Could This Be A Franklin 596?

I am new to stamp collecting and I am curious if anyone can help me.
Could one of these be the 596?
A picture of the front and back.

How did you come up with the Scott number 596 if you are new to collecting? Most people think that the first stamp they see is the most expensive variety out there. You need to check perforations first (using a perforation gauge, not by counting.) Then visit stampsmarter.org to get more information. You can also search 596 on this forum and get lots of examples and discussion.

Ended up inheriting a collection and the person who had the stamp collection had the first one marked 552 or a 596 with a question mark
And wrote that it measures 11x11 19 1/4 and 22 1/2.
Like I said I am new to this. I am just going off of notes from the man who had a large collection.

Lfpas - Your stamp is a not a rotary press stamp and thus not a 596.

https://stampsmarter.org/learning/I...arities.html

Second one is not the design of a 596, note the "one cent" at the bottom. Try again?

I posted the wrong one. I didn't mean to post the second ones. This is the one I meant to post for the second.

I think the fact that they took a priceless stamp, slapped a hinge on it, and left it hanging with the rest of the page probably gives you an answer.

You should not listen to these nay sayers, who knows for sure if this is a 596, only 15 have been found, but the sheets were never printed with just 15 stamps on a sheet, and being coil waste stamp, if real, could be worth a fortune.
So the first thing to do is carefully remove the stamp, place it in a Glassine and send it registered, insured mail to one of the stamp expertising agencies. You pick whichever one you find credible.
It is the only way to find out that your worthless stamp might be a 596, and it is like playing the lottery, so why not spend the $50.00 to have it appraised?
Good Luck.

The 'nay sayers' have been helping people in this community for over a decade. If you take a look, you can find well over 100 'I have a 595' threads and not one of them has ever been legitimate. It is so common that one of our members took the time to write a very good article linked above; it provides all the information a person needs to understand why they do not have a 596.

The hobby has a lot offer but getting rich on a stamp that no one will ever stumble across is not one of them. Hence, we try to avoid promoting 'treasure hunting' and/or setting unrealistic expectations.
Don

Excellent. Welcome aboard! It is a rewarding hobby.

That said, there are basic tools of the hobby which greatly add to the enjoyment ... tongs, perforation gauge, watermark tray/fluid, catalogs, albums, etc. These are a much better use of your $50.

To expand on Don's post, the odds of finding the next 596 are extreeeemely long. Like Powerball odds long. Scott 596 has several look-a-likes, which were the workhorse stamps of this era produced in the billions, yes, with a "B".

Identifications by previous collectors should always be taken with a grain of salt. Always re-check with a critical eye ... especially if it is ID'd as something better than normal.

It is worth setting these two stamps aside to study and learn from them with the proper equipment, etc. To carefully confirm the perforation rate (which if the images are non-distorted, both appear to be 11 x 10.5, thus Scott 632).