Big Al
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Are you saying only 137/138 are the only PAF version?
All the various pickups used a 3 digit prefix. The first reissue paf bore the 137 or 138 number. The numbers represent bridge or neck versions. The earliest only have 80 following the prefix with longer number codes following later in 1980.
They are factory inventory codes and other than the 3 digit model prefix and obvious date codes I am not sure what the other numbers represent. Remember the stamps wear off easily, so incomplete or missing numbers can be confusing.