NEW BRUNSWICK PLATE TYPES - SUMMARY CHRONOLOGICALLY BY INTRODUCTION DATE
(Types researched through 1990)
PLATE TYPE EARLIEST SEEN BEGAN NOTES
Passenger 1911 1911 Ch. 19 P 4/13/1911
Dealer 1913 1913 Law P 4/20/1912
Motorcycle 1914 1913? Law P 4/20/1912
Commercial 1919 Reg. fig. began 1918
Government Service 1922
Hearse 1928 1928
Sample 1928
Tractor 1928 1928
Trailer 1928 1928
Unknown Type "CX" 1929 Only year seen
Public Carrier 1949 Listed 1932
Official 1933
Service Crane 1935 Reported 1934
Commercial Half Year 1937 Reportedly began 1937
Unknown Type "F" 1938 Only year seen
Unknown Type "M" 1938
Farm Tractor 1941
Unknown Type "JUL 31" 1941 Only year seen
Zone 1941 Only year seen
Unknown Type "CC" 1942 Only year seen
School 1945
Unknown Type "A" 1947
Unknown Type "B" 1947
Unknown Type "E" 1947
Unknown Type "X" 1947
Farm Trailer 1948
Dominion Service 1949 Reported 1948
Unknown Type "C" Suffix 1949
Unknown Type "S" 1951
Forest Service Tanker 1952
Forest Service 1953
Taxi 1953 Not issued yet 1951
Miscellaneous 1955
Tanker 1955
Motor Vehicle Division 1957
Municipal 1958
Farm Truck 1960 Reportedly began 1960
Amateur Radio 1961 Reportedly began 1958
Diplomatic (1964 chart)
Transporter (1964 chart)
Lieutenant Governor (1965 chart)
Antique Auto 1967 1967
Commercial Quarterly 1968 1968
Commercial Farm Produce 1971 1971? Not on 1971 chart
(Legislature 1972 Low Pass. numbers?)
Snowmobile (Decal) 1972 Reported 1969
Manufacturer 1975 1975
Handicapped 1978 1978? Not on 1977 chart
Commercial Large 1980 1980
Moped 1981 1981? Dated 1978 base
Prorational Recipr. Plan 03/87 1981?
All-Terrain Vehicle 12/86 1986?
Personalized 03/87 1986
Personalized M/C 1991?
PERMITS:
Pump Permit 1936
Pump Permit Tax Exempt 1942
Garage 1949 Reportedly began 1949
Motor Carrier 1956
LETTER KEY: (All other letters/years are Passenger)
A,B Commercial Quarterly 1968-79 HA Transporter 1986-90
AM,AMP Handicapped 1986-90 L Light Trailer 1952-54,
C Commercial 1931?, 1937-86 Large Commercial 1980-90
CA-CZ Commercial 1932-36, 1987-90 M Miscellaneous 1956-90
D Dealer 1930, 1954, 1986-90, P Commercial Farm Produce 1986-90
Commercial Farm Produce 1971-85 PC Public Carrier 1932-64
DP Diplomatic 1986-90 PRP Proportional Reciprocity Plan 1981-90
DPL Diplomatic 1964-85 T Trailer 1955-85,
DS Dominion Service 1949-85 Tractor 1986-90
F Farm Truck 1960-90 TA-TL Trailer 1986-90
FS Forest Service 1953-68 X Commercial 1919-30,
FST Forest Service Tanker 1952-60 Commercial Half Year 1938-67,
GS Government Service 1935-85 Commercial Quarterly 1968-79
H Hearse 1928-45,
Heavy Trailer 1952-54,
Taxi 1957-90
DETAILED NOTES ALPHABETICALLY BY TYPE:
No crest or slogan on non-passenger types 1954-71.
All types are passenger colors and stickers 1964-90 unless noted.
Numbers in [ ] shown on DMV charts.
1943-44: Windshield sticker - Passenger (pairs)
Wooden plate - M/C, Tractor, Trailer
1945-47: Windshield sticker - Passenger (front only)
PASSENGER (See Passenger page)
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE
Earliest seen "12/86".
Small size, "AT" prefix, "12/86" in date block 1986-90.
1986-90 [AT10688]- AT60141
AMATEUR RADIO
Reportedly began 1958. Earliest seen 1961.
LEGENDS: Tall dies, no sticker boxes 1961, 1969-77,
Passenger design 1978-90.
COLORS: Truck colors 1961.
1961 VE 1 AA - VE 1 ZZ
1969 VE 1 AAA - VE 1 ZZZ
ANTIQUE AUTO
Began 1967, dated "67". Issued to vehicles at least 25 years old.
1969 Type 1 recalled; replaced by Type 2.
LEGENDS: "NEW BRUNSWICK 67" top, "ANTIQUE/AUTO" left, no sticker boxes 1967-68, 1969-71 Type 2,
no legend, "ANT" prefix 1969 Type 1,
"ANTIQUE/AUTO" left 1972-85,
"ANTIQUE" above smaller serial number 1986-90.
1967-68 102 - 245 (144) 1972-74 172 - 278 (107)
1969 Type 1 108 - 145 (38) 1975-77 115 - 449 (335)
1969-71 Type 2 100 - 267 (168)
1978-85 BASE Type 1 - Large legend, normal dies 137 - 573 (437)
Type 2 - Medium legend, Quebec dies 607 -
Type 3 - Small legend, normal dies 691 - 1-007 (317)
1986-90 BASE AA-117 - AA-689 (573)
COMMERCIAL (See Truck page)
Registration figures began 1918. Earliest seen 1919.
COMMERCIAL FARM PRODUCE
Earliest seen 1971. (Not on 1971 chart.)
