[Ray76]

The lines are to help determine whether characters align with those above or below them. Again, it is not whether a character is on or between the lines, but that it is aligned with those above or below it.

My only point in these grid exercises is: aligned characters aren't proof of authenticity, misaligned characters cast doubt on authenticity.

[Ray76]

The form is rotated slightly counterclockwise as is evidenced by the pre-printed lines at the top and bottom of the form not being parallel with the grid.

The consequence of the rotation is that characters in the top half of the form will be slightly closer to the line to the left, and characters in the bottom half of the form will be slightly closer to the line to the right. The effect becomes more pronounced the further from the axis of rotation - the center of the form.

The effect is visible, for example, by comparing box 14 (bottom half of form) with box 5a or 6a or 2 or 1a (top half of form).

It is not whether a character is on or between the lines, but whether it is aligned with those above or below it. Aligned characters aren’t proof of authenticity, misaligned characters cast doubt on authenticity.

[4Zoltan]

Most of it lines up except for the first name JOHANNA. Similar to OBAMA.

Any chance the parents didn’t come up with a first name right away and it was added a day or so later? After the rest of the document had been typed up?