Motorcycle 1912 7/1/12 Law P 3/13/1912
Truck 1924 1923? Regs. began 1923
Sample 1927
Freight Vehicle 1934 1928
Public Service Vehicle 1931 1928
Farm Truck 1931 1931
Trailer 1931 1931
Urban Truck 1931 1931
Commercial Vehicle 1933
Truck "A" 1935
Truck "C" 1938
Truck "D" 1938
Truck "E" 1938
Importer 1939
School Bus 1940
Manufacturer Listed 1941 only
Provincial Government 1942 Listed 1941
Provincial Gov't. Trailer 1959 Listed 1941
Trailer "A" 1965 Listed 1941
Trailer "C" 1942 Listed 1941
Trailer "D" 1953 Listed 1941
Trailer "E" 1954 Listed 1941
Tractor 1943
Unlimited Livery 1949 Listed 1948
Power Unit 1951
Restricted Farm Truck 1955
Special Farm 1955 8/1/55
Power Unit "C" 1956 Reported 1955
Semi-Trailer 1956
Amateur Radio 1960 1960
Trailer Dealer 1961
Bus 1962
Federal Government 1963 Rep. began 1963
Federal Government M/C 1965 Rep. began 1963
Farm Power Unit 1964 Only year seen
Restricted Farm Trailer 1965
Reciprocity (Sticker) 1967
Restricted Farm Power Unit1967 Reported 1964
Restricted Farm Semi-Tlr. 1967
Lt. Governor 1968
Power Unit "A" 1971 Rep. began 1970
Power Unit "D" 1970 Rep. began 1970
Water Well Drill 1971
Medical Doctor 1972 1972
M/C Dealer 1974
Snowmobile 1974 Rep. began 1974
Unknown Type "E/P" 1974 Rep. began 1974
Personalized "AUG 85" 3/83
Consular Corps "MAR 10" Rep. in 1989
General Merch. Power Unit Rep. in 1989
General Merch. Truck Rep. in 1989
Handicapped "MAY 94" Rep. in 1989
PERMITS:
Steam Boiler 1918 Reported 1917
Gross Weight 1931 1931
LETTER KEY: (All other letters/years are Passenger)
1930-76 1977-90
A Truck 1935-76 ABB-ABF Truck
B School Bus 1940-63, AGB-AGG General Merchandise Power Unit
Bus 1965-76 AGP-AGR General Merchandise Power Unit
C Truck 1938-76 AGT-AGZ General Merchandise Truck
CV Commercial Vehicle 1933-40 APB-APZ Power Unit
D Dealer 1930-37, BBB-BBZ Trailer
Truck 1938-76 CBB-CFZ Truck
DR Dealer 1938-76 CPB-CPZ Power Unit
E Truck 1938-65 CTB-CTZ Tractor?
F Farm Truck 1941-76 DBB-DHJ Truck
FV Freight Vehicle 1934-37 DNB-DNZ Trailer
G Provincial Government 1942-76 DPB=DPZ Power Unit
L Livery 1936-76 DTB-DTZ Trailer
M Manufacturer 1941 FAB-FZZ Farm Truck
MD Medical Doctor 1972-76 GCB-GCJ Federal Government
PT Trailer 1973-76 GSB-GSZ Provincial Government
PV Public Service Vehicle 1931 LSB-LTB Dealer
PSV Public Service Vehicle 1933-35, MDB-MDZ Medical Doctor
1959-61 PBB-PBZ Bus
R Restricted Farm Truck 1955-76 PCB-PCZ Livery
SB School Bus 1966-76 PSB-PSZ School Bus
SF Special Farm 1955-76 PTB-PTZ Unlimited Livery
T Truck 1930-39 RBB-RNZ Restricted Farm Truck
UL Unlimited Livery 1949-76 RPB-RPZ Restricted Farm Power Unit
UT Urban Truck 1931 RSB-RTZ Restricted Farm Semi-Trailer
X Federal Government 1963-76 RWB-RZZ Restricted Farm Trailer
TAB-TRZ Trailer
TSB-TSZ Semi-Trailer
TTB-TTZ Trailer
TWB-TZZ Semi-Trailer
DETAILED NOTES ALPHABETICALLY BY TYPE:
No legends, passenger colors unless noted.
1931 Order: Passenger 115,000 P, Truck 25,000 P, Dealer 2,000 P,
Livery 1,000 P, Motorcycle 300 S,
Public Vehicle 100 P, Freight Vehicle 100 P.
1948: Passenger and Truck issued in pairs, Motorcycle,
Tractor and Trailer issued in singles.
1951 Order: Passenger 140,000 P, "Farm and Government Trucks" 60,000 P,
Commercial Vehicles 20,000 P, Truck A 400 P, Truck D 3,000 P,
Truck E 2,000 P, Dealer 2,500 P, Livery 1,000 P,
Public Service Vehicle 200 P, Tractor 200 P, Motorcycle 2,000 S,
Private Trailer 15,000 S, Commercial Trailer 1,500 S.
1952: Singles all types.
