Franklin 1c Stamp Identification

I'm new and clueless about stamps. That being said, I inherited some
postcards from my father. Looking for advice and guidance in regards
to this stamp. It is 11 perf in both. I can supply more pics if needed. Thank You G.

Looks like a 552 to me.

Gentle suggestion ... show us two scans
1. the entire mail piece
2. the entire stamp without any overlays

Partial images are meaningless.

This issue is best ID'd by gauging the perforations first. The size of the printed image can be deceiving.

Thank you for the recommendation. I hope this helps. Sorry for the picture quality. I'm working on it. Thanks Again

To identify this and other of the stamps you now have, a Scott's catalog would be helpful to you. Your local public library probably has one o can get one that you could borrow until you decide whether you want to get one for yourself so you can advance in the hobby.

Toward the front of Scott's Specialized US catalog are shown a number of different stamp designs. Using the catalog you can proceed in a stepwise fashion.

This is design A155.
Of the specific stamps printed with this design back in the 20s, there is a range of possibilities, maybe a dozen are listed in Scott.
But in the case of your particular stamp the possibilities are greatly narrowed because your stamp has no perforations on two adjacent sides. Meaning it was issued in the form of a booklet.

And you have a gauge already and have determined it is 11 wide x 11 vertical perforations, right.
Collectors just call this perf. 11 when both are the same.

So looking at the booklets of this design in Scott, it would be either
1) the Scott #552a booklet perf 11
or 2) a later booklet #632a which is perf 11 (wide) x 10 1/2 (vertical).
It is not the booklet CZ 71e because it is not overprinted "CANAL ZONE."

So at this point, I would always go back to my stamp in hand and check the gauge again, but it does look like you have an 11 perf. So You have a # 552a issued in 1923.

If you are thinking about whether this is an uncommon, or even a rare stamp, Scott will give you a relative idea by listing values. Those values are rough but serviceable indicators.

In this case, there were millions of this particular stamp issued, so monetarily we are talking pennies. Same with the perf 11x101/2 #632a.

Hope this helps start you to dig deeper into these stamps.

Or instead of going to a library, you can lookup and same (and much more) information on Stamp Smarter
http://stampsmarter.com/1847usa/192...ntifier.html
Don

Thank you so much for the info. I have looked at the Scotts catalog and was able to determine some of the other stamps that I have. This one I really wasn't sure of and came here. Stamps are very new to me so I appreciate the input. When you don't know, you ask. Thanks again. Probably will have more questions in the future as I learn. G