Signature Control Marks of 1933 and 1934
What is my stamp with a control signature worth?
You will notice a colored numeral with each control signature. These are multipliers used to determine the pricing of a stamp displaying that particular control signature.
First, find the price of your particular stamp in the catalog. For example, the 2c yellow Gazette with a Peace cancel is priced at six dollars in the catalog. Does the stamp also have a control signature? Great! Find the control signature in the chart below and the colorful numeral next to it. Now multiply the six dollar stamp price times the number from the chart.
Let's say your stamp has a Castañeda signature from Atlántida? See the blue "2"? Now multiply your 6 dollars times the multiplier of 2. There you have the total value of your stamp with that specific control sig... $12.
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Anderson Collection.
"Firmas Facsimiles de Control de 1933" by E. Alegría in Honduras Filatélica, December 1985 581-593.
Marcas de Control sobre los Timbres de Honduras by E. Alegría in Honduras Filatélica, June 2023 34-45.
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