Did all tailgates have painted letters?

[Toro]

Did tailgates without the trim band always have painted letters? My '72 Blazer does not have the painted letters. It's original paint (what's left of it) and has the Hickey swinging spare carrier and roll bar. I bought it from the original owner, and he said the Hickey items were installed options done at the dealership. If the tailgates all came with painted letters, I'm trying to figure out if the dealer painted over the letters due to the spare carrier covering up half of them. Or maybe they all didn't come painted from the factory?