Is It A Type II Or Type IV

Still confused on this one, after spending an hour !

So it is time to call the pros.

Can you folks help me please?

Type IV, Scott 9. It is recut.

I agree, a recut. It can be seen in the bottom frame line easily (as well as in the top frame line of the stamp below it in this enlargement).

Probably 28R1L

Double guide dot, single recut top and bottom

Yep, Ty IV, recut once at top and bottom.

Excellent. Thank you very much.

I agree with the 28R1L position.
That double guide dot is like no other.

ananthveerappan, since you were having trouble telling whether your stamp was Type II or Type IV, consider the following illustrations. The recut frame lines that define Type IV are generally better seen at top than at bottom, and are clearer on worn prints. The stamp you showed clearly has a top recut, as seen by the darker portion of the frame line (circled). By contrast, the same position in its unrecut (Type II) version (position 28R1E, from the One-Cent Plating Archive by Richard Doporto) is shown in the second photo. The top frame line is of uniform strength. The third illustration is of a Type II stamp from Plate 2 (25R2, again from the Doporto photo archive), also with top frame line of uniform strength.

Thanks dudley. I am just entering the classical US section. It is taking a while to learn them. The stamp in question is from an Austrian dealer I think, who had no accompanying information. So studying it before I make a decision !