BUG #5050: text to timestamp failure

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 5050
Logged by: Aoyai Kouhei
Email address: aoyagi(dot)kouhei(at)gmail(dot)com
PostgreSQL version: 8.4.1
Operating system: MacOS 10.6.1
Description: text to timestamp failure
Details:

select '0001-01-01'::timestamp with time zone;
-> "0001-01-01 00:00:00+09:18:59"

...

select '1887-01-01'::timestamp with time zone;
-> "1887-01-01 00:00:00+09:18:59"

select '1888-01-01'::timestamp with time zone;
-> "1888-01-01 00:00:00+09"

select '1889-01-01'::timestamp with time zone;
-> "1889-01-01 00:00:00+09"

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