Types that "ought" to exist: Farm Semi-Trailer (F)
Farm Trailer (F)
Federal Government Trailer (X)
Provincial Government Motorcycle (G)
1920-22: Tab - Passenger
Plate - Dealer, Livery, M/C
1944: Windshield sticker - Passenger, Truck
Plate - Dealer, M/C, Sample, Trailer
PASSENGER (See Passenger page)
AMATEUR RADIO
Began 1960.
1960 VE5-AA - VE5-ZZ (No hyphen 1968, 1970)
BUS
Reportedly began 1965. Earliest seen 1962. (Possibly issued
Public Service Vehicle plates previously, last seen 1961.)
"B" prefix plates from 1940 to 1949 are School Bus.
Defined 1972 as "Public Service Vehicle bus".
LEGENDS: No legend, "B" prefix 1962-63, 1965-69, 1971-76,
no legend, "PBB" to "PBZ" prefix 1977-89.
1962 B 56 - 1970
1963 B 4 - B 10 1971 B 158 - B 269
1964 1972 B 32 -
1965 B 12 - B 107 1973 B 180 - B 248
1966 B 2 - B 241 1974 B 136 - B 183
1967 B 140 - B 178 1975 B 27 - B 148
1968 B 6 - B 84 1976 B 30 - B 323
1969 B 164 - B 168
1977-89 PBB 100 - PBB 874 (775)
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE (See Truck page)
Earliest seen 1933. Last seen 1940.
CONSULAR CORPS
Began by 1989, #CC 100 - CC 124 issued. Earliest seen "MAR 10".
LEGENDS: "Consular Corps" bottom.
DEALER
2 George V Ch. 38 P 3/13/1912. Began 7/1/1912.
Annual plates 1919-22, 1944. Flat steel 1919, embossed steel
1920, 1922, flat steel with embossed border 1921.
LEGENDS: No legend, very wide letters only 1912,
"GARAGE" bottom 1913-17,
"DEALER" top 1918-23,
Truck design with large "D" at upper left preceding small "EALER" top 1924-29,
no legend, "D" prefix 1930-33, 1935-37,
no legend, "DR" prefix 1938-52, 1956-76,
no legend, "LSB" to "LTZ" prefix 1977-89.
Left and right panels not reverse-color 1915.
Vertical "SASK" left, vertical "1919" right 1919-22, "44 - SASK." bottom 1944.
(Verify 1953-55)
COLORS: Yellow/Black 1920, Red/White 1921, White/Green 1922, Black/White 1944.
1912: #A - Z, AA - ZZ, AAA - CCC expected (repeaters only).
1913: #A - Z, AA - ZZ, AAA - ZZZ, A1 - A46 issued.
Non-serif "I" resembles "1" but has no notch at top.
"OOO" resembles a sample in appearance only.
1915: Issued in sets of 5.
1918-23: Prefixes A - E seen. Letters defaulted to "A" in table.
1919: Issued in sets of 2, 3 or 5 depending on fee; 5 for M/C.
Additional plates $5 each; $2.50 M/C.
1931: 2,000 P ordered.
1970-72: Singles issued.
1912 C - OO 1945 DR119 -
1913 B - A24 1946 DR777 - DR933
1914 A16 - A104* 1947 DR734 - DR1-160
1915 A6 - A141 1948 DR 431 - DR1-095
1916 A5 - A133 1949 DR 1757 - DR 2188
1917 A/B 256 - 1950 DR1-458 - DR2-055
1918 A23 - A653 1951 DR-182 - DR2-125
1919 A118 - A973 1952 DR-204 - DR2-255
1920 A-118 - A-880 1953
1921 A755 - 1954
1922 A623 - 1955
1923 A-917 - 1956 DR 22 - DR3-040
1924 D 423 - 1957 DR 90 -
1925 D 75 - 1958 DR1-734 -
1926 D1-024 - D1-225 1959 DR 683 - DR1-813
1927 D 982 - D1-202 1960 DR 840 -
1928 D 604 - D1-858 1961 DR 506 - DR1-770
1929 D 865 - D1-653 1962 DR 488 - DR1-941
1930 D-2-563 - D-2-586 1963 DR 411 - DR1-808
1931 D-532 - 1964 DR 535 - DR3-024
1932 D-326 - 1965 DR2-358 - DR3-265
1933 D-344 - 1966 DR2-638 - DR3-057
1934 D-259 - 1967 DR1-870 - DR3-051
1935 D-2 - 1968 DR1-786 - DR3-147*
1936 D-842 - 1969 DR 331 - DR3-150*
1937 D-658 - 1970 DR 462 - DR3-066*
1938 DR-310 - 1971 DR 571 - DR3-106
1939 DR-350 - DR-743 1972 DR 77 - DR3-146
1940 DR-533 - DR1068 1973 DR 88 - DR2-576
1941 DR-61 - DR-868 1974 DR1-843 - DR3-268
1942 DR334 - 1975 DR 396 - DR1-058
1943 DR16 - DR323 1976 DR 74 - DR2-697
1944 DR57 - DR427
1977-89 LSB 100 - LTB 592 (17,593)
FARM POWER UNIT
Only seen 1964.
