Originally Posted by
T-Mar
That would make it the 274th frame from September 1970, which is late enough in the calendar year that it is likely a 1971 model. The curious thing is that Raleigh did not have a facility that used the 'A' prefix. The Irish factory used a 'D'.
The first character in the serial number is a little hard to read. I'll try to get a good photo after it gets light out in a couple of hours. Maybe you and/or or someone else will see it differently than I do. The number is on the left rear dropout if that makes a difference. I'm almost 100% sure it's not a D though.