Jersey numbering styles...
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The Saints used layered twill numbers from 2001-2009. Two numbers sewn on individually and stacked on top of each other.
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Starting with the 2010 Season, the Saints changed to a "Kiss Cut" where a thin border outlined piece of material is sewn around the edges of a single layer number. This made the lettering materials lighter and less rigid.
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The Saints also use older blank jerseys leftover from other seasons.
So if they have a bunch of jerseys left over from 2006 or 2009, they still
used these blanks in later years until they changed suppliers away from
Reebok after the 2011 Season.
But a big clue to what season the jersey is from, is how the jersey is numbered...
This white jersey below is tagged 06-44. 2006 year, size 44
But was used by Anthony Hargrove during the 2010 Season.
This is determined because the jersey has the kiss-cut used by the Saints
starting in 2010, and employed again on Reebok gamers in 2011, however,
Hargrove left the Saints after the 2010 Season, which means 2010 is the only
season possible.
So if they have a bunch of jerseys left over from 2006 or 2009, they still
used these blanks in later years until they changed suppliers away from
Reebok after the 2011 Season.
But a big clue to what season the jersey is from, is how the jersey is numbered...
This white jersey below is tagged 06-44. 2006 year, size 44
But was used by Anthony Hargrove during the 2010 Season.
This is determined because the jersey has the kiss-cut used by the Saints
starting in 2010, and employed again on Reebok gamers in 2011, however,
Hargrove left the Saints after the 2010 Season, which means 2010 is the only
season possible.
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This Jonathan Vilma jersey below was acquired from the Saints by NFL auctions. It is tagged in the collar 09-42, for the year 2009 and size 42, but is registered in the PSA/DNA system as having been worn in 2011, and is photomatched to a 2011 game.
As you can see, it also demonstrates the kiss-cut style the Saints equipment managers have used since 2010 for their numbering of blank jerseys. 
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Below is a Jonathan Goodwin game worn jersey. It is tagged in the collar 08-48 for the year 2008 and size 48, it shows game use and came from the team, but I would not rule out it being used in either 2008 or 2009 Season, as recycled jerseys are just so common for the Saints, and they used this layered style of numbering in both of those years.