LEGENDS: "FARM/P.U." left 1964.
1964 452 -
FARM TRUCK (See Truck page)
Began 1931. No 1933 seen.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Reportedly began 1963. Earliest seen 1963.
LEGENDS: No legend, "X" prefix 1963-76,
no legend, "GCB" to "GCZ" prefix 1977-89.
1963 X1-173 - X1-757 1970 X 878 - X1-298
1964 X 457 - X2-126 1971 X 340 - X2-168
1965 X 488 - X2-308 1972 X 891 - X1-718
1966 X1-834 - X2-331 1973 X 303 - X2-539
1967 X 560 - X1-529 1974 X 450 - X2-555
1968 X 300 - X2-045 1975 X 214 - X2-760
1969 X 228 - X2-355 1976 X1-314 - X2-730
1977-89 GCB 100 - GCJ 398 (5,699) (GCY 567 seen as Pass.)
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MOTORCYCLE
Reportedly began 1963. Earliest seen 1965.
LEGENDS: No legend, "X" prefix 1965, 1967-68, 1974,
no legend, "GC" prefix 1977-89.
1963 1970
1964 1971
1965 X 7 - X 30 1972
1966 1973
1967 X 8 - X 10 1974 X 6 - X 20
1968 X 6 - X 29 1975
1969 1976
1977-89 GC-100 -
FREIGHT VEHICLE (See Truck page)
Began 1928. Earliest seen 1934. Last seen 1937. Reported 1940.
Public Vehicles Act P 3/27/1928 and "became operative at the
commencement of the fiscal year". Issued to trucks for hire.
1931: 100 P ordered.
Superceded by Public Service Vehicle Act E 7/1/1932.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE POWER UNIT
Reported in 1989. No legend, AGB-AGG and AGP-AGR prefixes.
AGP 659 seen.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE TRUCK
Reported in 1989. No legend, AGT-AGZ prefixes.
HANDICAPPED
Began by 1989. Earliest seen "MAY 94".
Passenger design but no wheat graphic, #10767.
IMPORTER
Earliest seen 1939. Last seen 1949.
Small size 1939, 1942, 1945, 1949.
LEGENDS: Vertical "1939" left, vertical "SASK" right, "IMPORTER" top 1939, 1945, 1949,
vertical "1942" left, vertical "SASK" right, "IMPORTER" bottom 1942.
COLORS: White/Black? 1939, Reverse Passenger colors 1942, 1945, 1949 (reported 1947).
1939 210
1942 7
1945 41
1949 27
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Earliest seen 1968, passenger design with raised full-color crown attached center.
LIVERY
2 George V Ch. 38 P 3/13/1912. Began 7/1/1912. Issued to taxis.
By 1948, issued to taxis limited to operation within a certain
radius of headquarters. Defined 1972 as "Limited bus".
Annual plates 1919-22 (non-porcelain). Flat 1919, embossed steel 1920, 1922.
LEGENDS: "LIVERY" bottom 1912-17,
"LIVERY" top 1918-20, 1922-23,
Truck design with large "L" at upper left preceding small "IVERY" top 1924, 1926-29,
no legend, "L" prefix 1930-31, 1936, 1940, 1952, 1963, 1965-66, 1969-76,
no legend, "PCB" to "PCZ" prefix 1977-89.
Dealer design and colors 1915, 1920, 1922.
1931: 1,000 P ordered.
1912 5 - 28 1945
1913 6 - 8 1946
1914 15 - 742* 1947
1915 452 - 1948
1916 56 - 288 1949
1917 237 - 908 1950
1918 79 - 1951
1919 427 - 471 1952 L-44 -
1920 383 - 444 1953
1921 1954
1922 94 - 1-539 1955
1923 696 - 1-588 1956
1924 L 864 - 1957
1925 1958
1926 L 449 - 1959
1927 L 837 - L1-444 1960
1928 L 634 - L 773 1961
1929 L 489 - 1962
1930 L-738 - 1963 L 1 -
1931 L-570 - 1964
1932 1965 L 116 -
1933 1966 L 198 -
1934 1967
1935 1968
1936 L-203 - L-292 1969 L 40 -
1937 1970 L 91 - L 98
1938 1971 L 11 - L 162
1939 1972 L 11 - L 91
1940 L-119 - L-122 1973 L 25 - L 74
1941 1974 L 11 - L 183
1942 1975 L 31 - L 284
1943 1976 L 135 - L 200
1944
1977-89 PCB 100 - PCB 883 (784)
MANUFACTURER
Listed 1941 only. M prefix 1941.
MEDICAL DOCTOR
Began 1972. (From 1929 to 1971, issued passenger plates in
1-000 - 1-999 series.)
LEGENDS: No legend, "MD" prefix 1972-76,
no legend, "MDB" to "MDZ" prefix 1977-89.
