Okay, here's what I read over at
The Headbadge: "Spartan men's and ladies' models were available these years [i.e., 1962-1972] under the models S22 and S22L, respectively. These models featured mattress saddles vs. the Brooks B72 saddle of the deluxe model, a smaller saddlebag, economy tires (what these were, I would not know - the deluxe model came with Dunlops, according to Raleigh catalogues) and different rims, namely, box-section Endricks vs. the drop-center Westricks. Information on these models is sparse, and their variants are not well known.
By 1968, both ladies' and gent's S22 models aquired [sic]
unique gold paint jobs which lasted until the deletion of the S22 model in 1972. Keep in mind that it is not unusual to see a 1973 S22, even though the model was officially removed from the lineup in 1972. Surplus stock of S22 parts resulted in an overlap of the gold frames into the 1973 model year. Whether these were sold as S22's or DL22's is unknown."