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How to authenticate this bag

A checklist drawn from the catalogued production records, serial tags, and authentication notes for this variant. These checks help you know what to look for; they don’t replace an in-hand inspection by a qualified authenticator.

The words, in plain terms: Date code: the small letters-and-numbers production tag (not a serial number) · Blind stamp: a small embossed mark recording year and workshop

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   Date code format (Production record)

   Shared Hermès blind-stamp system (not size-specific): no shape 1945-1970, circle 1971-1996, square 1997-2014, no shape 2015-present, plus a craftsman code.

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   Stamp placement (Production record)

   Interior; pre-~2016 under/inside the left closure strap, ~2016 onward interior left side near the back flap.

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