1972 MD1-524 - MD1-794 1975 MD1-224 - MD1-849
1973 MD1-248 - MD1-778 1976 MD1-171 - MD1-521
1974 MD1-088 - MD2-497
1977-89 MDB 100 -
MOTORCYCLE (See Motorcycle page)
2 George V Ch. 38 P 3/13/1912. Began 7/1/1912.
MOTORCYCLE DEALER
Earliest seen 1974. Possibly issued also to snowmobile dealers.
LEGENDS: No legend, "DR" prefix 1974-76,
no legend, "LS" to "LT" prefix 1977-89.
1974 DR 179 - 1977-89 LS-100 - LS-328 (229)
1975 DR 102 - DR 117
1976 DR 96 - DR 117
PERSONALIZED
Began March 1983. Earliest seen "AUG 85".
Passenger design but no wheat graphic.
POWER UNIT
Earliest seen 1951.
Reportedly discontinued 1970; replaced by Power Unit "A" and "D".
LEGENDS: "POWER/UNIT" left 1951, 1954-56, 1960-76.
No slogan 1973.
1951 345 - 1961 248 - 508
1952 1962 297 -
1953 1963 443 -
1954 533 - 1964 457 - 475
1955 1-424 - 1965 453 - 2-068
1956 1-160 - 1966
1957 1967 413 - 2-161
1958 1968 439 - 2-422
1959 1969 1 - 481
1960 3 -
POWER UNIT "A"
Reportedly began 1970. Earliest seen 1971. Issued singly 1972.
LEGENDS: Power Unit design with "A" prefix 1971-76,
no legend, "APB" to "APZ" prefix 1977-89.
1970 1974 A 1 - A1-290
1971 A1283 - 1975 A 595 - A 604
1972 A 93 - 1976 A 156 - A 646
1973 A 1 - A1197
1977-89 APB 100 -
POWER UNIT "C"
Reported 1955. Earliest seen 1956. Issued singly 1972.
LEGENDS: Power Unit design with "C" prefix 1956-76,
no legend, "CPB" to "CPZ" prefix 1977-89.
1956 C 541 - 1967 C 519 - C1321
1957 1968 C 373 - C1500
1958 1969 C 802 -
1959 1970 C1442 - C1465
1960 C1068 - 1971 C 388 - C 832
1961 C 149 - C274 1972 C 779 -
1962 C 175 - 1973 C1802 - C2210
1963 1974 C 245 - C2819
1964 C 307 - C 324 1975 C1572 - C2622
1965 C1290 - C1396 1976 C1780 - C2908
1966 C 585 - C 683
1977-89 CPB 100 - CPT 865 (13,366)
POWER UNIT "D"
Reportedly began 1970. Earliest seen 1970. Issued singly 1972.
LEGENDS: Power Unit design with "D" prefix 1970-76,
no legend, "DPB" to "DPZ" prefix 1977-89.
1970 D 401 - D 487 1974 D 736 -
1971 D 380 - D1072 1975 D 679 - D 974
1972 D 346 - D 494 1976 D 357 - D 713
1973 D 1 -
1977-89 DPB 100 - DPM 324 (8,325)
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
Listed 1941. Earliest seen 1942.
LEGENDS: No legend, "G" prefix 1942, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1965-76,
no legend, "GSB" to "GSZ" prefix 1977-89.
1941 1959
1942 G-349 - G-781 1960
1943 1961 G 47 - G 209
1944 1962
1945 1963 G 140 -
1946 1964
1947 1965 G3-789 -
1948 1966 G2-792 - G4-226
1948 1967 G 986 - G5-285
1950 1968 G 1 - G5-699
1951 1969 G1-009 - G5-566
1952 1970 G1-026 - G5-601
1953 1971 G 189 - G5-392
1954 G 480 - 1972 G 89 - G5-597
1955 1973 G 90 - G6-060
1956 G1-013 - G1-182 1974 G 130 - G7-390
1957 1975 G 112 - G 793
1958 G 509 - 1976 G 111 - G7-099
1977-89 GSB 100 -
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TRAILER
Listed 1941. Reported 1956. Earliest seen 1959. Last seen 1966.
LEGENDS: Trailer design with "G" prefix all years.
1959 G 104 - G 412 1963
1960 1964 G 168 - G 173
1961 G 153 - G 430 1965 G 347 - G 569
1962 1966 G 240 - G 512
PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE
Began 1928. Earliest seen 1931. Last seen 1961.
Possibly replaced by Bus, seen 1965.
Public Vehicles Act P 3/27/1928 and "became operative at the
commencement of the fiscal year". Issued to buses.
1931: 100 P ordered.
Superceded by Public Service Vehicle Act E 7/1/1932.
LEGENDS: "P-V-" prefix 1931, "PS/V" prefix 1933,
"P-S-V-" prefix 1934-35, thin "PSV" prefix 1959-61.
1931 P-V-46 - 1959 PSV 61 - PSV 89
1932 1960 PSV 56 - PSV 116
1933 PS/V-148 - PS/V-649 1961 PSV-59 -
1934 P-S-V-298 -
1935 P-S-V-175 -
RECIPROCITY (Sticker)
Earliest seen 1967. Sticker issued for backing plate 1967-85.
