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Title: Help with date
Post by: annie2168 on Saturday 28 February 15 05:16 GMT (UK)
can anyone work out this date. sorry its not a complete photo
Title: Re: Help with date
Post by: Eidde on Saturday 28 February 15 11:33 GMT (UK)
OK, I'll bite.
I suppose that the J-like symbol is a 1, as the superscript seems to be 'ST', i.e. 21st, which would make the date 1707, perhaps. Then, if the preceding bit is a month ending in E, it would have to be June.

Eddie
Title: Re: Help with date
Post by: Bookbox on Saturday 28 February 15 11:54 GMT (UK)
Or it could be 1703?
Title: Re: Help with date
Post by: Hephzibah on Saturday 28 February 15 16:14 GMT (UK)
Maybe 1703 and maybe April not June.