Which preposition to use with superscriptions

of Occurrences 20%

Pray tell your wife that a note of interrogation on the superscription of a letter is highly ungrammatical!

on Occurrences 5%

One morning, when he was alone, he received a letter bearing the Plassans postmark, the superscription on which he examined with surprise, not recognizing the writing.

in Occurrences 2%

But the Greek and Carthaginian elements of the ocean language must now lie buried very deep in it, and it is hard to recognize their original image and superscription in those smooth-worn current coins which form the basis of the sea-speech.

to Occurrences 2%

The superscription to the anonymous letter that led to the discovery of the plot.

by Occurrences 1%

If there should be one or two in these reminiscences which have lost their image and superscription by much handling, I hope that the recasting which they have undergone will give them, not only the brightness of the original mint, but a wider circulation than they have ever known.

with Occurrences 1%

Sally studied the superscriptions with interest, wondering what the handwriting might have indicated to her of the character of the writers, had she known nothing of either.

Which preposition to use with  superscriptions