VARIATIONS
1916: Type 1 - Tall thin dies, squared legends 1 - 8769
Type 2 - Short thick dies, rounded legends 9268 - 9316 (49 P)
1917: Type 1 - Wire showing at slots 1 - 8913
Type 2 - No wire showing at slots 10942 - 12963 (2,022 P)
1930-32, 1935: 6-digits have longer province name. (1933 reported)
1932-35: Red border for National Parks access seen on 1932 #30-056,
1933 #27-861 and 1935 #29-585.
1932-45: 4-digits have dash prefix.
1940-45: Long dash on 2-4-character letter series.
1943: All are restamped-date 1942 mates.
1950: Type 1 - Steel 1 - 213-755
Type 2 - Aluminum 230-185 - 236-404 (6,220 P)
1951 TAB: Type 1 - 10 1/2" length, right hole under "M", steel
250001 - 320288
Type 2 - As Type 1, but aluminum 347809 - 355000
Type 3 - 12 3/8" length, right hole between "U" and "M",
steel 400001 - 400192
Type 4 - As Type 3, but aluminum 417074 - 532622
(413xxx reported)
Pair 444762 known, one steel, one aluminum;
aluminum one has 442543 also stamped on reverse.
1952-54: W1000 - W7972, 2276D have no hyphen;
Y8-719, 2-243D, 3-192D normal.
1954 TAB: Type 1 - Aluminum 100001 - 316318
Type 2 - Steel 356720 - 384573
1956: #1 - 10 aluminum, all others steel.
1960: Type 1 - Rounded date 328-186
Type 2 - Squared date 399-962
1961: Type 1 - Rounded date 3, 84, 197-015
Type 2 - Squared date 323-585, 443-758
1962: Type 1 - Thick date 287-967
Type 2 - Thin date 507-589
1964: Type 1 - "BRITISH COLUMBIA" centered with "BEAUTIFUL"
Type 2 - "BRITISH COLUMBIA" at far left, larger legends and
date (no consistent number breakdown; even pairs
seen with unmatched types)
Type A - Short 1955-63 slots 14-943
Type B - Long 1965-72 slots 75-885, 278-502
1967: Type 1 - No "19" in UL corner 1 - 699-827
Type 2 - "19" in UL corner 701-254 - 719-380 (18,127 P)
1968: Type 1 - Rounded "68" 1 - 88-887, 118-395 - on
Type 2 - Squared "68" 100-501 - 106-692 (6,192 P)
1969: 4 1/4" short slogan (487-110) or 4 3/4" long slogan (87) reported
1970-72: Hyphen is vertical or horizontal.
Some Type 2a plates have no hyphen.
1973-78: Hyphen added on LBA-254 - LBB-175, PJK-863,
RCF-655 - SBF-911, no hyphen on LCD 800 - PAD 181,
RAA 717 - RBB 207, SEF 451 on.
1985-on: Some have anodized light green back starting "OCT 92",
TBW 167. Some dies changed slightly c.1997; J added top
serif, etc.
STICKER VARIATIONS
1988: JAN - OCT has computer serial, NOV has typed serial.
1999: JAN - JUL has wide border, AUG - DEC thin border.
1993: Day of expiration "1" to "31" stickers issued, expire
"JUN 1 93". 1, 30 and 31 reserved for fleet vehicles.
