Fred Wrote ;
> Agreed. But why didn't they use the first 12 letters of the
> alphabet? It appears as though they skipped certain letters
> but there's not real pattern that I can discern.
> If they used every other letter, I wouldn't have been
> surprised. That might indicate they once used a letter to
> indicate the fortnight and later partially abandoned the
> system. But that isn't what they did. The document Peter
> mentioned indicates the following:
> A=Jan, B=Feb, D=Mar, E=Apr, G=May, H=Jun,
> K=Jul, L=Aug, M=Sep, N=Oct, P=Nov, S=Dec
> Does anyone know why or will this remain one of life's great
> mysteries?
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In the world of potentially poorly stamped frames and stamps that wear out that was "Raleigh", leaving out similarly shaped letters reduced the risk of dealer induced brain-fade...
A B D E = F G = C = O = Q H K L = I = J M N P = R S
TUVWXYZ therefore not required....
A guess, but not untypical of engineering solutions in Britain, and a few years of trying to make out Raleigh serial numbers under fresh paint.
Bob Reid Stonehaven Scotland
http://www.flying-scot.co.uk (mapped)