National Republican., 1877-02-10
PROPOSALS..
PR0PosxIs f3S sSiS@! ARHEsivE PosrAaE
Posr OrrIcr DEPARTMENT,

PROPOSALS ron ADHESIVE POSTAGE
Posr orvier DEPARTMENT
January 25, 1871.
Sealed proposals arc invited rom steei.piate
Engravers and Plate Printers, and will be received
at this Department until IL o'clock m, on Wednes-
AZ ali the he postage stamps which III, Department
Psfos af % Ss ne
J. Stamps for the use Of tho public. ...
). Newspaper and periodical stamps.
QUALITY OF STAMPS.
The stamps must be furnished, subject TO the
engraved in tho highest style Of the art Of steel
engraving, and printed in snch colors as may from
best and most approved manner, upon paper Of tho
best quality suitable for tho purpose, and salts.
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readily detached and used, the sheets 70 be we'll
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with all reasonable dispatch, in such quantities
daily % ii requi,itions from postmasters and from
the Executive Department.. The stamps must
be printed on hand.rollcr presses.
DIES, ROLLS, AND PLATES.
The dIes rolls and plates from which postage
United States, will be placed in the Keeping and
custody OF the contractor before tho frst day
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order and control OF the Department, as herein.
after proyided: and the contractor Will be re-
an,ed iron, said dies, rolls, and plates, and from
reproduced from the original dies, to have on
hand, ready for issue on the day tho contract
the several denominations and kinds required, to
fll the current daily acquisitions from the Depart
m9 Shous % &c or delay
in repair all dies, rolls, and plates from which
stamps may be printed, and 70 renew the same
required at any time 70 take the place Of the pres.
ent series Of stamps for tho use Of the public or
now IN use, the same shall be fSrnisned and en- en-.
grayed, subject TO the approval Of the Postmaster
General; upon his request, within a reasonable
best style Of steel engraving by the contractor,
and at his own expense. No change will be mado
on asd ts
contractor VIII be required 70 keep in repair, and
renew when required, the dies, rolls, and plates
the use Of the public. All dies, rolls and plates
made or used &C any time In filling the contract
the United States, and shall be deiiver%sd, % 10 good
working order, to the Postmaster General OF his
authorized agent whenever demanded.
BUILDING. PLACE OF MANUFACTURE
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The stamps will be required to be manufactured
In n fire. proof building, and in separate apart
ments, distinct from those In which any other work
is done by the con;ractor-the whole to be subject
finished must be placed in q fire and burglar.
proof safe or vault, to be specially provided for
Of The Department. Tho contractor, his em.
ployees and agents, shall conform to such rcgula-
tiens S. the Department may from time to time
ADOPT for the security OF the Government.
AiENT-OFFICE-RoOM RoOMS-INSPECTIoN.
A resident agent OF the Department will have
supervision Of the manu- facture, storage and issue
Of the stamps, who shall at all times have full
and free access to the apartments safes and vaults
where the stamps are manniaS,ored and stored
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 at any time to cause an inspection
TO he made, by any agent or agents whom he may
nents, safes and vaults used for the manufacture
and storage OF stamps, and Of the stamps in course
Of manufacture or in stock.
STOCK ON HAND.
The contractor shall at all times keep on hand
a stock OF the several denominations and kinds
Of stamps, subject to the control Of the Post
Ofice Department, its regularly authorized
stages Of manufacture, suficient to meet all or.
any and ar ali Contingencies that may % be likely to
occur during the existence Of the contract so that
each and sysry order q The psPnrtm,enht nay SS
the right to require the contractor, at any time
during the existence Of the contract, to furnish
an an extra ~ quantity Of stamps not exceeding sup
PACKING.
Stamps to be transmitted by sea routes must
| be securely packed In hermetically sealed tin
cases wrapped in strong MANILA paper AL 9th.
board boxes, bound on the edges and corners with
muslin, and enveloped in two thicknesses OF
nia snVsope tSe SaanttS to bc
may require; all packages to be SO nclosed as to
| enable the agent OF the Department to onicially
| seal them.
| DELIVERY.
| The stamps may be required to be delivered by
the contractor in separate packages, as above pro
vided for at the post ONCE In the place where the
same are nn III A. sosh o ,hs S,hef aP Posii u
| manufacture as the Postmaster General may d.
rect; or In such quantities at the Post Omoe De
and kind being kept SEPARATE as the Postmaster
General may direct.
| BLANKS.
| In addition, the contractor will be required "a
furnish LABEL and dTSGt ~ the sae sf eSs PSSSsS
by the agent Of the Department, together with Al
| other blanks required TO be inclosed with The
and quarterly returns relating 10 the number antt
| denominations OF stamps furnished.
REPORTS.
The contractor will be required to report
weekly, under oath, the number, denomination
| and kind Of stamps manufactured, (hnished, un
finished and spoifed,) the number issued durinl
the week and the number available for issue; Of
spoiled stamps to be destroyed by the agent o
the Department In the presence OF the contracto
| OF his representative or otherwise disposed or o.
the Postmaster General may direct.
| AWARD.
| The contract will be awarded on the basis o
| the number OF the several kinds Of stamps issue,
| during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1870 q
| follows:
public. o9, 100 90
the Executive Departments. 49, l7,os2, 90
stamps. ] ......................... l,eoo,si
Total....................... ,7I2, 10
| Bids must be made for each kind OF stamps sep
arately the bidders stating In their proposals tn
price per thousand stamps, including everythln
l IN hn dor I'm ish al aa asetfn In