NEWFOUNDLAND
ST. JOHNS CITY PLATES (No legend, year date only) Pairs all years.
1920 1001 - 1746 Black/Light Orange
1921 2001 - 2142 White/Dark Blue
1922 3001 - 3438 Blue/Beige
1923 4001 - 4680 White/Dark Blue
1924 5001 - 5373 White/Red (#5724 final listed 11/29/24)
1925 6001 - 6984* White/Black
ST. JOHNS DIMENSIONS
1920 5 1/2" x 12"
1921
1922-25 5 1/2" x 13"
NEWFOUNDLAND PASSENGER PLATES
Numbering began at #1001 or #1-001 all years except 1951 #10-001.
#1 seen 1958, 1960, 1963, 1970-72, 1973-76; #2 and 3 seen 1976.
Truck known 1927. 5-digit expected 1949.
1925 2018* 1940 5-406* 1955 27-392
1926 2004 1941 5-005 1956 35-611*
1927 2419 1942 6-500* 1957 37-775*
1928 2683 1943 6-086* 1958 38-785*
1929 3147* 1944 5-656 1959 42-553*
1930 3481 1945 4-635 1960 45-649
1931 3589 1946 6-345* 1961 49-327
1932 3297 1947 7-165* 1962 54-941
1933 3223 1948 7-982 1963 59-538
1934 3581 1949 9-001 1964 65-072
1935 3869 1950 11-160 1965 69-890*
1936 4145 1951 23-412 1966 73-668*
1937 4750* 1952 18-978* 1967 78-934*
1938 5-047* 1953 20-952 1968 86-160*
1939 4-860 1954 26-100* 1969 87-529*
1944: Dated "42" (mate of 1942) in Red/Black, not Orange/Black.
1965: 70,000 reportedly made.
1970-72 BASE 1-001 - 135-135
1973-75 BASE
1973 Type 1: White back 1-001 - 154-547
1975 Type 2: Black back 156-210 - 164-873 (8,664 P)
1976-81 BASE (White back) 1-001 - 258-425
1982-94 BASE No I,Q,U,Y used.*
Mar.82 "JUN 82" Type 1 AAA-001 - AKC-999 (232,767 P)
Nov.86 "OCT 87" Type 2 AKD-001 - AKO-999 (10,989 P)
Jun.87 "MAY 88" Type 3 AKP 001 - AKV 500 (4,496 P)
Aug.87 "JUL 88" Type 4 AKV-501 - ALB-500 (4,995 P)
Jan.88 "DEC 88" Type 2a ALB-501 - AMB-999 (22,477 P)
Aug.88 "JUL 89" Type 5 AMC-001 - ANZ-999 (40,959 P)
Apr.90 "MAR 91" Type 6 AOA-001 - APC-999 (24,975 P)
Mar.91 "FEB 92" Type 7 APD-001 - ASZ-999 (61,938 P)
(TOTAL 403,596 P)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Nova Scotia dies, slim heavy "W" in "NEWFOUNDLAND",
round corners, bolt holes (Waldale, NS)
Type 2 - Newfoundland dies, wide clear "W" in "NEWFOUNDLAND",
round corners, bolt holes (Neal, NF)
Type 3 - Quebec dies, square corners, bolt slots,
no hyphen (Acme, QC)
Type 4 - As Type 3, but with hyphen (Acme, QC)
Type 5 - As Type 1, but with square corners (Waldale, NS)
Type 6 - As Type 5, but Bluenose dies (Waldale, NS)
Type 7 - As Type 2, but square flange on corners (Neal, NF)
*I,Q,U,Y used only on AAA-AHZ series; AGY,AHI,AHQ seen. ASS omitted.
Non-Pass. Prefixes: BAA-DAB, EAA-EAZ, FAA-FZZ, GFA-GFZ, GMA-GMZ,
GPA-GPZ, LTG, MHA, PRP, PRS, SAA, TAA-TDE,
TED, TXB, TXD-TXE, VAA, WAA-WAZ, XAA-XAZ.
Currently revalidated.
1993-2002 WORLD BASE No I,Q,U,Y used.
7-26-93 "NOV 93" Type 1 ATA 001 - AWF 999 (49,950 P)
Jul.95 "JUNE96" Type 2 AWG 001 - AZF 999 (43,956 P)
1998 "JUNE99" Type 3 AZG 001 - AZZ 999 (15,984 S)
1998 "APR 99" Type 4 HBD 001 - HBN 999 (9,990 S)
1999 "OCT 99" Type 5 HBO 001 - HCM 999 (20,979 S)
2001 "APR 01" Type 6 HCN 001 - HDZ 999 (31,968 S)
2001 "MAR 02" Type 5a HEA 001 - HEP 999 (14,985 S)
(TOTAL 93,906 P, 93,906 S)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Aluminum, Bluenose dies (Waldale, NS)
Type 2 - Steel, Alberta dies (Hi Signs, AB)
Type 3 - Steel, New Brunswick dies (Waldale, NS)
Type 4 - Aluminum, British Columbia dies (Astrographics, BC)
Type 5 - Aluminum, Manitoba dies (Waldale, NS)
Type 6 - Aluminum, Alberta dies (Hi Signs, AB)
Issued only to new registrations, except 1996-97 when Cabot base
was issued. Single plates issued starting 4/1/1997.
Currently revalidated.
1996-98 CABOT BASE No I,Q,U used.
Sep.96 "OCT 96" HAB 001 - HBC 999 (24,975 P)
Issued only to new registrations.
Made/Astrographics, BC.
HAC 722 has point-topped "A", HAT 635 has flat-topped "A".
Discontinued September 1997, but still currently revalidated.
2002-08 FLAG BASE No I,Q,U,Y used.
11-19-01 "SEPT02" Type 1 HER 001 - HFO 999 (20,979 S)
Jul.02 "MAY 03" Type 2 HFP 001 - HGZ 999 (29,970 S)
9-16-03 "FEB 04" Type 3 HHA 001 - HLL 999 (76,923 S)
4-15-06 "JUN 07" Type 4 HLM 001 - HMT 999 (28,971 S)
(TOTAL 156,843 S)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Aluminum, Manitoba dies, province name at bottom,
legends on two lines, bolt holes (Waldale, NS)
Type 2 - Aluminum, British Columbia dies, province name at top,
legends on two lines, bolt slots (Astrographics, BC)
Type 3 - Aluminum, Haiti dies, no "CANADA",
legends on one line (Irwin Hodson, OR)
Type 4 - As Type 3, but Manitoba dies (Waldale, NS)
Issued only to new registrations. Currently revalidated.
HHB, HJL-HJP = Veteran, counted in total.
2008-22 PITCHER PLANT BASE No I,Q,U,Y used.
4-7-07 "JUNE08" HMV 001 - JPG 535 (537,997 S)
Issued only to new registrations. Currently revalidated.
2023- COME HOME YEAR BASE No I,Q,U,Y used.
2022 "JAN 23" JRA 001 - JRD 154 (3,151 S)
Issued only to new registrations.
2024- 75TH ANNIVERSARY BASE No I,Q,Y used.
2024 JUH 002 -
