HELP PLEASE- My kids and I found a 1908 Benjamin Franklin 1 Cent stamp!

inkyblueyes919

CAN ANYONE HELP ME WITH THIS...
I just looked up this stamp that my children and I found in a book
that belonged to my 88 year old father in laws MOTHER! He passed on 7 years ago
God rest his soul.

This is what I read about it:
Most valuable stamps issued in the United States:
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
1908
Denomination: 1c
Color: Blue green

I will email pictures to anyone that wants to see it!
I tried to download them here but it said my picture is to big?
My email is inkyblueyes919@hotmail.com


PLEASE give me any and all advice
We are so nervous and Hoping for a miracle!
We have a family of six and if this would mean what I think it could
it would be such a answer to prayer!!!
Thanks so much in advance!
inkyblueyes919

edueku

It is likely you have the common 1c Franklin #300 with an aprox. value of 40 cents. The rare stamp that you are referring to is very similar but was issued in coil form, that is the strips like you can still get from the vending machine at your local post office. If it were the genuine rarity it would have to have straight edges at the top AND bottom which is #318 or at left AND right to be #316. This stamp is faked frequently from the #300(which comes from a sheet of stamps) it is likely that even if your stamp has the above defining characteristics it is a fake. If it does not have the straightedges as described it is definitely a #300. Hope this helps.

inkyblueyes919

THANK YOU SO MUCH for your help...
I have several responses tat have told me that it is indeed
NOT the RARE one we were Hoping for...
Oh well someday maybe we will find the money maker, huh?
Have a great day
God Bless
inkyblueyes919

KentuckyJ

> it is indeed
> NOT the RARE one we were Hoping for...
> Oh well someday maybe we will find the money maker


LOL. You sound like me after I've checked our lottery tickets

KJ