diff --git a/src/xlsx.js b/src/xlsx.js
index 43b658c1..98da375c 100644
--- a/src/xlsx.js
+++ b/src/xlsx.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ function extract(sheet, {range, headers}) {
 function valueOf(cell) {
   if (!cell) return;
   const {value} = cell;
+  if (value && value instanceof Date) return value;
   if (value && typeof value === "object") {
     if (value.formula) return value.result;
     if (value.richText) return value.richText.map((d) => d.text).join("");
@@ -61,8 +62,8 @@ function parseRange(specifier = [], {columnCount, rowCount}) {
   if (typeof specifier === "string") {
     const [
       [c0 = 0, r0 = 0],
-      [c1 = columnCount - 1, r1 = rowCount - 1] = [],
-    ] = specifier.split(":").map(NN);
+      [c1 = columnCount - 1, r1 = rowCount - 1],
+    ] = NN2(specifier);
     return [
       [c0, r0],
       [c1, r1],
@@ -100,3 +101,10 @@ function NN(s) {
   }
   return [c ? c - 1 : undefined, sr ? +sr - 1 : undefined];
 }
+
+// "A" is the "A:A" column; "1" is the "1:1" row, "A1" is the "A1:A1" cell
+function NN2(s) {
+  s = s.split(":").map(NN);
+  if (s.length === 1) s[1] = s[0];
+  return s;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/xlsx-test.js b/test/xlsx-test.js
index 0a9f8781..f4b34e20 100644
--- a/test/xlsx-test.js
+++ b/test/xlsx-test.js
@@ -163,12 +163,11 @@ test("FileAttachment.xlsx reads sheet ranges", (t) => {
   ]);
 
   // "B2"
-  // [[1,1]]
   t.same(workbook.sheet(0, {range: "B2"}), [
-    {B: 11, C: 12, D: 13, E: 14, F: 15, G: 16, H: 17, I: 18, J: 19},
-    {B: 21, C: 22, D: 23, E: 24, F: 25, G: 26, H: 27, I: 28, J: 29},
-    {B: 31, C: 32, D: 33, E: 34, F: 35, G: 36, H: 37, I: 38, J: 39},
+    {B: 11},
   ]);
+
+  // [[1,1]]
   t.same(workbook.sheet(0, {range: [[1, 1]]}), [
     {B: 11, C: 12, D: 13, E: 14, F: 15, G: 16, H: 17, I: 18, J: 19},
     {B: 21, C: 22, D: 23, E: 24, F: 25, G: 26, H: 27, I: 28, J: 29},
@@ -176,13 +175,14 @@ test("FileAttachment.xlsx reads sheet ranges", (t) => {
   ]);
 
   // "H"
-  // [[7]]
   t.same(workbook.sheet(0, {range: "H"}), [
-    {H: 7, I: 8, J: 9},
-    {H: 17, I: 18, J: 19},
-    {H: 27, I: 28, J: 29},
-    {H: 37, I: 38, J: 39},
+    {H: 7},
+    {H: 17},
+    {H: 27},
+    {H: 37},
   ]);
+
+  // [[7]]
   t.same(workbook.sheet(0, {range: [[7]]}), [
     {H: 7, I: 8, J: 9},
     {H: 17, I: 18, J: 19},
@@ -190,23 +190,24 @@ test("FileAttachment.xlsx reads sheet ranges", (t) => {
     {H: 37, I: 38, J: 39},
   ]);
 
-  // ":I"
-  // [,[1,]]
+  // "I:"
+  // [[8,],]
   const sheetJ = [
     {I: 8, J: 9},
     {I: 18, J: 19},
     {I: 28, J: 29},
     {I: 38, J: 39},
   ];
-  t.same(workbook.sheet(0, {range: "I"}), sheetJ);
+  t.same(workbook.sheet(0, {range: "I:"}), sheetJ);
   t.same(workbook.sheet(0, {range: [[8, undefined], undefined]}), sheetJ);
 
   // ":ZZ" (doesn't cause extra column fields)
   t.same(workbook.sheet(0, {range: ":ZZ"}), entireSheet);
 
   // "2"
+  t.same(workbook.sheet(0, {range: "2"}), entireSheet.slice(1,2));
+
   // [[,1]]
-  t.same(workbook.sheet(0, {range: "2"}), entireSheet.slice(1));
   t.same(workbook.sheet(0, {range: [[undefined, 1]]}), entireSheet.slice(1));
 
   // ":2"