Annual plates 1971-78, 1979 base stickered for 1980.
LEGENDS: "EXPIRES OCT. 31" bottom 1971-77,
no legend, "D" prefix 1978-85,
no legend, "P" prefix 1986-90.
COLORS: Dark Blue/White 1971, Dark Green/Light Yellow 1972-74,
White/Dark Blue 1975-85, Passenger colors 1986-90, with
White/Blue "10/86" sticker 1986.
1971 D28-300 - D31-454 (3,155) 1975 [D27-150]- D28-657 (1,508)
1972 [D27-150]- D30-448 (3,299) 1976 [D27-150]- D30-176 (3,027)
1973 D26-501 - D27-286 (786) 1977 [D27-150]-
1974 D26-026 -[D27-150] (1,125) 1978 D30-133 - D30-149 (17)
1979-85 N.B. dies D30-408 -
Que. dies D30-579 -
1986-90 BASE [P 1-155]- P 1-312 (158)
COMMERCIAL HALF YEAR
Reportedly began 1937. Earliest seen 1937.
Numbers started beyond C-6833 of regular Commercial 1937.
Sticker issued for half year plate 1963, regular plate 1965, 1967.
Discontinued 1968; replaced by Commercial Quarterly.
LEGENDS: Vertical "NB" left, "EXPIRES JUNE 30 -1937" bottom 1937,
vertical "NB" left, "EXPIRES JUNE 30-38" bottom 1938,
"EXPIRES JUNE 30-39" top, vertical "NB" right 1939,
vertical "JUNE30" right 1940-41,
("NEW BRUNSWICK 40" with no dash 1940-41),
vertical "JUNE30" left 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949,
"EXPIRES JUNE 30" bottom 1950, 1958-66,
"EX/30/6" left 1952-54,
"55 EXP. JUNE 30 N.B." bottom 1955, 1957,
"56 EXP. JUNE 30 N.B." top 1956.
COLORS: Black/Yellow 1937, White/Maroon 1938,
reverse Passenger colors 1939-42, 1945, 1947, 1949-50, 1952-54,
Passenger colors 1955-60, 1962, 1964, 1966,
Truck colors 1961. Stickers - Tan/Black 1963,
Green/Yellow 1965, Green/White 1967.
1937 C-7550 - C10343 (2,794) 1952 4-871X - 6-134X (1,264)
1938 X-1115 - X-3355 (2,241) 1953 5-244X - 5-654X (411)
1939 X-4409 - 1954 2-023X - 5-096X (3,074)
1940 X-4882 - 1955 3-358X - 4-032X (675)
1941 X-3199 - X-3215 (17) 1956 3-645X - 3-647X (3)
1942 X-6058 - 1957 1-777X - 7-182X (5,406)
1945 X-4186 - 1958 2-053X - 8-289X (6,237)
1946 1959 2-470X - 2-544X (75)
1947 2150-X - 6045-X (3,896) 1960 1-683X - 8-213X (6,531)
1948 1961 1-300X - 4-024X (2,725)
1949 1-022X - 4-294X (3,273) 1962-63 3-963X - 5-123X (1,161)
1950 6-176X - 8-632X (2,457) 1964-65 1-509X - 6-181X (4,673)
1951 1966-67 1-061X - 4-194X (3,134)
COMMERCIAL LARGE
Began 1980. (Previously issued Commercial Quarterly plates 1968-79.)
Issued with quarterly stickers starting "JUNE 80".
LEGENDS: Undated, no legend, "L" prefix 1980-90.
1980-85 N.B. dies L27-306 - L36-220, L61-442 - L68-888 (16,362)
Que. dies L48-106 - L57-613, L71-148 - L78-138 (16,499)
(TOTAL 50,833)
1986-90 BASE [L10-740]- L38-558 (27,819)
STICKER COLORS JUNE 80 SEP 80 DEC 80 MAR 81
White/Blue White/Black White/Red White/Green
JUNE 86 SEP 86 DEC 86 MAR 87
White/Orange White/Black White/Yellow White/Magenta
COMMERCIAL QUARTERLY
Began 1968. (Previously issued Commercial Half Year 1938-67.)
Issued to trucks >10,000 lbs. Discontinued 1980; replaced by
Commercial Large with quarterly stickers. 1970 [ ] numbers are doubtful.
LEGENDS: "EXPIRES JUNE 30" (or "SEPT. 30" or "DEC. 31") bottom 1968-77,
no legend, "X", "A" or "B" prefix 1978-79.
COLORS JUNE 30 SEPT. 30 DEC. 31
1968 Dark Green/White Red/White White/Dark Green
1969-71 White/Black Black/Light Yellow Dark Green/Tan
1972 White/Dark Green Red/White White/Black
1973 White/Dark Green Red/White White/Dark Blue
1974 White/Dark Blue Red/White White/Black
1975-79 White/Dark Green White/Black White/Orange-Red
JUNE 30 SEPT. 30 DEC. 31
1968 X1-112 - X5-671 (4,560) A9-023 - A13-634 (4,612) B17-117 - B21-687 (4,571)
1969 X1-325 - A10-188 - A16-321 (6,134) B18-093 - B25-685 (7,593)
1970 X1-116 - X5-494 (4,379) A1-332 - [A9-500](8,169) B2-852 -[B17-500](14,649)
1971 X1-473 - X3-258 (1,786) A1-465 - A8-039 (6,575) B2-911 - B8-720 (5,810)
1972 X1-201 - X7-552 (6,352) A9-669 - A14-707 (5,039) B18-394 - B25-278 (6,885)
1973 [X1-500]- X7-589 (6,090) [A10-100]- A16-998 (6,899) B18-477 - B24-874 (6,398)
1974 [X1-500]- X8-278 (6,779) A9-788 - A14-479 (4,692) [B18-500]- B25-772 (7,273)
1975 [X1-500]- X8-742 (7,243) [A10-100]- A17-947 (7,848) [B18-500]- B26-721 (8,222)
1976 X7-764 - X9-099 (1,336) A13-414 - A18-636 (5,223) B21-043 - B27-691 (6,649)
1977 X1-981 - X5-185 (3,205) A14-202 - A14-849 (648) [B18-500]- B23-787 (5,288)
1978 [X1-500]- X5-060 (3,561) [A10-100]- A19-705 (9,606) B20-400 - B29-482 (9,083)
1979 X1-300 - X8-003 (6,704) A10-400 - A18-562 (8,163) [B18-500]- B28-343 (9,844)
COMMERCIAL TRACTOR (See Tractor)
DEALER
Law P 4/20/1912. Began 1913. Undated 1913-17.
