[Grut]

The ‘year’ in the pica stamp is one solid piece of rubber with four numbers on it. No one else’s stamp is ‘80’, it’s 1980, 1981, 1979, etc. etc.

OK, I stand corrected. I was visualising something like the usual 'settable' date stamp.

[thecodont]

The ‘year’ in the pica stamp is one solid piece of rubber with four numbers on it. No one else’s stamp is ‘80’, it’s 1980, 1981, 1979, etc. etc.

OK, I stand corrected. I was visualising something like the usual 'settable' date stamp.

More of us consumers reading this are familiar with the "settable" date stamp that can be bought from most office supply and stationery stores: such a stamp has a series of dates and years mounted on rubber bands that can be turned by wheels to the desired setting.

http://www.thestampmaker.com/Departments/Rubber-Stamps/Date-Stamps/Stock-Date-Stamps.aspx

"12 years are included on the date band." (The ones I've seen have full four-digit years, not 20xx where xx is something that can be selected on a wheel.)

http://www.thestampmaker.com/Products/Trodat-Local-Dater-11133150__TRODAT_1113_3150.aspx