ALL brown old mills are 100% printers scrap....
HENCE- all must be hand cut and graded "AUTH" because NONE were factory cut....all are southern leaguers ( Texas not included)
if you have to ask "is it brown??" or " does this look, uhm, brown??" then it is not a brown old mill
I believe there were 5 different brown old mill sheets that were chopped up.... some of the "scrappier" nature and have overprints on front, or are multi struck on back...some are super clean and cut neat like Sid or Dutch.... I have been wanting to write an article on this! (just like my "writing articles on proofs, yellow/brn sc fact 350 no prints, and other scrap projects I have not completed
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Thanks for posting Ryan....your example is GORGEOUS! and a true piece of history...
the color of brown old mill is a cross between broadleaf and hindu brown ... a beautiful color to me.....
extremely distinct and apparent , and they "jump" out at you....