The numbers on the front have definitely been restamped wiith a modern die set. The font does not match or even come close to the vintage of the other numbers visible in the photos. The front of the frame has been ground down just enough to eliminate any trace of the original numbers after the new numbers were stamped with a heavy hammer blow. The orignal number IMHO was only 4 digits and centered. The "extra" 6 was added to change the number that was orginally stamped. I wiil speculate that this was done by the EG Vopo since the new numbers appear similar to fonts I have seen on Vopo production post war magazine bottoms. I can't speculate on "why". I believe the suffix to be original.
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regards, -John S
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