1850-1854 Philadelphia Octagonal Markings, group of 12 stampless letters with octagonal markings including 1850 Jan. 1 with "Phila/5/Paid" provisional marking used six weeks (5 known), 1850 Jun. 26 with "Phila./5cts/Paid" h.s. to Germany, 1851 to Toulouse and another to Württemberg with the "5cts" marking manuscript rerated "10", 1851 with "24Cts." marking manuscript rerated "21" (the only recorded example), three 1851 to France and Germany with "5Cts." marking manuscript rerated "21", 1851 with "5Cts." marking manuscript rerated "20", etc., Very Fine, a scarce group of these scarce Philadelphia octagonal rate markings. Estimate  $750 - 1,000.Complete images: View gallery or Download PDF (1.7MB) $0 (Image)