RESTRICTED FARM POWER UNIT
Reported 1964. Earliest seen 1967. Issued singly 1972.
LEGENDS: Power Unit design with "R" prefix 1967-68, 1971-76,
no legend, "RPB" to "RPZ" prefix 1977-89.
1967 R 83 - 1972
1968 R 111 - 1973
1969 1974 R 32 - R 147
1970 1975 R 54 - R 207
1971 R 266 - R 500 1976 R 362 - R 381
1977-89 RPB 100 - RPD 496 (2,197)
RESTRICTED FARM SEMI-TRAILER
Earliest seen 1967.
LEGENDS: Semi-Trailer design with "R" prefix 1967, 1974-76,
no legend, "RSB" to "RTZ" prefix 1977-89.
1967 R 126 - 1972
1968 1973
1969 1974 R9-484 - R9-507 (24)
1970 1975 R9-539 - R10-390 (852)
1971 1976 R20-938 - R22-028 (1,091)
1977-89 RSB 100 -
RESTRICTED FARM TRAILER
Earliest seen 1965.
LEGENDS: Trailer design with "R" prefix 1965-76,
no legend, "RWB" to "RZZ" prefix 1977-89.
1965 R1-023 - R1-187 1971
1966 1972
1967 R 51 - R 94 1973
1968 1974 R1-078 -
1969 1975
1970 1976 R1-156 - R1-160
1977-89 RWB 100 -
RESTRICTED FARM TRUCK
Earliest seen 1955. Discontinued May 1984; merged with Farm Truck.
LEGENDS: No legend, "R" prefix 1955-56, 1965-76,
no legend, "RBB" to "RNZ" prefix 1977-85.
1955 R 190 - R 437 1966 R 97 - R 653
1956 R 386 - 1967 R 257 - R 996
1957 1968 R 76 -
1958 1969 R 193 -
1959 1970 R 596 - R 734
1960 1971 R 790 - R2-882
1961 1972 R7-202 -
1962 1973 R2-528 -
1963 1974 R2-008 - R7-920 (5,913)
1964 1975 R2-376 - R8-355 (5,980)
1965 R 116 - 1976 R2-384 - R9-701 (7,318)
1977-85 RBB 100 - RFZ 383 (67,784) (RGT 270 seen as Pass.)
SAMPLE
Earliest seen 1927. (Verify 1928-29, 1931, 1934)
1944: Black/White plate, "44 SASK." bottom.
1927, 1936-42, 1948, 1950-71, 1973-76 0-000
1930, 1932-33, 1935, 1944 00-000
1943, 1945-47 0000
1949, 1972 000-000
1977-89 SAM 000
SCHOOL BUS
Earliest seen 1940.
LEGENDS: No legend, "B" prefix 1940-49,
vertical "SB" prefix 1966-76 (reportedly began 1966),
no legend or wheat graphic, "PSB" to "PSZ" prefix 1977-89.
1940 B-400 (1939 dies and legend, no dash before date)
1941 B-44 (B-96 reported)
1942 B-95
1943 B-156
1944
1945
1946 B-91
1947 B-19
1948 B-18
1949 B-13 (B-144 reported)
1966 S/B 2-188 - S/B 3-320 1972 S/B 1-145 - S/B 3-224
1967 S/B 57 - S/B 4-470* 1973 S/B 1-177 - S/B 5-816
1968 S/B 57 - S/B 5-319* 1974 S/B 505 - S/B 3-827
1969 S/B 73 - S/B 5-400* 1975 S/B 1-159 - S/B 4-719
1970 S/B 1-184 - S/B 1-795 1976 S/B 443 - S/B 3-327
1971 S/B 1-144 - S/B 3-229
1977-89 PSB 100 - PSD 937 (2,638)
SEMI-TRAILER
Earliest seen 1956.
LEGENDS: "SEMI-TRAILER" top 1956-57, 1961, 1963-68, 1971, 1974-76,
"SEMI-TRAILER" bottom 1969-70, 1972-73,
no legend, "TSB" to "TSZ" or "TWB" to "TZZ" prefix 1977-89.
1956 131 - 1-283 1967 3-668 - 3-685
1957 311 - 1-188 1968 1-440 -
1958 1969 84 -
1959 1970 804 - 2-589
1960 1971 404 - 2-377
1961 507 - 755 1972 2-386 -
1962 1973 4-250 -
1963 771 - 3-941* 1974 423 - 4-456
1964 513 - 796 1975 903 - 6-134
1965 523 - 3-689 1976 829 - 5-833
1966 516 -
1977-89 TSB 100 - TSZ 999, TWB 100 - TZF 721 (71,722)
SNOWMOBILE
Reportedly began 1974. Earliest seen 1974. (Previously issued
single passenger plates 1966-70, motorcycle plates 1971-73.)
Discontinued 1981; merged with Motorcycle.
Small size, motorcycle design, 2-letter prefix 1974-76.
Numbers began at #AA 001 1974-76. Hyphen or no hyphen.