LEGENDS: "DEALERS TAG" bottom, "N.B." suffix 1913-15,
"DEALERS" bottom, "N.B" suffix 1916-17,
"DEALERS" bottom, "N.B./1920" right 1918, 1920,
"DEALER" bottom, "NB/1925" right 1925,
"DEALER" bottom, "N.B./1928" right 1928,
no legend, letter suffix 1930,
"DEALER" top, "N.B./1931" left 1931,
vertical "DEALER" left 1934, 1938, 1945, 1949, right 1941,
"DEALER" bottom 1950,
no legend, "D" prefix 1954, 1986-90,
stepped "DEALER" left 1956, 1958-85.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1913-18, 1920, 1925, 1931, 1938, 1941, 1945,
1949-50, 1956, 1958-60, 1962-63,
reverse Passenger colors 1954,
Truck colors 1961.
1913 62 - 64 (3) 1940
1914 32 - 80 (49) 1941 D-1073 -
1915 34 - 89 (56) 1942
1916 108 - 176 (69) 1945 D-1067 -
1917 113 - 250 (138) 1946
1918 163 - 1947
1919 1948
1920 113 - 445 (333) 1949 D-1338 -
1921 1950 D-1343 - D-1345 (3)
1922 1951
1923 1952
1924 1953
1925 222 - 228 (7) 1954 D1-559 -
1926 1955
1927 1956 1-000 - 2-098 (1,099)
1928 155 - 1957
1929 1958 2037 - 2193 (157)
1930 2238C,2238D 1959 1-280 -
1931 107 - 411 (305) 1960 1-000 - 2-259 (1,260)
1932 1961 1-100 - 1-670 (571)
1933 1962-63 1-000 - 2-314 (1,315)
1934 W-137 - W-169 (33) 1964-65 1-000 -[1-199] (200)
1935 1966-68 1-191 - 2-799 (1,609)
1936 1969-71 1-903 - 1-949 (47)
1937 1972-74 1-255 - 3-395 (2,141)
1938 D-266 1975-77 2-554 - 2-572 (19)
1939
1978-85 N.B. dies 505, 1-978, 5-805 - 5-835 (33)
Que. dies 5-572 (1)
(TOTAL 5,331)
1986-90 BASE [D 2-461]- D 4-729 (2,269)
DIPLOMATIC
Earliest seen 1964 chart. Earliest seen 1975.
LEGENDS: No legend, "DPL" prefix 1964-85, "DP" prefix 1986-90.
1964-65 [DPL 10] 1975-77 DPL 112 - DPL 122 (11)
1966-68 1978-85 DPL 116 -
1969-71 Que. dies DPL 138 - DPL 147 (10)
1972-74 1986-90 [DP -109]- DP -149 (41)
DOMINION SERVICE
Reported 1948. Earliest seen 1949.
Issued to vehicles owned by Federal Government of Canada.
Discontinued 1986; replaced by regular plates.
LEGENDS: Vertical "DS" prefix 1949-51, 1955,
"DS" prefix 1956-60, 1964-85.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1949-51, 1955-60. Truck colors 1961.
1949 D/S-9286 - D/S-9350 (65) 1959 DS2-160 -
1950 D/S1-120 - 1960 DS-3510 - DS-4757 (1,248)
1951 D/S1-746 - 1961 DS-3930 -
1952 1962-63 DS-2994 - DS-5400 (2,407)
1953 1964-65 DS1-060 - DS5-313 (4,254)
1954 1966-68 DS1-496 - DS5-056 (3,561)
1955 D/S1-570 - 1969-71 DS1-069 - DS6-262 (5,194)
1956 DS1-164 - DS3-584 (2,421) 1972-74 DS3-159 - DS3-247 (89)
1957 DS2-765 - DS4-923 (2,159) 1975-77 DS1-771 - DS2-751 (981)
1958 DS-1942 - DS-4222 (2,281) 1978-85 DS1-767 - DS3-563 (1,797)
FARM TRACTOR (See Tractor)
Earliest seen 1941. Last seen 1955.
FARM TRAILER (See Trailer)
Earliest seen 1948. Last seen 1955.
FARM TRUCK
Reportedly began 1960. Earliest seen 1960.
LEGENDS: No legend, "F" prefix 1960-90.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1960, 1962-63, Truck colors 1961.
1960 F-5006 - F-9878 (4,873) 1969-71 F-1963 - F-7375 (5,413)
1961 F-1000 - F-2347 (1,348) 1972-74 F-2994 - F-3333 (340)
1962-63 F-1261 - F-6387 (5,127) 1975-77 F-1386 - F-7234 (5,849)
1964-65 F-1472 - F-9119 (7,648) 1978-85 F-1589 - F-8841 (7,253)
1966-68 F-4143 - F-4148 (6) 1986-90 [F 1-034]- F 7-197 (6,164)
FOREST SERVICE
Earliest seen 1953. Last seen 1968 chart.
