New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-30
Proposals.
PROPOSALS FOR ADHESIVE POSTAGE


PROPOSALS FOR ADHESIVE POSTAGE
Pos16 DIR aTsEsT Jan g. Is77 7,s
ratS nte AND E p e 81 t oy Of Peaay
1877 for furnishing all The POSTAGE stamps which this Depart
Sal ysa ny re% nens e on the day % Nay S W.
Official stamps for The use Of tue Executive Departments
g. Newspaper a va pr11 2aS o saI tT,,Nps
The stamps furnished subject the approval Of the
Department steel plates engraved in the highest style
lime bs selected by he department. In the best
s s@ %Sst o s nSd to the
hoIoug samsd WITH hf a sfs eo q Gd s s1
readily detached aud used the shees 70 be we'll pressed and
R1sE S.m1 80 10 t 70 u4ea WITH f a S dispatch N such
quantities may Ia each ease DO ordered oy me
departments The stamps must be printed on hand roller
% PIE ROLL Eoh1s } A3P p BtAT Trsisr. stamp. are
now printed Teine the property United States win he
placed me ana o ggsgy Of TIE S @ .n Sn CT
to and control d the peparneD as hrenaier
P9G aS aa e a o such S s %d Plates he
necessary be Reproduced from he original dies 70 have on
STOCK tamps Of the several denominations and
kinds requreG TO- MI ne , current d ar "' "'
c"ntr,c,or viii be further requ ell keep repair al
dies ros plates hch stamps NAY be printed and
To reHew the Whenever required; ana should new ne.
serit slaps the OF the public or any Of them or
furnished and engraved sn,ec, TO approval Of the Post
master General upon his request within reas3naole
steel ergavng by the contractor AID at his own expense NO
change will be made in the present Ge'gs Oh o6a @
tractor viii required keep repair and renew when re-
qured dies rolls ami plates for these stamps The same az
Tor tne stamps for me use or Ge putin Az s S a
Immediately the absolute procr OF TIE United states:
@ b. delivered IN GOOD working ,5 GpST to a9 Post
HH''i BG IiDISd PL&cE Of IANCFACTUEE, &C
e. si Fri sns ass
sqec, me PP'yai o. Tie 6 o Te on
vault to be- seciay provided for that purpose
ctd TO hs Of che e; t,c S gGa
tons az the Department from time 10 time adopt for the
security It rs FI'S
resident agent of the Department VII have slperyison o.
the manufactures storage and issue of the STAMPS VINO shall
at III have m aad free Access 70 the apartments sas
q th pnrPosf Of I IgS, aH G n h Office and rom
Tor The ra business OF hts agency without cost
to Government. The Po.masteEeneFa sGa as S nave
agent whoa he pa sp,cay OBSTINATE tGT the pGI
actire and storage Stamps and Of the stamps In course OF
Manufacture u III STOCK on HAND.
The contractor shall at all times keep on hand SOCK o. to
control PCloce Department Is regaary author
1e % the General all stages Of manufacture
SUFFICIENT al orders Of the DepaTh ana poYGe
eEin' t ANY, xsrmcc Of The contract that and
ori.r OF the Department ma -, % RE AZ any
time rne existence Of The contract 10 furnish an extra
quaint, Of stamps not e P%cEIEa supply III
be sealed iH%s uPaPped in
manila paper all Others nun |S and corner Mia muslin
and tcknesSes Of strong mania paper or
~ nav reair ali packages ncDse
enable the agent OF the gsp4rvWsn to officially sea- them
The ,an,s may be required 10 be delivered by the
eSr ~ Ha h 1a Ths the same are nSnGfacG or
tine Postmaster GeL may direct OK M SaSn
an mae and Kind Being Kept SEPARATE as tho
POSTMASTER. General may direct
In addition III be required 70 furnish abes
and direct for each package ~ accordance WIN Tue
tier with al other blanks required 10 be nciosrd WIN inc
stamns: also blanks daily, weekly monthly ana quar-
tsT returns relating to the number and denominations OF
stamps furnished. ,,nours
The contractor will be required to report weekly under
pnrel cnnsei unnishe, and spOei the number issued
during the Tses h s . T rd by the agent Of the Drt
neDt presence Of the contractor or his
direct .,,,.nn
The contract viii he awarded the basis OF Che number OF
the Of issued during the fiscal year end
ug NtT Of STAMPS Tor uss Of the public 09s 100 900
. Number Of oci stamps for use OF the ESeeu 500 ess
g. Number OF newspaper periodical stamps l-yO347
Total 772 lO2
Blds mus, he made for each OF stamps separately tue
bidders stating their proposals the prce per thousand
stamps including everything required to oe zone or ~
awarded as whole to the lowest responsible bidder IN tc
aggregate the amount Of b 10 oe aeIntI ~ "Itn
assr T the Of e hree several items must
De 6sii include al lie stamp, needed by Tie Depart
ic should the use OF any above kinds Of stamps be
dnrns the eo@,!aS t a t T f"RrS not
PROPOSALS NGltEMEN r.B 30, ~ D. -. ,,,,o.
sip maSnS s mus, he al ios, spd iG mast be- accom-
Hinit by guaranty, signed 10y least Two o;sble
rGsrantoIs ha, the blrr shall. wtm zen day tcr beng
GnG N ouanti;irs as oec the article articles 10 be ur
n.shcd 6y him. the rrs2onsiy and 9uo:ehcl OF c
states attorney the bidder resides aud in acl con
hat IN case the ssid Sontiactcr san ian all
any OF the covenants ,I"a,loas @4t y. 'S
therein forth the sah contractor and ms surreS ss'
two hundred Thousand Gos for NJ ,Si ' ,3 iIS
aDe hqUdated damages 10 be s'd ior AZ 'e e u 'he
6e bidder to wrc, the first award mav be made shoad
fan nto contract herein pros tr tben We award
spcrThle bidder not ueeme Too high by lhe rosinaSt"
Gcneta ana M the required contract y sHrSnled
stipulation rmbn,cD he were the orsn" party to
Ike c"nrt Vii also provide that II at any time darns its
p, ,,, sa have tie rght IN require aititloua
AID sufficient sol c' werh u, contractor n , iSI 20
notice AID IN d,ilait tsIs M ''' may %
The Postmaster General reserves ne right to reeei any and
ali bids III hs udsasc ,e n i % me % re
thgre shall he iure at any me To- perform itiay an,
upon @ stamps Inferior to those required by the
| contract p,vuENrs
Payments for stamps actually issued and delivered viii b,
made quarterly after proper examination and adjustment o
\ accounts. ,,, ,.,,,
The contract cannot ia be lawfully transferred OF
| assigned. ,,,-,,,>.,,o.,
should the " the Government require the contract
may he the named exceeding thres
months order az the Postmaster General ard the contract
prices conditions herein set forth shall govern In such
| extended contract
| Address.
All PROPOSALS the blank forms furnished by
the Department. securely cnveoped and scaled mofscd
tie back Proposals Postage Stans aud addressed
Tie Third Assistant Postmaster WASHINGTON d. C.
JAS. N. TYNER, Postmaster Ge General