is written on the face. If you are depositing the cheque write or
stamp "For Deposit" or "Pay to ______BANK______," as may be the
custom, over your signature. This is hardly necessary if you are
taking the cheque yourself to the bank. A cheque with a simple or
blank indorsement on the back is payable to bearer, and if lost the
finder might succeed in collecting it; but if the words "For Deposit"
appear over the name the bank officials understand that the cheque is
intended to be deposited, and they will not cash it.