cut signature

plural cut signatures · alternative cut sig

1. An autograph extracted from a signed document.

   Dr. Sprague furnished fourteen autographs of the Signers, not the most valuable, and Dr. Emmett supplied a Lynch cut signature, and forty-one others

   1889, Lyman Copeland Draper, An Essay on the Autographic Collections of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and of the Constitution, New York: Burns & Sons, page 76

   Synonyms: cut autograph

2. collectible card gamesA card featuring an autograph cut from another document or signed on a separate piece of paper or cardboard.

   Jose Canseco Cut signature $7 Single-signature $40

   1994, Mark K. Larson, The Complete Guide to Baseball Memorabilia, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, page 31

3. collectible card gamesAn autograph produced for use on cards or for collecting.