Lot 62 United States SC#585var 4c Pale Yellow Brown , 1923-1926 4th Bureau Issue, A FOG Single, Perf 10, Special Booklet Paper With Horiz. Grain, No Gum Breaker Ridges, 12 Horizontal Gum Ridges per Inch.

A FOG single of the 4c pale yellow brown from the 1923-1926 4th Bureau Issue, perf 10, special booklet paper with horiz. grain, no gum breaker ridges, 12 horizontal gum ridges per inch.

An unusual anomaly that is either an undiscovered variety, as these rotary press printings are supposed to have gum breaker ridges, and be printed on vertical wove paper, or it is an altered horizontal coil with added perfs on top. You decide which it is.

Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $10. The stamp offered here grades 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10