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...I have a late 60's Deluxe in Open Road style silverbelly but from the liner on this hat I am sure it is late 50's however someone has changed the sweat out and it has no markings indicating it's a true "Open Road". Any way to tell other then if it's stamped?? I have read that the felt was of higher quality then the standard Deluxe but its hard to tell since the felting is considerably different between my pre 60's hats and more modern hats. Also, what color was this hat called from the factory...
There are plenty of examples of Open Road style hats from Stetson with no "Open Road" markings to be found. Even with a replaced sweatband, there is no guarantee the original actually had OR stamped on it. Royal Deluxe Stetson & Royal Stetson Deluxe were considered the next step up over plain Royal Stetson. Some earlier years, the Royal Stetson was of higher quality than the Royal Deluxe of later years.
That could be the Almond Tan color you have. HTH....