National Republican., 1877-02-16
PROPOsALs.
PROPosALs ron ApMEsivE I u POSTAGE
PosT OYYicn DEpARTxENr,l

PROPOsALs.
pR0PosALs FoR ADHESIVE POSTAGE
Posr osYion DrrAnrxxxr,
January q, ls1I
Engravers and Plate Printers, and will be received
at this Department until u o'clock m, on wo'ines.
day. the 18th day q february, i.II for Furnishing
may require for public and otficiai use during q
period Of four years, commencing on the ist day Of
j. stamps for the use Of the public.
q 0mcial stamps for tho use Of tho Executive
.. Newspaper and periodical stamps.
QUALITY OF STAMPS.
The stamps must be furnished subject 10 the
approval OF the Department. from steel plates,
engraved in the highest style Of the art Of steel
time to ume be selected by the Department, In the
best and most approved manner, upon paper Of ne
factory to the Department, Thoroughly summed
with the best quality Of adhesive gum, perforated
in such manner that each separate stamp can be
pressed, and packed so as to prevent them from
adhering to each other; tho same to bo furnished
as % may in each case bS ordered BY tho Department
daily TO M rsluistions from and from
bo printed on handroller presses.
DIES, ROLLS, AND PLATES.
The dies, rolls, and plates from which postage
United States, will be placed In the keeping and
OF May, 1871, the same to be held subject to the
order and control OF tho Department, as herein
amer provided; and and the contractor M will 6s & re,
such rolls and plates as may bo necessary to bo
reproduced from the original dies, to have on
term commences, a sutficIent stock Of stamps, Of
the several denominations and kinds required, to
MI tho current daily reluisltons from tho Depart
The contractor will be further required to keep
in repair all dies, rolls, and plates from which
whenever required; and should new designs bo
required at any time to take the place Of the pres
ent series Of stamps for the use of tho public or
Of any OF them, or Tor denominations OF stamps not
now in use, the same shall bo furnished and en-
grayed, subject to the approval Of the Postmaster
time; ali which shall 5e done and executed In the
best style Of steel engraving, BY the contractor,
and at his own expense. No change will be medc
or Of newspaper and periodical stamps; but the
contractor viii be required TO keep In repair, and
renew when required tho dies rolls and plates
the use Of the public. All dies rolls, and plates
made or used at any time In filling tho contract
the United States, and shall be delivered, In good
working order, to tho Postmaster General or his
authorized agent whenever demanded.
BUILDING. PLACE OF MANUFACTURE
ETC.
The stamps will be required to be manufactured
In q hre- proof building, and In separate apart
ments distinct from those In which any othcr work
Is done by the contractor-tho whole to be subject
to the approval Of the Dcpartment-and when
finished must bc placed in fire and burglar.
proof safe or vault, to be specially provided for
OF the Department. Tho contractor, his en-
ployces and agents, shall conform to such regula-
tions as the Department may from timo to time
adopt for the security OF the Government.
AJENT-OFFICE-Roo
A resident agent OF the Department will have
81 "a
Of the stamps, who shall at all times have full
and nee access to the apartments safe and vaults
where the stamps are manufactured and stored
for the purpose of inspecting the same; and the
contractor shall furnish him and his clerks suit
able office and desk-room for the transaction Of
Government. The Postmaster General shall also
have the right ut any time to cause an inspection
to bc made, by any agent or agents whom no may
msnts sass ana vault, M used sPr tSs
and storage OF stamps, and OF the stamps In course
OF manufacture or In stock.
STOCK ON HAND.
The contractor shall ct oil times keep on hand
o stock Of the several denominations and Kinds
Of stamps, subject to the control Of the Post
Once Department. Its regularly authorized
authorized by the Postmaster General, In afl
stages Of manufacture, sufficient to meet all or.
Spd an hs snd sG So
occur during the existence Of the contract that
each and every order Of the Department may be
The Right to require tho contractor, at any time
during the existence OF tho contract, to furnish
an extra quantity q stamps not exceeding sup
PACKING.
Stamps to be transmitted by sea routes mus,
be securely packed in hermetically sealed tin
cases, wrapped In strong MANILA paper; all 9TH
srs must either be packed in strong binders.
board boxes, bound on the edges and corners with
muslin, and envoloped In two thcknesses OF
strong MANILA paper, or lnelosed In strong ma
may require; ali packages TO be so inciosed as &c
enable the agent Of tho Department to officially
seal them.
DELIVERY.
The stamps may bc required to bc delivered by
fsss S IN aSS SSSy
same arc manufactured, or at such other post
offee in the immediate vicinity of tho place OF
rect; or in such quantities at the Post Once De
partment, Washington, ID. O., Tea III denomination
and kind being kept separately as tie Postmaster
BLANKS.
furnish labels, and direct the same, for each pack
age, in accordance with the daily lists furnished
by the agent Of the Department, together with al
other blanks required TO be inciosod with the
stamps; also all blanks for daily weekly, monthly
and quarterly returns relating TO the number and
denominations Of stamps furnished.
REPORTS.
The contractor VIII DC required 10 report
weekly under oath, the number, denomnatlo lor
and kind of stamps manufactured, FINISHED, un
finished and spoledl the number issued during
the week and the number available for issue; al
spoiled stamps to be destroyed by the agent o
the Department In the presencaof the contractor
or his representative or otherwise disposed Of o.
the Postmaster q eneral may direct.
AWARD.
The contract will be awarded on the basis O
the number Of the several kinds OF stamps issuet
during the fiscal year ending June 90, 1870, a
follows.
| !. Number Of stamps Tor uso oftho
public. COS, 100 o0'
2. Number OF official stamps for use Of
the Executive Departments...:.. l7,ss2,ss
stamps. ........................ I,2oo,s4
Total. Observation-Disclosures. iii, ~, 10;
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