1974 AB, AD, AF, AG, AM, AN, AP, AR, AV, AW, AZ, BB, BD, BK 030
1975 AA, AB, AF, AH, AK, AL, AN, AX, BA, BC, BH, BK, BM, BP 100
1976 AA, AB, AC, AH, AK, AL, AM, AP, AX, BB, BC, BG, BR 478
1977-81 (WB-WZ, YB-YZ prefixes reportedly issued)
SPECIAL FARM
Began 8/1/1955.
Issued to farm vehicles valid only between 8/1 and 11/30.
Discontinued 1977; merged with Farm Truck.
LEGENDS: No legend, stepped "SF" prefix 1955,
no legend, vertical "SF" prefix 1956-58, 1961-76.
1955 S/F 7-926 - S/F15-438 1966 S/F 95 - S/F 1-481
1956 S/F 11 - S/F 3-401 1967 S/F 89 - S/F 1-065
1957 S/F 3 - S/F 244 1968 S/F 6 - S/F 1-701
1958 S/F 2-478 - 1969 S/F 134 -
1959 1970 S/F 812 -
1960 1971 S/F 4 - S/F 843
1961 S/F 42 - S/F 140 1972 S/F 134 - S/F 137
1962 S/F 94 - S/F 99 1973 S/F 831 - S/F 2-250
1963 S/F 81 - S/F 95 1974 S/F 94 - S/F 1-250
1964 S/F 100 - 1975 S/F 1-687 -
1965 S/F 568 - S/F 1-320 1976 S/F 23 - S/F 1-307
TRACTOR
Earliest seen 1943. Small size 1943-76.
Reportedly switched to full size 1977 with CTB-CTZ series.
LEGENDS:
Vertical "SASK" left, vertical "1943" right, "TRACTOR" top 1943, 1956, 1960-61, 1963-64, 1970, 1972-76,
vertical "1949" left, vertical "SASK" right, "TRACTOR" top 1949, 1951, 1965-69, 1971,
vertical "SASK" left, vertical "1950" right, "TRACTOR" bottom 1950,
"TRACTOR" top, "54 SASK." bottom 1954,
"TRACTOR" top, "SASK. 1955" bottom.
1943 16 - 1960 220 -
1944 1961 19 - 322
1945 1962
1946 1963 214 -
1947 1964 110 -
1948 1965 344 -
1949 12 - 1966 28 - 347
1950 80 - 130 1967 273 - 323
1951 65 - 1968 201 -
1952 1969 214 -
1953 1970 226 -
1954 83 - 1971 220 - 293
1955 112 - 1972 285 - 582
1956 48 - 1973 307 - 391
1957 1974 1 - 620
1958 1975 164 - 587
1959 160 - 1976 178 - 751
TRAILER
Began 1931. Issued to all trailers sometime before 1941, private
trailers only 1941-76. Black/White plate 1944.
Small size 1931-52, full size 1953-89.
LEGENDS: "1931 TRAILER" top, "SASK" left 1931,
"1932/SASK" left, "TRAILER" top 1932,
"1933/SASK" left, "TRAILER" bottom 1933,
"TRAILER" top, "SASK 1934" bottom 1934, 1938,
"SASK/1935" left, "TRAILER" top 1935,
"TRAILER" top, "1936 SASK" bottom 1936,
"1937 SASK/TRAILER" top 1937, 1939,
"TRAILER" top, "1940-SASK" bottom 1940,
vertical "SASK" left, vertical "1941" right, "TRAILER" bottom 1941, 1945, 1948, 1950,
vertical "1942" left, vertical "SASK" right, "TRAILER" bottom 1942,
"TRAILER" top, "SASK.-43" bottom 1943,
"TRAILER/SASK.-44" top 1944,
vertical "1946" left, vertical "SASK" right, "TRAILER" top 1946, 1949, 1951,
vertical "SASK" left, vertical "1947" right, "TRAILER" top 1947, 1952,
"TRAILER" top 1953-63,
"F.& P. TRAILER" top 1964-65,
"P.TRAILER" top 1966-68, 1971,
"P.TRAILER" bottom 1969-70, 1972,
no legend, vertical "PT" prefix 1973-76,
no legend, "TBB" to "TRZ" prefix 1977-89.
Trailer A,C,D,E,G,R,T have alternate design 1964-76:
"TRAILER" top 1964-68, 1971, 1974-76, "TRAILER" bottom 1969-70, 1972-73.
1950: #2088 no hyphen, #3-716 hyphen.
