Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="CoinOKC, post: 160298, member: 2146"]I don't believe this is Ms. Granahan's signature. There are certain aspects that remain constant in handwriting unless a person deliberately tries to change it. If you'll notice the "yn" in "Kathryn", the roundness of the "y" as it flows into the "n" is absent in the handwritten signature. This would not be common for someone to suddenly change to a pointed "n". Also, the "y" doesn't contain a loop in the handwritten signature as it does in the actual signature.  The pointedness of the "y" into the "n" is the main focus of authenticity due to the fact that it doesn't maintain the "flow" of the actual signature. Additionally, the crossing flourish on the "t" in "Kathryn" barely extends to the first loop in the "y", whereas in the actual signature, the flourish exends nearly to the end of "Kathryn". Regardless of the size of someone's signature, rarely does the "aspect" change. Normally, if someone crosses a "t", it remains somewhat constant no matter how they sign their signature. The "y" in "O'Hay" contains two loops in the actual signature whereas the handrwritten signature contains no loops at all. The last "n" in "Granahan" ends as an upsweep. The handwritten signature doesn't. Normally, a stylized signature such as Ms. Granahan's will usually contain the stylized features regardless of how many signatures she was signing at one time. Fatigue will show in signatures, but rarely will stylization change. Personally, I think someone had been practicing Ms. Granahan's signature, felt as though they had finally gotten it right, and signed the bill. Signatures can, and do, change over the course of time.  Assuming this is, indeed, Ms. Granahan's signature, it could depend on WHEN the bill was signed.  Without further documents to compare, I think this signature is suspect.[/QUOTE]

Log in or Sign up

Reply to Thread

Useful Searches