All About License Plates

NEWFOUNDLAND COMMERCIAL PLATES

Earliest seen 1927. Matching pairs 1966, unlike passenger.

1927    C140 - C299                  1944 C-2222 -
1928    C-260 -                        1945    C-1413 - C-2521
1929    C-305 -                        1946 C-1615 - C-3089
1930    C-200 - C-376                 1947    C-136 - C-4530*
1931    C-456 - C-653 1948     C-888 - C-3930
1932    C-200 - C-499 1949    C-1111 - C-4240
1933 C-200 - 1950     C-398 - C-6333*
1934 C-399 - 1951 C-4098 - C-5600
1935 C-374 - C-612 1952    C1-353 - C9-037*
1936 C-729 - 1953    C2-348 - C2-825
1937    C-522 - C-995                 1954     C-445 - C8-494
1938    C-300 -  C-865 1955    C1-554 - C9-811
1939    C-300 - C-730 1956    C2-211 - C16-423*
1940    C-693 - C-1062 1957     C 489 - C16-246*
1941    C-672 - C-2815* 1958    C2-377 - C16-598
1942 C-2185 - 1959    C4-021 - C17-300
1943   C-1038 - C-1559                 1960     C 707 - C13-047

VARIATIONS
1937: Smaller crown than passenger, crown above small "C".
Full-size "C": Some 1947, 1948-51, 1957-60, 1962
Small top-justified "C": Some 1947, 1952-56, 1963-81
Diagonal prefix:          1961
Full-size number prefix: 1962-81 except 1973-75 C/10 - C/24
Stacked prefix:           1973-75 C/10 - C/24

1962: C24-1248 in square 1963 dies, not rounded dies.

1970-72: CX 135 - CX 685 even top-aligned letters, CX 4216

stepped letters.

1961-81 FORMATS       C4-001 - C4-9999,      Hyphen placement
                     C10-001 - C10-999,      or presence varies.
                      CX 001 - CX 9999

Weight classes: C4 to C24 = 4,000 - 24,000 lbs.
                 CX        = Over 24,000 lbs.

           C4      C5      C6     C7     C8     C9      TOTAL
1961              7-487 325 737 (8,549 P)
1962 062 6715 1767 081 (9,873 P)
1963 018 6857 1686           749 (10,998 P)
1964 7570 1781 163 136 (17,622 P)
1965 7451 425 957 (11,141 P)
1966              6808    2132    533 404 (13,118 S)
1967              8586    2466 (15,820 P)
1968              8638 154 335 1054 (11,371 P)
1969 082 6924 2501 635 060 (12,549 P)
1970-72    225 12952 2071          2309 106? (25,126 P)
1973-75 491 16446 11254 345    218          (37,610 P)
1976-81 803 38500 24681 5984 4319 1170 (90,355 P)

C10   C11   C12   C13   C14   C15   C16   C17

1961

1962

1963
1964
1965 074
1966 540 111 083 006 004
1967 960 147
1968 040 061 076
1969 116 045 063
1970-72 082 152
1973-75 686 324
1976-81 2857 626 041 206 058

C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 CX

1961

1962 1248

1963 099 1589
1964 037 2175 50-29

1965 151 004 2079

1966 560 1215 722

1967 1978 1683

1968 324 469

1969 126 1000 997

1970-72 244 677 2092 4216

1973-75 012? 011? 076? 2552 5195

1976-81 011 293 241 2067 8498

STICKER COLORS   Black Serial 1971-74.
1971   White/Red        1974 Green/White
1972   White/Green      1975-present   Same as passenger

1982-94 BASE                                   No I,Q,U,Y used.*
Mar.82 "JUN 82" Type 1       CAA-001 - CDF-999      (79,920 P)
Feb.83 "JAN 84" Type 2       CDG-001 - CDL-999       (5,994 P)
Sep.86 "AUG 87" Type 1a      CDM-001 - CEC-999      (13,986 P)

                  Type 2a      CED-001 - CEH-999       (4,995 P)
        "JUN 90" Type 4       CEJ-001 - CER-999       (7,992 P)
May 88 "APR 89" Type 2b      CES-001 - CFE-999      (10,989 P)

Nov.89 "OCT 90" Type 5       CFF-001 - CFW-999      (14,985 P)
                  Type 6       CFX-001 - CGL-999      (12,987 P)
Oct.92 "SEP 93"  Type 7       CGM-001 - CHV-999      (29,970 P)
                                               (TOTAL 181,818 P)

Description of Types: (No Type 3 issued in Commercial)
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 4 - Quebec dies, square corners, bolt slots,

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 CAA-CBZ series.

Monthly Staggered Registration began March 1982, expire "JUN 82"

to "MAY 83", same as pass. CRA-CRZ = Crane equipment series.
Currently revalidated.

1993-2002 WORLD BASE                            No I,Q,U,Y used.
Apr.95  "MAR 96" Type 2       CHW 001 - CJH 999      (10,989 P)
Feb.98  "JAN 99"  Type 3       CJJ 001 - CKH 999      (21,978 P)
Sep.99  "AUG 00" Type 4       CKS 001 - CKX 999       (4,995 P)
Jun.00  "MAY 01" Type 5       CKZ 001 - CLC 999       (3,996 P)
Jul.00  "JUNE01" Type 6       CLD 001 - CLT 999      (14,985 P)
Jan.03  "DEC 03" Type 5a      CLV 001 - CMS 999      (20,979 P)
                                                (TOTAL 77,922 P)

Description of Types: (No Type 1 issued in Commercial)
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
issued. Still issued in pairs after 4/1/1997.
Currently revalidated.

1996-98 CABOT BASE No Q used.
"MAR 97" CKL 001 - CKR 999 (5,994 P)

Issued only to new registrations. Made/Astrographics, BC.
Discontinued September 1997. Currently revalidated.

2002-08 FLAG BASE                               No I,Q,U,Y used.
        "JUNE03" Type 1       CMT 001 - CNE 999       (9,990 P)
5/28/04 "MAR 06" Type 4       CNF 001 - COS 999      (28,971 P)

(TOTAL 38,961 P)

Description of Types: (No Types 2-3 issued in Commercial)
Type 1 - Aluminum, Manitoba dies, province name at bottom,
legends on two lines (Waldale, NS)
Type 4 - Aluminum, Manitoba dies, no "CANADA",

legends on one line (Waldale, NS)

Issued only to new registrations. Currently revalidated.

2008-22 PITCHER PLANT BASE No I,Q,U,Y used.

2007 "JUNE08" COT 001 - CZZ 999 (156,843 P)

2017 "MAR 18" CA0 001 - CB9 387 (19,386 P)

(TOTAL 176,229 P)

Issued only to new registrations. Currently revalidated.

COX, CPA, CRA-CRZ omitted. CA0 and CB0 seemingly conflict with 1982 CAO/CBO.

2023- COME HOME YEAR BASE No I,Q,U,Y used.

2022 CH5 183 -

Issued only to new registrations.