1931 102 - 438 1954 2-334 - 6-942
1932 746 - 868 1955 329 - 5-494
1933 1131 - 1956 566 - 7-013
1934 75 - 1-120 1957 794 - 14-235
1935 48 - 676 1958 113 - 9-138
1936 168 - 1-893 1959 3-388 - 14-258
1937 767 - 2-605 1960 1-540 - 17-616
1938 818 - 2-275 1961 14-926 - 20-108
1939 327 - 2-256 1962 163 - 20-837
1940 35 - 3565 1963 75 - 22-734
1941 55 - 4-926 1964 9-625 - 18-568
1942 141 - 4-933 1965 4 - 25-108*
1943 1-253 - 4-231 1966 5 - 29-546*
1944 417 - 4228 1967 2-178 - 33-349
1945 2-321 - 5-207 1968 1 - 35-124
1946 2-247 - 6-343 1969 223 - 39-106
1947 27 - 8-989 1970 6-882 - 41-737
1948 1-223 - 8-896 1971 2-029 - 47-691
1949 409 - 6-865 1972 268 - 55-242
1950 3 - 8-741 1973 P/T 201 - P/T 57-141
1951 90 - 8-025 1974 P/T 1-180 - P/T 53-445
1952 828 - 7-082 1975 P/T 3-804 - P/T 77-637
1953 109 - 6-842 1976 P/T 891 - P/T 78-641
1977-89 TBB 100 - TRK 829 (212,230)
TRK 829 "APR 84", TTY 981 "MAY 85", TAH 391 "OCT 85", BBZ 578 "MAR 89".
Reportedly continued with TTB-TTZ, BBB-BZZ and EBB-ECZ.
TRAILER "A"
Listed 1941. Only seen 1965.
Issued to trailers being towed by "A" trucks.
LEGENDS: Alternate Trailer design with "A" prefix 1965.
1965 A 18
TRAILER "C"
Listed 1941. Earliest seen 1942.
Issued to trailers being towed by "C" trucks or power units.
LEGENDS: Trailer design with "C" prefix 1942, 1944-63,
alternate Trailer design with "C" prefix 1964-76,
no legend, unknown prefix 1977-89 (may have been
CTB-CTZ but reported to be for Tractor).
1941 1959 C 106 -
1942 C-121 - 1960
1943 1961 C 182 - C 183
1944 C-128 - C-137 1962
1945 C-129 - 1963 C 173 - C 175
1946 1964 C 196 - C 392
1947 1965 C 198 - C 989
1948 C 211 - 1966 C 741 - C 883
1949 1967 C 244 - C 988
1950 C 280 - 1968 C1-007 - C1-015
1951 C 229 - C 479 1969 C 991 - C1-042
1952 1970 C 288 - C 290
1953 1971 C3-288 - C3-901
1954 1972 C6-120 - C6-127 (8)
1955 1973 C5-107 - C5-404 (298)
1956 C 106 - 1974 C5-914 - C5-944 (31)
1957 1975 C5-730 - C5-756 (27)
1958 1976 C5-146 - C5-990 (845)
TRAILER "D"
Listed 1941. Earliest seen 1953.
Issued to trailers being towed by "D" trucks or power units.
LEGENDS: Trailer design with "D" prefix 1953-63,
alternate Trailer design with "D" prefix 1965-76,
no legend, "DNB" to "DNZ" or "DTB" to "DTZ" prefix 1977-89.
1941 1959
1942 1960
1943 1961 D 132 -
1944 1962 D 127 -
1945 1963 D 119 -
1946 1964
1947 1965 D 150 - D 377
1948 1966 D 451 - D 746
1949 1967 D 138 - D 810
1950 1968 D 795 - D 870
1951 1969 D 880 - D 889
1952 1970 D 614 - D 656
1953 D 180 - 1971
1954 D 505 - 1972 D7-997 -
1955 1973 D7-914 -
1956 1974 D7-729 - D7-747 (19)
1957 1975 D7-719 -
1958 1976 D8-000 - D8-014 (15)
1977-89 DNB 100 -
TRAILER "E"
Listed 1941. Earliest seen 1954. Last seen 1965.
Issued to trailers being towed by "E" trucks.
LEGENDS: Trailer design with "E" prefix 1954-55,
alternate Trailer design with "E" prefix 1965.
1954 E 466
1955 E 175
1965 E 8
TRAILER DEALER
Earliest seen 1961. Discontinued 1977; replaced by Dealer.
LEGENDS: Trailer design with "T" prefix 1961-63,
alternate Trailer design with "T" prefix 1965-76.
1961 T 98 - 1969
1962 T 81 - T 83 1970 T 1 - T 16
1963 T 84 - T 99 1971 T 259 - T 260
1964 1972 T 358 - T 387
1965 T 162 - T 191 1973
1966 T 163 - T 193 1974 T 52 -
1967 1975 T 357 - T 359
1968 T 189 - 1976 T 9 - T 329
TRUCK (See Truck page)
Registration figures began 1923. Earliest seen 1924. Last seen 1939.
TRUCK "A" (See Truck page)
Earliest seen 1935.
1941: Defined as "Class A Freight Route".
1952: Defined as "Public Service Freight Vehicle operating on a defined route".
TRUCK "C" (See Truck page)
Earliest seen 1938.
1941: Defined as "Commercial Truck".
1951: Defined as "Commercial Truck when operated within 35 miles of headquarters".
TRUCK "D" (See Truck page)
Earliest seen 1938. From Freight Vehicle?
1941: Defined as "Freight Truck, Milk and Cream".