Issued to vehicles owned by the N.B. Forest Service.
LEGENDS: No legend, vertical "FS" prefix 1953-55,
no legend, "FS" prefix 1956-61, 1964-68.
COLORS: Reverse Passenger colors 1953-54, Passenger colors 1955-60,
Truck colors 1961.
1953 F/S 504 - F/S 505 (2) 1959 FS 129 -
1954 F/S 5-53 - 1960 FS 30 - FS-2029 (2,000)
1955 F/S 551 - F/S 6-005 (5,455) 1961 FS-1050 - FS-1052 (3)
1956 FS-551 - FS-1008 (458) 1962-63
1957 FS2-037 - 1964-65
1958 FS-534 - 1966-68
FOREST SERVICE TANKER
Earliest seen 1952. Last seen 1960.
LEGENDS: Vertical "FS" left, "T" prefix 1952, 1955,
"FS" before "T" prefix 1957-60.
COLORS: Reverse Passenger colors 1952, Passenger colors 1955, 1957-60.
1952 F/S T 33 1957 FS T 7
1953 1958 FS-T 8
1954 1959 FS T 7
1955 F/S T39 1960 FS T 34
1956
GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Earliest seen 1922.
Issued to vehicles owned by N.B. Department of Public Works.
Discontinued 1986; replaced by regular plates.
LEGENDS: Vertical "1922" left, "N-B-GOVT./SERVICE" prefix 1922, 1925,
vertical "1928" left, "GOVT.N.B./SERVICE" prefix 1928,
vertical "1930" left, "N.B./GOVT./SERVICE" prefix 1930,
no legend, "GS" prefix 1935, 1957, 1960, 1962-80,
no legend, vertical "GS" prefix 1948, 1950, 1953,
no legend, vertical "GS" suffix 1951.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1928, 1930, 1935, 1948, 1950-51, 1957, 1960, 1962-63,
reverse Passenger colors 1953.
1922 27 - 1946
1923 1947
1924 1948 G/S-774 -
1925 14 - 1949
1926 1950 G/S-247 - G/S 652 (406)
1927 1951 1-551G/S -
1928 86 - 88 (3) 1952
1929 1953 G/S 6-80 -
1930 153 - 1954
1931 1955
1932 1956
1933 1957 GS 679 -
1934 1958
1935 GS-648 - 1959
1936 1960 GS-970 - GS-1395 (426)
1937 1961
1938 1962-63 GS-896 - GS-1498 (603)
1939 1964-65 [GS-1713]-
1940 1966-68
1941 1969-71 GS1-404 - GS2-701 (1,298)
1942 1972-74 GS-671 - GS1-496 (826)
1945 1975-77 GS-800 - GS2-058 (1,259)
1978-85 N.B. dies GS3-339 - GS6-353, GS8-326 - GS8-546 (3,236)
Que. dies GS8-016 - GS8-029 (14)
(TOTAL 5,208)
HANDICAPPED
Earliest seen 1978. Not on 1977 chart.
LEGENDS: Stepped "AMPS" left 1978-85,
"AMP" above smaller serial 1986-90, later changed to
"AM" prefix, full-size serial, no legend.
1978-85 1-067 - 1-979 (913)
1986-90 [AM-230]- AM-461 (232) (AM-340 seen both designs)
HEARSE
Began 1928. Last seen 1945. (H = Heavy Trailer 1952-54, Taxi 1957-90.)
1951 #H-101 reported.
LEGENDS: Vertical "1928" left, vertical "NB" right, "H" prefix 1928, 1933, 1935,
vertical "NB" left, vertical "1931" right, "H" prefix 1931-32, 1934, 1936-37,
Passenger design, "H" prefix 1940-41, 1945.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1928, 1931-37, 1940-41, 1945.
1928 H249 1934 H 37 1940 H-411
1929 1935 H 37 1941 H-489
1930 1936 H 37 1942
1931 H40 1937 H 81 1945 H-421
1932 H 36 1938
1933 H 40 1939
(LEGISLATURE (See Passenger page)
Earliest seen 1972. 3-digit passenger plates reportedly issued
to legislators; seen 1972-85.)
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Earliest seen 1965 chart. Earliest seen 1975.
LEGENDS: No legend, large crown center or prefix 1964-90.
No "NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK" 1972-76 on charts.
1975 (Crown) 1
1978-90 (Crown), (Crown) 1
MANUFACTURER
Began 1975. Not listed on 1986 chart.
LEGENDS: Same as Dealer except green triangles added above and
below stepped "DEALER" 1975-80.
1975 2-570
MISCELLANEOUS
Earliest seen 1955. Issued to special mobile equipment, as well
as school buses, wreckers, ambulances, fire trucks, etc.
LEGENDS: No legend, "M" prefix 1955-90.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1955-60, 1962-63, Truck colors 1961.
1955 M1-399 - 1962-63 M-6702 - M-7234 (533)
1956 M2-742 - M2-747 (6) 1964-65 M-3406 - M-6300 (2,895)
1957 M1-084 - M3-560 (2,477) 1966-68 M-6165 - M-7018 (854)
1958 M-2148 - 1969-71 M-2155 - M-6623 (4,469)
1959 M1-417 - M1-487 (71) 1972-74 M-1121 - M-7287 (6,167)
1960 M-2842 - 1975-77 M-1393 - M-6408 (5,016)
1961 M-5383 -
1978-85 N.B. dies M-1017 - M-3025, M10-855 - M11-206 (2,361)
Que. dies M-9999 - M-10100 (102)
(TOTAL 10,190)
1986-90 [M10-212]- M20-999 (10,788)
MOTORCYCLE (See Motorcycle page)
Law P 4/20/1912. Probably began 1913. Earliest seen 1914.
MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLE
Reportedly began 1981. Earliest seen 1981 on 1978 dated base.
Issued to mopeds.
LEGENDS: "M D C" top, "N.B. 78" bottom 1981-85,
"MD" prefix 1986-90.
1981-85 1319 - 4608
1986-90 [MD1-018]- MD2-080
MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION
Earliest seen 1957. Issued to MVD patrol vehicles.
Not listed on 1986 chart.
Reportedly discontinued 1986; replaced by regular plates.
LEGENDS: "MV." top left, "DIV." top right 1957,
"MV." bottom left, "DIV." bottom right 1958,
"MV" bottom left, "DIV" bottom right 1959, 1962-64,
"M.V. DIV." bottom 1965-71,
no legend, vertical "MV" left 1972-80.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1957-59, 1962-65.
1957 51 1964-65 [19]- 43 (25)
1958 51 1966-68
1959 52 1969-71
1960 1972-74
1961 1975-77 46 - 55 (10)
1962-63 42 1978-80
MUNICIPAL
Earliest seen 1958. Discontinued 1986; replaced by regular plates.
LEGENDS: "MUNICIPAL" bottom 1958, 1960-71,
vertical "MUN" left 1972-85.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1958, 1960, 1962-on, Truck colors 1961.
1958 3235 - 3534 (300) 1964-65 [8-249]- 8-445 (197)
1959 1966-68 7-021 -
1960 3-487 - 4-345 (859) 1969-71 8-234 - 10-245 (2,012)
1961 8-249 - 9-087 (839) 1972-74 8-446 - 8-702 (257)
1962-63 8-643 - 8-686 (44) 1975-77 8-228 - 10-755 (2,528)
1978-85 N.B. dies 2-046 - 4-499 (2,454)
Que. dies 4-845 - 4-918 (74)
(TOTAL 2,873)
OFFICIAL
Earliest seen 1933, "OFFICIAL" bottom, Passenger colors, #F-23.
Letter most likely represents city, i.e. F = Fredericton.
(Possibly all 1933-36 have "F" since Fredericton is the capitol.)
Last seen 1939, "OFFICIAL" top, Passenger colors, #71.
PERSONALIZED
Began March 1986. 2-7 characters allowed for $100 initial fee.
PERSONALIZED MOTORCYCLE
Earliest seen 1991 chart.
PROPORTIONAL RECIPROCITY PLAN
May have begun 1981. Earliest seen Undated Green/White base.
1981?-85 6-529 - 6-544 (16) (Vertical "PRP" left)
1986-90 PR1-006 -[PR3-448] (2,443) (White/Blue "PRP" sticker UL)
PR10700 - PR10725 (26) (Embossed "PRP" in UL box)
PUBLIC CARRIER
Reported in 10/31/1931 Telegraph article as "PC" for 1932, with
numbers 700 to 824 assigned.
Earliest listed 1942, #PC-399 highest number.
Listed 1942, 1946, 1951, 1964, but not on 1965, 1968-on charts.
Earliest seen 1949. Issued to buses. Last seen 1967.
LEGENDS: No legend, "PC" prefix 1949, 1955, 1957, 1959-67.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1949, 1955, 1957, 1959-60, 1962-67,
Truck colors 1961.
1949 PC-172 -
1955 PC1-409 - 1960 PC-1260 - PC-1768 (509)
1956 1961 PC-1274 -
1957 PC1-100 - PC1-557 (458) 1962-63 PC-1007 - PC-1571 (565)
1958 1964-65 [PC-1190]- PC-1268 (79)
1959 PC1-503 - 1966-67 PC-1172 -
SAMPLE
Earliest seen 1928.
LEGENDS: Vertical "SAMPLE" left 1932-36, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1945-49,
vertical "SAMPLE" right 1937, 1939, 1941,
"NEW BRUNSWICK 32" with no dash 1932-41,
"SAMPLE" bottom 1950, top 1951, no crest 1956.
1928 000
1929, 1937, 1951-65, 1969-77 00-000
1930-31, 1934 00000
1932-33 F-000
1935-36, 1938-48, 1950 0-000
1949 0000
1966-68 000-000
1978-85 Type 1: N.B. dies 00-000, 000-000
Type 2: Que. dies 00-000
1986-90 AAA-000, AAA 000
SCHOOL
Earliest seen 1945. Last seen 1951.
1945: Vertical "SCHOOL" left, #K-1830, Passenger colors.
1951: "SCHOOL" top, #K2-560, Passenger colors.
SERVICE CRANE
Reported 1934 with "34-SERVICE CRANE" bottom, vertical "NB" left, passenger colors, #W-123.
Earliest seen 1935 with "SERVICE CRANE-35" top, vertical "NB" right, passenger colors, #S-104.
Letter most likely represents city, i.e. S = St. Stephen, W = Woodstock.
SNOWMOBILE (Decal)
Reported 1969. Earliest seen 1972.
TANKER
Earliest seen 1955. Not on 1964-on charts.
Issued to gasoline delivery trucks.
LEGENDS: Vertical "TANK" left 1955, 1957, "TANK" bottom 1958-63.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1955, 1957-60, 1962-63, Truck colors 1961.
1955 1-180 - 1-544 (365) 1959 1-468 -
1956 1960 1-196 - 1-239 (44)
1957 1-395 - 1-646 (252) 1961 1-097 - 1-257 (161)
1958 1245 - 1962-63 1-555 - 1-678 (124)
TAXI
Earliest seen 1953. (Not issued yet as of 1951.)
