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Manitoba: Motorcycle

MANITOBA MOTORCYCLE PLATES                Pairs 1912-44, 1950-66.

 

Numbers began at 1 or MC-1 1912-75.  Plates ordered in bold.

Numbers in bold are final production figures.

1958-66:  Rear plate dated with "MANITOBA" left, front plate

          undated with "MANITOBA" centered.

1966-70:  Single rear plate dated.

 

1911?                   1923      588           1936     MC-400

1912      424           1924      213           1937     MC-791*

1913      652           1925      353           1938     MC-665

1914 483, 810, 954*,    1926      662* [700]    1939     MC-623

    1082,1132,2605      1927      406  [600]    1940     MC-712

1915      597           1928      392  [600]    1941     MC-971*

1916      203           1929      321           1942     MC-583

1917      738  [1,000]  1930      550* [600]    1943 TAB    583

1918     1000           1931      578* [600]    1944 TAB    468

1919 TAB                1932      471           1945     MC 605

1920     1020           1933   MC-338           1946     MC-740

1921      608           1934   MC-472           1947     MC-949

1922      881* [1,500]  1935   MC-374           1948   MC 2-500

 

VARIATIONS

1912-13:  1-2-digit size, 3-digit size.

1912:     276 has wide dies in 3-digit size;

          424 has thin dies in 1-2-digit size.

 

TABS

1919 ?, 1943 "M.CYCLE"; 1944 "MOTOR CYCLE", White/Blue;

1949-51 passenger tabs issued; 1953-70 small trailer tabs issued.

 

 

1950-51 BASE

1950 Type 1: Hyphen          M/C    1 - M/C 2-000       (2,000 P)

1950 Type 2: No hyphen       M/C 2001 - M/C 3000        (1,000 P)

                                                  (TOTAL 3,000 P)

 

1952-57 BASE

1952 Type 1                         1 - 4-000           (4,000 P)

1954 Type 2                      4001 -  4700             (700 P)

1957 Type 3                      4701 -  7200           (2,500 P)

                                                  (TOTAL 7,200 P)

 

Description of Types:

Type 1 - "MOTORCYCLE", hyphen, old dies

Type 2 - "MOTOR CYCLE", no hyphen, old dies

Type 3 - "MOTOR CYCLE", no hyphen, new dies

 

 

1958-63 BASE

1958 Type 1: One plate dated        1 -  2500           (2,500 P)

1959 Type 2: Both plates dated   2501 -  3500           (1,000 P)

1960 Type ?                      3501 -  4000             (500 P)

1961 Type ?                      4001 -  5000           (1,000 P)

1962 Type ?                      5001 -  5500             (500 P)

                                                  (TOTAL 5,500 P)

 

 

1964-70 BASE

1964 Type 1: Pairs                  1 -  8500           (8,500 P)

1967 Type 2: Singles             8501 - 21000          (12,500 S)

                                                 (TOTAL 29,500 S)

 

1971-75 BASE

1971                                1 - 33500          (33,500 S)

 

 

1976-82 BASE                                 No D,F,I,J,M,O seen.

1976                              1A1 - 150P3          (82,068 S)

 

Progression is 1A1 - 999A1, 1A2 - 999A2, etc.  P2 series skipped.

 

 

1983-98 BASE               Assuming no F,I,J,M,O,Q,R,V,Y,Z used.*

1983 Type 1                      1AA1 - 99DU4          (54,747 S)

1986 Type 2                      1DU5 - 99HT4          (41,877 S)

1991 Type 3                      1HT5 - 99QI9          (68,211 S)

                                                (TOTAL 164,835 S)

 

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Square dies, reflective

Type 2 - Square dies, non-reflective

Type 3 - Round dies, non-reflective

 

Progression is 1AA1 - 99AA1, 1AA2 - 99AA2, etc.

Leading zero added somewhere between 1KW1 and 01LE2.

*All letters added starting at QA. (PJ,PY reported)

Monthly Staggered Registration began 3/1/1995, expire "JUL 1 95",

same as passenger.

Replaced 8/1/1997 to 7/31/1998.

 

 

1997-2023 BASE                            Assuming no I,O,Q used.

6-17-97 "AUG 97" Type 1: Old sheeting   1AA01 - 5CV57  (57,477 S)

2010             Type 2: New sheeting   6CY08 - 4EB99  (23,060 S)

2014             Type 3: Holes          5EB01 - 4EL51   (7,971 S)

                                                 (TOTAL 91,230 S)

 

Progression is 1AA01 - 1AA99, 2AA01 - 2AA99, etc.