1951: Defined as "Commercial Truck when operated outside 35 miles of
headquarters" (or 25 or 100 miles depending on source and year).
TRUCK "E" (See Truck page)
Earliest seen 1938. From Freight Vehicle?
1941: Defined as "Freight Truck, Household Goods".
1951: Defined as "Public Service Freight Vehicle not operating on a defined route".
Last seen 1965.
UNKNOWN TYPE "E/P"
Reportedly began 1974. Earliest seen 1974.
Extra-Provincial commercial vehicle?
LEGENDS: No legend, vertical "EP" prefix 1974-76.
1974 E/P 7-332 -
1975 E/P 7-893 -
1976 E/P 2-117 - E/P 6-731
UNLIMITED LIVERY
Reported 1942. Listed 1948. Earliest seen 1949.
Issued to taxis which may operate throughout the province.
Defined 1972 as "Taxi".
LEGENDS: No legend, "UL" prefix 1949, 1952-53, 1956, 1960-63, 1965-76,
no legend, "PTB" to "PTZ" prefix 1977-89.
1949 UL-265 - 1963 UL 376 -
1950 1964
1951 1965 UL 613 - UL 628
1952 UL-34 - 1966 UL 255 -
1953 UL 34 - 1967 UL 86 - UL 455
1954 1968 UL 246 -
1955 1969 UL 127 - UL 597
1956 UL 34 - 1970 UL 146 - UL 150
1957 1971 UL 72 - UL 678
1958 1972 UL 143 - UL 461
1959 1973 UL 1 - UL 225
1960 UL 34 - 1974 UL 304 -
1961 UL 199 - 1975 UL 547 - UL 634
1962 UL 155 - 1976 UL 280 - UL 301
1977-89 PTB 100 - PTF 274 (2,875)
URBAN TRUCK
Began 1931 with "U-T" prefix. Only seen 1931. Also reported 1934, 1937.
Restricted to within city limits.
1931 U-T-199
WATER WELL DRILL
Earliest seen 1971. Small size all years.
LEGENDS: "WELL DRILLER" top, vertical "1971" left, vertical "SASK" right 1971,
Motorcycle format, "WATER/WELL/DRILL" left 1974-81.
1971 4 - 1974 57 -
1972 1975 87 -
1973 1976 8 -
1977-84 Inset holes 6, 125
Corner holes 116
PERMITS:
GROSS WEIGHT
Began 1931. Not issued 1935. Last seen 1939.
Issued to trucks and trailers, required to be displayed on the sides,
not the front or back. Small size 1931-34, 1937-39. Issued in pairs.
Letter-prefix 1937 plates are longer with giant letter.
LEGENDS: "SASK 1931/LICENSED/GROSS WEIGHT" top, "3000 LBS" bottom 1931, 1933,
"LICENSED/GROSS WEIGHT" top, "3000-LBS." center, "SASK. 1932" bottom 1932,
"LICENSED/GROSS WEIGHT" top, "3000 LBS" center, "1934 SASK" bottom 1934,
"GROSS WEIGHT" top, large "3000" center, "SASK 1937" bottom 1937,
"SASK 1938" top, large "4000" center, "GROSS WEIGHT" bottom 1938,
"1939 SASK/GROSS WEIGHT" top, large "3000" center 1939.
1931 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, 12000, 14000, 16000, 18000, 20000
1932 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 8000, 10000
1933 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000
1934 2000, 3000, 6000, 8000
1935 (Not issued)
1936?
1937 3000, 4000, 7000, D 9000, A 12000
1938 4000, 7000, 9000
1939 3000, 7000, 14000
STEAM BOILER
Reported 1917. Earliest seen 1918. Last seen 1942.
Issued by the Department of Public Works, Steam Boiler Branch.
Small size all years. Flat 1918-21.
1918 identical to motorcycle except colors; verified with envelope.
1942 identical to motorcycle except colors.
LEGENDS: Vertical "SASK" left, vertical "1918" right 1918,
vertical "SASK" left, vertical "1919" right, "STEAM BOILER" top 1919-41,
vertical "1942" left, vertical "SASK" right 1942.
1918 1145 - Cream/Black? 1931 341 - Black/Yellow
1919 352 - White/Black (P) 1932 53 - Black/White
1920 15 - 510 Black/Yellow 1933 15 - White/Red
1921 195 - 429 Black/White 1934 209 - Black/White
1922 2546 - 3735 White/Brown? 1935 93 - 394 Maroon/Light Green
1923 1461 - 2384 Yellow/Black(R) 1936 124 - 127 Black/Gold
1924 26 - 2915 White/Blue (P) 1937 157 - White/Dark Blue
1925 2984 - 3443 Black/Gray (P) 1938 123 - Black/White
1926 47 - 3053 White/Red (P) 1939 114 - 174 White/Red
1927 1418 - 1679 Black/White (R) 1940 90 - Black/Yellow
1928 2348 - White/Green (P) 1941 107 - White/Green?
1929 217 - White/Black 1942 138 - White/Dark Green
1930 517 - Black/Green