LEGENDS: Vertical "TAXI" left 1953, 1955-56,
vertical "TAXI" right 1954,
no legend, "H" prefix 1957-58, 1960-90.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1953-58, 1960, 1962-63, Truck colors 1961.
1953 1-107 - 1-112 (6) 1961 H-1107 - H-2136 (1,030)
1954 1-750 - 2-597 (848) 1962-63 H-1574 - H-2471 (898)
1955 1-011 - 1-748 (738) 1964-65 H-1119 -[H-1231] (113)
1956 1-450 - 1-749 (300) 1966-68 H-1836 - H-3898 (2,063)
1957 H1-616 - H2-575 (960) 1969-71 H-1807 - H-3473 (1,667)
1958 H-1184 - H-2695 (1,512) 1972-74 H-1146 - H-1906 (761)
1959 1975-77 H2-900 - H2-965 (66)
1960 H-1068 - H-2255 (1,188)
1978-85 N.B. dies H-1342 - H-3193, H-6418 - H-6422 (1,857)
Que. dies H-6222 - H-6369 (148)
(TOTAL 5,081)
1986-90 [H 1-801]- H 4-438 (2,638)
TRACTOR
Began 1928. Small size all years. Wood 1943-44.
Joe Sallmen: "From 1939 to 1954, commercial tractor plates were
passenger colors. Farm tractors were opposite colors. All have
"TRACTOR". Exception is 1943-44 where the type is fully spelled
out. 1955 was the last year for Farm tractors."
1954 in envelope marked "Farm Tractor"; 1962 in envelope marked
"Commercial Tractor". Issued to "commercial tractors" as of
1965-77, 1986-91, "truck tractors" 1978-79, "road tractors" 1980.
LEGENDS: Vertical "1928" left, vertical "NB" right, "TRACTOR" bottom 1928,
vertical "1941" left, vertical "NB" right, "TRACTOR" top 1941,
"NEW BRUNSWICK" and shield top, "COM'L TRACTOR" or "FARM TRACTOR" bottom, "1943" right 1943,
shield and "1944" top, "NEW BRUNSWICK/F.TRACTOR" bottom 1944,
vertical "NB" left, vertical "1945" right, "TRACTOR" top 1945-48,
vertical "NB" left, vertical "1949" right, "TRACTOR" bottom 1949,
"TRACTOR" top, "N.B. 1950" bottom 1950-51,
"N.B 1952" top, "TRACTOR" bottom 1952,
"TRACTOR" top, "1953 N.B." bottom 1953,
"1954 N.B." top, "TRACTOR" bottom 1954,
"TRACTOR" top, "55 COMM. N.B." or "55 FARM N.B." bottom 1955,
"56 COMM. N.B." top, "TRACTOR" bottom 1956, 1958, 1960,
"TRACTOR" top, "57 COMM. N.B." bottom 1957, 1961,
"N.B. COMM. 59" top, "TRACTOR" bottom 1959,
"N.B. (62)" top, "TRACTOR" bottom 1962,
"TRACTOR" top, "( ) N.B. 64" bottom 1964-85,
no legend, "T" prefix, "12/86" in date block 1986-90.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1928, 1941, 1945-46, 1949, 1955-60, 1962-63,
reverse Passenger colors 1942, Black/White 1943, Red/White 1944, Truck colors 1961.
FARM: Same as above 1941, 1943-44, 1955, reverse Passenger colors 1945-54.
1928 89 - 104 (16) 1956 3-402 - 3-492 (91)
1929 1957 1-108 - 5-198 (4,091)
1930 1958 2513 - 2964 (452)
1931 1959 3171 -
1932 1960 3-391 - 4-425 (1,035)
1933 1961 3-410 - 3-416 (7)
1934 1962-63 3-423 - 4-379 (957)
1935 1964-65 4-236 -
1936 1966-68
1937 1969-71 7-713 - 8-986 (1,274)
1938 1972-74 7-091 - 8-913 (1,823)
1975-77 17-356 - 17-625 (270)
1978-85 21-133 - 22-267 (1,135)
1986-90 [T 1-431]- T 2814 (1,384)
COMMERCIAL FARM
1939
1940
1941 1202 - F593 -
1942 1086 -
1943 128 - 456 - 20 09 (1,554)
1944 F-5013 - F-5778 (766)
1945 2147 - 3005 - 3783 (779)
1946 2102 - 3014 - 4421 (1,408)
1947 4007 - 5739 (1,733)
1948 6039 - 7845 (1,807)
1949 3550 - 6039 - 7902 (1,864)
1950 6160 - 8786 (2,627)
1951 6002 -
1952 1006 - 5432 (4,427)
1953 1-547 - 3-835 (2,289)
1954 2714 - 5226 (2,513)
1955 1-424 - 6-171 - 6-244 (74)
TRAILER
Began 1928. Wood 1943-44. Pairs 1948 F,H.
Full size 1928, 1930-31, 1934, 1938-41, 1945, 1947-49, 1951-90,
small size 1943-44, 1952-55 Farm.
1952-54 small plates not marked "FARM" but 1952-53 found in envelopes marked "Farm Trailer".
LEGENDS: Vertical "1928" left, vertical "NB" right, "TRAILER" bottom 1928-29, 1939,
vertical "NB" left, vertical "1930" right, "TRAILER" bottom 1930, 1936, 1938,
vertical "NB" left, vertical "1931" right, "TRAILER" top 1931, 1934,
vertical "TRAILER" left 1940, 1945, 1947-49,
vertical "TRAILER" right 1941 ("NEW BRUNSWICK 40" with no dash 1940-41),
"NEW BRUNSWICK" and shield top, "HEAVY TRAILER" or "LIGHT TRAILER" bottom, "1943" right 1943,
shield and "1944" top, "NEW BRUNSWICK/H TRAILER" (or L TRAILER) bottom 1944,
"TRAILER" top 1951,
no legend, "H" or "L" prefix 1952-54 (with shield 1954),
no legend, "T" prefix 1955-85, "TA" to "TL" prefix 1986-90.
