You can only compare creeds with other bags made in the same plant, month and year. The style number doesn't control the creed format or how it's stamped except for bags made of special leathers or fabrics.
I'm worried about the contrast stitching especially on the inside pocket. There's another creed pic in my files that, like this one, uses a plant code that you almost never see during that time period and also has contrast stitching. They're both from the first half of 1994 when the new serial numbers were just starting to be used and maybe plant codes were temporary or changing. Both bags' creeds and serial numbers look as if they used the same stamp but with different production dates, and one also has an outlet bullet. Keep in mind that it's possible that stamps may have been passed around among temporary or part-time plants since they would have been scarce during that time period.
I'm worried about the sloppy stitching at the end of the strap in the second photo too, but that just may be due to a newly opened plant. I'm leaning toward genuine but can't be 100 percent sure.
Here are pics of both creed patches, with the one that "ilovesaturday" just asked about at the top, and the one from my files with the N plant code and outlet mark underneath. The third pic is of the strap end that I'm worried about. Other opinions are welcome.
I will post pics when I receive it.
