Signed T206 Green Cobb (Heritage)

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

It’s not retraced. Look at the second apostrophe in the little quote marks he made in the flourish or paraph after his signature. It’s just as dark as the stick in the T. To me it’s a normal fountain pen signature, and the ink flow, uneven pressure, and perhaps even some fading over time caused the stark discrepancy in tone.

So then how do you account for the other (nearly parallel and more faint) vertical line beside the dark stem of the T?

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by perezfan

So then how do you account for the other (nearly parallel and more faint) vertical line beside the dark stem of the T?

If it was tracing it would be on top of itself. Could be anything from an initial attempt at a T to a stray line of ink. I don’t know what the smoosh above the paraph is either.