(Types researched through 1981)
PLATE TYPE EARLIEST SEEN BEGAN NOTES
Passenger 1925 1925
Motorcycle 1927 1925? Reported 1926
Commercial 1927
Sample 1928
Dealer 1937
Trailer 1948
Tractor 1953
Lieutenant Governor 1958
Restricted 1960
Amateur Radio 1962 1962
U.S. Armed Forces 1962
Machinery 1963
Temporary 1971
Legislature 1973
Transporter 1976/81
Snowmobile (Decal) Reportedly beg.1980
PERMITS:
Public Service Vehicle 1961
Motor Carrier 1968
LETTER KEY:
C Commercial 1927-81 R Restricted 1960-81
D Dealer 1937-81 T Trailer 1948-81
F U.S. Armed Forces 1962-81 TR Tractor 1953-81
M Machinery 1963-81 TPR Transporter 1976-81
PSV Public Service Vehicle 1961-69
DETAILED NOTES ALPHABETICALLY BY TYPE:
No legends, passenger colors unless noted.
Numbers in [ ] shown in 1964 AAMVA Book.
PASSENGER (See Passenger page)
AMATEUR RADIO
Began 1962. 1973-75: Vertical "73" right, no sticker boxes.
1962 VO 1 AA - VO 1 ZZ (VO 2 assigned to Labrador)
COMMERCIAL
Earliest seen 1927.
DEALER
Earliest seen 1937 with full-size crown left.
1937 D-29 1968 D 541
1950 D-157 1969 D 137
1951 D-1003 1970-72 D 182
1964 D 220 -[D 285] 1973-75 D 108 - D 1003
1966 D 248 - D 271 1976-81 D 638 - D 1118
LEGISLATURE
Earliest seen 1973.
Optionally issued to members of the legislative assembly in lieu
of regular passenger plate with the same number.
1973-75 White/Dark Blue 1-012 - 1-039
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Earliest seen 1958. Plain low-numbered passenger plates issued.
1958, 1960, 1962, 1963 1
1970-72 1
1976-81 1, 2, 3
MACHINERY
Earliest seen 1963. Issued to special mobile equipment.
1963 M 121 1968 M 234
1964 [M 955] 1969
1965 M 132 1970-72 M 502 - M 1855
1966 M 1046 1973-75 M 1235 - M 3107
1967 M 965 1976-81 M 311 - M 2443
MOTORCYCLE (See Motorcycle page)
May have begun 1925. Reported 1926. Earliest seen 1927.
RESTRICTED
Earliest seen 1960. Issued to vehicles owned by dominion,
provincial and municipal governments.
Matching pairs 1966, unlike passenger.
1960 R4-914 1967 R 1169 - R 2887
1961 R6-641 1968 R 230 - R 829
1962 R 4587 1969 R 419 - R 3357
1963 R 3921 1970-72 R 3908 - R 4883
1964 R 5092 -[R 5895] 1973-75 R 570 - R 4320
1965 1976-81 R 2005 - R 9992
1966 R 438 - R 2619
SAMPLE
Earliest seen 1928. (Verify 1929-35, 1942-45, 1947)
1928, 1936-37, 1939-41, 1948-50 0000
1938, 1952-66 0-000
1946 00000
1951, 1967-81 00-000
SNOWMOBILE (Decal)
Reportedly began 1980.
TEMPORARY
Earliest seen 1971, issued 6/11/1971, expire 7/11/1971.
Thin plastic, Black/White, #06-430.
TRACTOR
Earliest seen 1953.
1953 TR 256 - TR 303 1963 TR 180 - TR 623
1954 1964 TR 498 - [TR 932]
1955 1965 TR 171 - TR 671
1956 TR 119 - TR 421 1966 TR 414 - TR 1141
1957 TR 311 - 1967 TR 230 - TR 472
1958 1968 TR 169 - TR 518
1959 TR 186 - 1969 TR 305 - TR 858
1960 1970-72 TR 180 - TR 1370
1961 TR 327 - 1973-75 TR 316 - TR 2144
1962 TR 857 - 1976-81 TR 339 - TR 1913
TRAILER
Earliest seen 1948.
1948 T-194 1961 T 407 -
1949 T-138 1962 T 768 - T 1573
1950 T-106 1963 T 584 - T 2033
1951 T-1110 1964 T 190 - [T 2528]
1952 1965 T 707 - T 2070
1953 T 556 - T 737 1966 T 141 - T 3477
1954 T 154 - T 399 1967 T 311 - T 4856
1955 T 147 1968 T 167 - T 6084
1956 T 263 - T 804 1969 T 663 - T 7864
1957 T 403 - T 644 1970-72 T 1239 - T 11254
1958 T 154 1973-75 T 1548 - T 22544
1959 T 300 - T 657 1976-81 T 1367 - T 44715
1960 T 351
TRANSPORTER
Earliest seen 1976/81.
1976-81 TPR 330 - TPR 596
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES
Earliest seen 1962. The Naval Station at Argentia was operated
by the U.S. Navy from 1941 to 1994.
1962 F 5623 1968
1963 F 7695 1969 F 1818 - F 2048
1964 [F 1845]- F 2645 1970-72 F 660 - F 842
1965 F 2642 1973-75 F 135 - F 148
1966 1976-81 F 179 - F 766
1967 F 1504
PERMITS:
MOTOR CARRIER
Earliest seen 1968.
Small supplemental plates issued in the following classes:
F = Freight, within province only (FX = Extra-provincial)
GS = General Specialty (GSX = Extra-provincial)
P = Public passenger, within province only (PX = Extra-provincial)
LEGENDS: "NFLD./AND LAB." left, vertical "68" right 1968-73,
"NFLD." left, "EXPIRES MAR 31 1975" bottom 1975-83.
1968 Red/White GS 459 - GS 615, P 168 - P 346
1969 Blue/White GS 1203 - GS 1625, GS 80 X, P 408
1970 White/Light Blue F 422 - F 1392, P 302 - P 381
1971 Light Blue/White F 890 - F 1317, P 88 - P 388
1972 White/Green F 277 - F 1966, FX 325, P 400 - P 848
1973 Black/Gold F 632 - F 2132, FX 374 - FX 472,
P 495 - P 1003, PX 96
3/31/75 Black/Orange F 585 - F 1967, P 296 - P 725
3/31/76 Yellow/Black F 597 - F 1218, FX 447, P 76
3/31/77 White/Red F 181, FX 254 - FX 673, P 415 - P 828
3/31/78 Black/White F 510, P 925
3/31/79 White/Black F 1594 - F 2084, P 457
3/31/80 Black/Yellow F 335 - F 2161, P 342 - P 775
3/31/81 White/Black F 1383 - F 2351
3/31/82 Red/White F 650, P 963, PX 96
3/31/83 Blue/White F 25 - F 792, FX 110
PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE
Earliest seen 1961. Last seen 1969. Supplemental plate issued
to trucks and buses, often with the top of the plate cut off.
1961 PSV 268
1964 [PSV 299]
1965 PSV 181 - PSV 371
1966 PSV 198 - PSV 199
1968 PSV 117
1969 PSV 146