FARM: "N.B 1952" top, "TRAILER" bottom 1952,
"TRAILER" top, "1953 N.B." bottom 1953,
"N.B. 1954" top. "TRAILER" bottom 1954,
"TRAILER" top, "55 FARM N.B." bottom 1955.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1928-31, 1934, 1936, 1938-41, 1945,
1947-49, 1951-60, 1962-63,
Black/White 1943-44, Truck colors 1961.
FARM: Reverse Passenger colors 1948-49, 1951-54, Passenger colors 1955.
1928 42 - 107 (66) 1955 T3-341 -
1929 102 - 1956 T3-239 - T6-537 (3,299)
1930 140 - 297 (158) 1957 T3-059 - T6-129 (3,071)
1931 329 - 463 (135) 1958 T5-523 - T6-360 (838)
1932 1959 T3-689 - T9-619 (5,931)
1933 1960 T-1972 - T-4946 (2,975)
1934 789 - 832 (44) 1961 T10-258 - T18-576 (8,319)
1935 1962-63 T11-194 - T22-936 (11,743)
1936 212 - 1483 (1,272) 1964-65 T12-293 - T25-368 (13,076)
1937 1966-68 T10-355 - T35-182 (24,828)
1938 1-213 - 1-601 (389) 1969-71 T12-681 - T47-085 (34,405)
1972-74 T11-608 - T50-389 (38,782)
1975-77 T13-090 - T77-551 (64,462)
1978-85 N.B. dies T10-891 - T89-865, T126-207 - T131-223 (83,992)
(84) Que. dies T109-932 - T126-129 (16,198)
(TOTAL 120,333)
1986-90 [TA2-877]- TL4-420 (TD,TE,TG,TK,TL seen)
HEAVY LIGHT FARM
1939 L-2877 - L-3206 (330)
1940 L-2519 - L-2937 (419)
1941 L-2301 - L-3205 (905)
1942
1943 H-628 - L-191 -
1944 H-2133 - L-1043 - L-6420 (5,378)
1945 H-4923 - L-2607 - L-3666 (1,060)
1946
1947 L-4089 -
1948 H-7412 - L-4724 - F-9471 -
1949 L4918 - F9032 -
1950
1951 L3-902 - F7-036 -
1952 H7-539 - L7-045 - L7-047 (3) 7874 - 7893 (20)
1953 L4-889 - L6-595 (1,707) 7-196 -
1954 H1-810 - H7-080 (5,271) L4-887 - 8194 - 8363 (170)
1955 (see T) (see T) 7-108 - 8-278 (1,171)
TRANSPORTER
Earliest seen 1964 chart. Earliest seen 1969.
Issued with commercial quarterly stickers, according to 1986 chart.
LEGENDS: "TRANSPORTER" bottom 1964-71,
vertical "TSPR" left 1972-85,
no legend, "HA" prefix 1986-90.
1964-65 [3-008]-
1966-68
1969-71 3-100 -
1972-74
1975-77 3-006 - 3-052 (47)
1978-85 N.B. dies 3-163
Que. dies 3098, 3-105 - 3-112
1986-90 [HA1-040]- HA1-135 (96)
UNKNOWN TYPE "A"
Earliest seen 1947. Last seen 1951.
No legend, "A" prefix, Passenger colors 1947-48, 1951.
1947 A-1266 - A-2136 (871)
1948 A-2166 -
1951 A1-287 - A1-868 (582)
UNKNOWN TYPE "B"
Earliest seen 1947. Last seen 1951.
No legend, "B" prefix, Passenger colors 1947-51.
1947 B-1475 -
1948 B-1439 -
1949 B-1057 -
1950 B2-185 -
1951 B2-319 -
UNKNOWN TYPE "C" SUFFIX
Earliest seen 1949. Last seen 1950.
No legend, full-size "C" suffix.
Passenger colors 1949, reverse Passenger colors 1950.
In 1949, may have been Commercial overflow series after X9-999.
(If so, also expected 1948.)
In 1950, may have been Farm Truck? (next seen 1960).
1949 2-116C - 2-576C (461)
1950 2-641C - 4-141C (1,501)
UNKNOWN TYPE "CC"
Only seen 1942; no legend, "CC" prefix, Passenger colors.
1942 CC-958 - CC-962 (5)
UNKNOWN TYPE "CX"
Only seen 1929; no legend, "CX" prefix, Passenger colors.
(In Maine, "CX" for Municipal Owned vehicles 1924-33.)
1929 CX-151 - CX-180 (30)
UNKNOWN TYPE "E"
Earliest seen 1947. Last seen 1951.
No legend, "E" prefix, Passenger colors 1947, 1950-51.
1947 E-1096
1950 E1-103
1951 E1-461
UNKNOWN TYPE "F"
Only seen 1938; no legend, "F" prefix, White/Maroon.
May have been Farm Trailer?
1938 F-8273
UNKNOWN TYPE "JUL 31"
Only seen 1941; vertical "JUL31" right, reverse Passenger colors.
1941 A-1228 - A-9523 (8,296) (pairs seen)
B-5681 - B-9549 (3,869)
V-1705 - V-1874 (170)
UNKNOWN TYPE "M"
Earliest seen 1938. Last seen 1941.
(In Maine, "M" for Municipal Owned vehicles 1936-41.)
