2c National Parks, Imperforate (741 var). Strip of six from the bottom left corner of the sheet with huge margins, signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt 1934" at bottom, also part of a statement in manuscript likely referring to the sheet being pulled from the "press today", pencil Positions 146/191 written on back along with Stanley Gibbons backstamps and "FDR" on each stamp, bottom three stamps faint diagonal creases and faint waterstain, appears Extremely Fine, as discussed in the Scott Catalogue, Postmaster General James A. Farley gifted sheets of the National Parks and other issues, in imperforate form without gum, to several dignitaries, including President Roosevelt, the uproar this caused among collectors led to the mass printing of the imperforate sheets, now known as "Farley's Follies", this piece is not the Scott listed imperforate Farley No. 757, but rather a variety of the perforated issue No. 741, the presence of the Roosevelt signature (or one of the other recipients) or a datestamp on cover is the only way to verify that these are the unissued variety

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