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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMERCIAL PLATES
Began 1926. 1927-33: B = 1 - 3,000 lbs., C = 3,001+ lbs.
1926 (no B) C-1-680 - C-11-783
1927 B-352 (Listed as B-9999, C-7999)
1928 B-9918
1929 C-9267 (1B-517 seen, possible overflow series?)
1930 B-3472
1931 B-8297, C-9731 (2B-700 seen, possible overflow series?)
1932 B-7024, C-9689 (CC-121 seen, possible overflow series?)
1933
1934 B-328, C-3171
1935 35-323 - 38-464
1936 28-222 - 31-320
1937 25-082 - 42-101
1938 B4300
2-29-40 C5080
3-31-41 A 11, B 476
3-31-42 A 8 (C reported)
3-31-43 B-6453, C-5109
3-31-46 B-1919, D-1599 (C-4807 restamped as 3-31-47 Taxi)
3-31-47 B-8160 (Restamped over '47 124-494, small "B")
B-9860 (B-83 small "B", B-9860 full-size "B")
C-6633 (small "C")
D-1870 (D-1304 - D-1870 small "D")
1948 C-3322, 3-C38
1949 3-C779, 5C-164
1950 C-9505, 6C-658 (4-C980, 3C-24 reported)
1951 C-6313, 7C-812
1952 C-9946, CA-674, CD-466, CF-336, CH-518, CI-542
3-31-54 C-7761, CC-121, CG-581, CH-353, CJ-3770
3-31-56 CA-10-01 - CC-51-99 (22,197*P)
3-31-57 CA-10-01 - CC-40-36 (21,034*P)
3-31-58 CA-1001 - CB-7663 (15,662 P) (1956-57 dies)
3-31-59 CA 1001 - CB 9340 (17,339 P)
3-31-60 CA 1001 - CB 9168 (17,167 P)
3-31-61 CA 1001 - CB 9342 (17,341 P) (Holes; pass. has slots)
3-31-62 CA 1001 - CB 9061 (17,060 P)
3-31-63 CA 1001 - CB 9056 (17,055*P)
3-31-64 CA 1001 - CB 6626 (14,625 P)
3-31-65 CA 1001 - CB 9633 (17,632 P)
3-31-66 - 3-31-69 BASE Black/White (Fully Reflective)
1965 Type 1 CA1001 - CB7181 (15,180 P)
1966 "3-31-67" Type 2 CC-013 -
1968? Type 2a CB7681 - CC6348 (7,667 P)
1968? Type 3 CC-4586 - CC-8001 (3,416 P)
(TOTAL 26,264 P)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - "NATION'S CAPITAL EXP." top, "WASHINGTON, D.C." bottom,
"3/31/66" debossed in vertical sticker box at right
Type 2 - As Type 1, but undated sticker box
Type 3 - As Type 1, but no "EXP." or sticker box (overlap)
STICKERS 1967-69
1967 Black/White 3 3/4" x 1 3/8"
1968 White/Green
1969 Black/White
3-31-70 - 3-31-74 Annual plates, all Black/White (Fully Reflective)
3-31-70 C-001 - C-16893
3-31-71 C-001 - C-15371
3-31-72 C-001 - C-15749
3-31-73 C-001 - C-14539
3-31-74 C-21736 - C-34530 (12,795 P)
3-31-75 - PRESENT BASES
1974 "3-31-75" BICENTENNIAL C-101 - C-20746 (20,646 P)
1979 "3-31-80" NATION'S CAPITAL C-26244 - C-37850 (11,607 P)
"JUN 87" CAPITAL CITY C-42360 - C-58585 (16,226 P)
"AUG 01" CELEBRATE TOP C-60633 - C-63874 (3,242 P)
CELEBRATE BOTTOM C-64475 - C-64623 (149 P)
"OCT 02" TAXATION (EMB.) C-67252 -
3-1-04 TAXATION (FLAT) C-69171 - C-77777 (8,607 P)
(TOTAL 77,677 P)
Bicentennial and Nation's Capital bases have hyphen instead of
U.S. Capital dome. All subsequent bases have shield after "C".
LEGENDS
1926-34 No legends
1935, 1938 "COMMERCIAL" top, "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-1935" bottom
1936-37 "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-1936" top, "COMMERCIAL" bottom
2-29-40, 3-31-41, "DIST.OF COL. EX-2-29-40" top, "COMMERCIAL" bottom
3-31-43, 3-31-47
3-31-42, 3-31-46 "COMMERCIAL" top, "DIST.OF COL. EX-3-31-42" bottom
1948-present No legends (3-31-59 - 3-31-65 have stair-step prefix)
RELATED SERIES
Apportioned 2002 #AP-0038 known.