1938 M-97
1941 M-1703
UNKNOWN TYPE "S"
Earliest seen 1951. Last seen 1953.
No legend, "S" prefix, Passenger colors 1951, 1953.
1951 S 327
1953 S2-057
UNKNOWN TYPE "X"
Earliest seen 1947. Last seen 1950.
No legend, "X" prefix, Passenger colors 1947-50.
May have been Commercial overflow series after C9-999.
(If so, also expected 1942/44, 1945-46.)
1947 X-1000 - X-4573 (3,574)
1948 X-1752 - X-5763 (4,012)
1949 X-4508 -
1950 X1-507 - X8-797 (7,291)
ZONE
Only seen 1941, vertical "ZONE" right, passenger colors, #1033.
PERMITS:
GARAGE
Earliest seen 1949. Last seen 1952. Small size 1949-52.
Issued to licensed garages to be mounted on building.
LEGENDS: Vertical "NB" left, vertical "1949" right, "GARAGE" bottom 1949,
"GARAGE" top, "N.B. 1950" bottom 1950-51,
"N.B. 1952" top, "GARAGE" bottom 1952.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1949-52.
1949 1001 - 1080 (80)
1950 5065 - 5698 (634)
1951 5041 - 5698 (658)
1952 7384 - 7704 (321)
MOTOR CARRIER
Earliest seen 1956. Small size all years.
LEGENDS: "MOTOR CARRIER" top, "1956 N.B." bottom 1956,
"MOTOR CARRIER" top, "EXPIRES MAY 15,1960" bottom,
vertical "NB" right 1960-61, 1963-64, 1966-74, 1976-90.
1956 Dark Green/White P/C 387 - 1974 White/Black 1475 - 1898
1957 1975 Black/White
1958 1976 White/Green 2453 -
1959 1977 White/Dark Blue 1 - 4776
1960 White/Dark Green 340 - 1978 Black/Light Yellow 2204 - 5631
1961 White/Black 1200 - 1979 White/Black 295 - 3506
1962 1980 Black/White 1425 - 3898
1963 Red/White 1339 - 1981 White/Green 1093 - 4843
1964 Black/White 947 - 1982 Black/Yellow 4887 -
1965 1983 Black/Orange-Red 597 - 1013
1966 Dark Blue/White 1025 - 1984 Black/Yellow 1933 - 5710
1967 White/Dark Blue 216 - 1541 1985 Red/White 4889 -
1968 Black/White 100 - 710 1986 Blue/White 1242 -
1969 Red/White 2234 - 1987 Black/White 1700 -
1970 White/Dark Blue 309 - 1849 1988 Black/Yellow 6768 -
1971 White/Orange 2186 - 1989 Black/Light Green 1550 - 2183
1972 Dark Green/White 1170 - 1884 1990 Black/Light Blue 3310 - 8302
1973 Black/Beige 2245 -
PUMP PERMIT
Earliest seen 1936. Last seen 1952. Smaller size 1936-52.
Issued by Department of Public Works to licensed gasoline
stations to be mounted directly on gas pumps.
Grades 1-2 refer to premium and regular gasoline.
LEGENDS: Vertical "NB" left, vertical "1936" right, "PUMP PERMIT" top, "GRADE [ ]" bottom 1936,
vertical "1937" left, vertical "NB" right, "GRADE 1" (or 2) top, "PUMP PERMIT" bottom 1937,
vertical "NB" left, vertical "1938" right, "GRADE 1" (or 2) top, "PUMP PERMIT" bottom 1938,
vertical "1939" left, vertical "NB" right, "PUMP PERMIT" top, "GRADE 1" (or 2) bottom 1939, 1941,
vertical "NB" left, vertical "1940" right, "PUMP PERMIT" top, "GRADE 1" (or 2) bottom 1940, 1942, 1945-49,
"N.B. 1950" top, "PUMP GRADE 1" (or 2) bottom 1950,
"PUMP GRADE 1" (or 2) top, "N.B. 1951" bottom 1951,
"N.B 1952" top, "PUMP GRADE 1" (or 2) bottom 1952.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1936-42, 1945-52.
PUMP PERMIT TAX EXEMPT
Earliest seen 1942. Last seen 1952. Small 1942-52.
Flat 1942, embossed 1945-52.
LEGENDS: Vertical "NB" left, vertical "1942" right, "TAX EXEMPT GASOLINE" top,
"MUST NOT BE USED/IN MOTOR VEHICLES/ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS" bottom 1942,
vertical "NB" left, vertical "1945" right, "PUMP PERMIT" top, "TAX EXEMPT" bottom 1945-49,
"N.B. 1950" top, "TAX EXEMPT" bottom 1950, 1952,
"TAX EXEMPT" top, "N.B. 1951" bottom 1951.
COLORS: Reverse colors 1942, 1945-52.
GRADE 1 GRADE 2 TAX EXEMPT
1936 504 -
1937 1204 -
1938 773 - 1573 - 2534 (962)
1939 1543 - 1664 (122) 2819 - 3202 (384)
1940 1095 - 2692 - 2846 (155)
1941 1433 - 1875 (443) 2775 - 4064 (1,290)
1942 1654 - 1229 - 1132 - 1200 (69)
1945 4445 - 4980 (536) 5734 - 7094 - 7167 (74)
1946 4174 - 7060 -
1947 5076 - 5427 (352) 8113 - 8198 (86)
1948 4837 - 7395 - 5029 -
1949 4197 - 4831 (635) 7094 - 7624 (531) 5121 -
1950 1276 - 2223 (948) 3357 - 6194 -
1951 1248 - 3161 - 3902 (742) 6193 -
1952 1909 - 2364 (456) 3605 - 3754 (150) 5169 -
