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Old 4th October 2012, 06:32 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by weapons 27
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Here's what I can decipher 1815 or 1875 pk asia 0123
looks more like 1875 to me. the long upper cap stroke is more '7-ish' than '1-ish'

the rest is OK. looks like an old museum tag.

so my guesstimate:

1875 is the date of collection
PK possibly the collector's initials
ASIA the geo. region
0123 a catalogue number (the last digit is a bit unclear)

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