TYPE |
INFORMATION |
VARIATIONS
1920: Type 1 - 1919 dies 5-341 - 49-961 (44,621 P)
Type 2 - 1921 dies 52-262 - 54-343 (2,082 P)
1927: Type 1 - 1927 dies 1 - 1000, E-1 - P-2884 (63,878 P)
Type 2 - 1926 dies P 8-502 - V 900 (32,395 P) (Bids on 41,800 P opened 2/21/1927)
1929: Narrow or wide legend.
1936-47: 1-4-digits have no hyphen, abbreviated "DIST.".
3-31-43: Type 1 - Closed "4" of date 57-221 - 178-700
(1943) Type 2 - Open "4" of date 187-451 -
(1944) Type 1a 193-651 - 215-478 (21,828 P)
3-31-47: 163-883 is stamped over old plate.
206-482 - 215-600 of 3-31-43 base was authorized to be issued in 1947, according
to an official notice in the Washington, D.C., Evening Star, 2/24/1947.
(3-31) 48 TAB: Type 1 - "48" far left, horizontal serial 41424 - 41858
Type 2 - "48" far left, sideways serial 43031 - 52607,
118976, 138301
Type 3 - "48" mid-left, sideways serial 64164, 67962,
87008, 100237
3-31-58: Type 1: Obround holes AG-719 - AN-172, EE-171 on
Type 2: Long slots AV-124 - EA-865
3-31-61: Type 1: Medium gauge steel ET-983, GL-686 (about 6 oz.)
Type 2: Heavy gauge steel GB-674 (about 10 oz.)
3-31-62: Type 1 - Medium gauge steel AA-100 - WR-912 (about 6 oz.)
Type 2 - Heavy gauge steel WS-709 - WV-835 (about 10 oz.)
3-31-66: Type 1 - Small slogan, lower height than dates 1AA01 - 9LZ41
Type 2 - Large slogan, same height as dates 1MA18 - 2MH50
(All, including 3MD76 and 7MG13, have obround holes except
2ME80 which has round holes)
1976-77: Late stickers have smaller serials (Andree).
1997: 845-721, AA-8335 graphic sheeting,
851-903, AA-4847 plain white sheeting.
2003: BK-1040 is Type 5; BK-3476 is Type 4.