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<p>I frequently see the date written in this format on herbarium
labels from the early 20th century - often printed. It's a bit
odd, but not much stranger than nesting the day between the month
and the year, which is standard practice in the US.</p>
<p>Alan<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/23/2018 4:34 PM, Callomon,Paul
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone come across a label date format
in which the date is nestled within the year, thus:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">19 3/viii 25<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Or <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">19 23/v 26<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I take these to mean August 3, 1925 and May
23, 1926 respectively – correct?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span
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<i>Collection Manager, Malacology, Invertebrate Paleontology
and General Invertebrates</i></span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Academy of Natural
Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia</span></b><b><span
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">1900 Benjamin Franklin
Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA<br>
<i><a href="mailto:callomon@ansp.org" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:blue">callomon@ansp.org</span></a>
Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170</i></span><span
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