{"id":11459,"date":"2023-09-08T06:38:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T04:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/08\/whose-scribble-is-that-can-you-match-the-famous-identity-to-the-signature\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T06:38:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T04:38:19","slug":"whose-scribble-is-that-can-you-match-the-famous-identity-to-the-signature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/08\/whose-scribble-is-that-can-you-match-the-famous-identity-to-the-signature\/","title":{"rendered":"Whose scribble is that? Can you match the famous identity to the signature?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The signature\u2019s days are now numbered in some official documents in Australia. But the signature as a personal brand has a long history and it\u2019s hard to see it going anywhere fast<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2023\/sep\/08\/digital-statutory-declarations-australia-electronic-signatures-video-link\">A sign of the times: Australia moves towards digital statutory declarations<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=cvau_sfl\">morning and afternoon news emails<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some time around 3000BC a Sumerian scribe called Gar Ama stamped his name on the back of a clay tablet and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoyencollection.com\/scribes-collection\/scribal-training\/lexical-list-oldest-autograph-ms-2494-4\">produced what is now the oldest known signature.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But signatures really came into their own after the English parliament pass the Statute of Frauds Act in 1677, making them mandatory on legal contracts, replacing the seal or the X. For hundreds of years since, every legal document was accompanied by a signature.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2023\/sep\/08\/celebrity-famous-person-signatures-quiz\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/16a757c320d3e20abfba14ebddc94df6fc81c2c8\/238_0_8774_5266\/master\/8774.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=9acd44545436713dd120f78a04caa598\" title=\"Whose scribble is that? Can you match the famous identity to the signature?\" \/>The signature\u2019s days are now numbered in some official documents in Australia. But the signature as a personal brand has a long history and it\u2019s hard to see it going anywhere fast<\/p>\n<p>A sign of the times: Australia moves towards digital statutory declarations<br \/>\nGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>Some time around 3000BC a Sumerian scribe called Gar Ama stamped his name on the back of a clay tablet and produced what is now the oldest known signature.<br \/>\nBut signatures really came into their own after the English parliament pass the Statute of Frauds Act in 1677, making them mandatory on legal contracts, replacing the seal or the X. For hundreds of years since, every legal document was accompanied by a signature. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The signature\u2019s days are now numbered in some official documents in Australia. But the signature as a personal brand has a long history and it\u2019s hard to see it going anywhere fast A sign of the times: Australia moves towards digital statutory declarations Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/08\/whose-scribble-is-that-can-you-match-the-famous-identity-to-the-signature\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Whose scribble is that? 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