respects to No. 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 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
'Chicago Direct" detroit Paid ALL" "Port-
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. l, and in ma
eSI ana sIe ane such f %oFds as
directions" or any other word, sentence or figures
not exceeding in length the sentence Returned
Also, Cancels of halE-inch diameter and con-
tanning four or more parallel lines, and cor
responding in material with Nos. !, and 8
stamps.
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
OF Offices, according to the present 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.
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
posal for which is accepted, in which contract 1t
shall be provided thar in case Of failure to supply
the articles or any Of them. according to the con-
tract the contractor and his sureties shall be liza
BILE for the forfeiture specified in such contract
iquldated damages to be sued for in the name of
the United States.
The stamps must be delivered at the Blank
Agency Of the Post Ofhce 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. q.
MARSHALL JEW ELL,
feb17-W4t Postmaster General.