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Paraph on Old Signatures
March 12, 2011 9:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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What do you call that embellishment at the bottom of old signatures, like the hash-marked line beneath John Hancock's name? It's called a paraph, originally used as a distinct mark to protect against forgery. This is part of a complete episode.
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