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Connecticut: Colors

COLORS   Undated 1905-13.  Porcelain 1905-16.  Flat 1917-19.
1905-09   White/Black                    1918   Green/White
1910      White/Red                      1919   Black/White
1911      Dark Blue/White                1920   Blue/White
1912      White/Green                    1921   Yellow/Black
1913      White/Dark Blue                1922   Maroon/White
1914      White/Green                    1923   White/Dark Green
1915      Yellow/Black                   1924   Black/Gray
1916      White/Black                    1925   White/Dark Blue
1917      Blue/White                     1926   Black/Yellow

1927, 1929, 1931, 1933   White/Maroon
1928, 1930, 1932, 1934   White/Dark Blue
                  1935   White/Maroon
                  1936   Yellow/Dark Blue (Trinity College colors)

BASEPLATES   All are aluminum except 1941-47 Types 2-3.
1937-47   VERTICAL "CONN"            TYPES 1-3,5-6  Black/Silver
1946-47   VERTICAL "CONN"            TYPE  4    Black/Light Gold
1948-56   HORIZONTAL "CT"            TYPE  1    Black/Light Gold
1950-56   HORIZONTAL "CT"            TYPES 2-3  Black/White
1954-56   HORIZONTAL "CT" or "CONN"  TYPES 4-7  Black/Silver
1957-77   "CONNECTICUT"                         White/Blue
1974-77   WHITE CONSTITUTION                FR  Blue/White
1977-2001 BLUE CONSTITUTION                 PR  White/Blue
1993-2024 PRESERVE THE SOUND                FR
                      Dark Blue/White, Light Blue, Green & Black
2001-24 GRAPHIC CONSTITUTION   FR   Dark Blue/White & Light Blue

TABS   All are aluminum except 1942-44, 1947 Type 2.
1937, 1940, 1943,       1948, 1951, 1954   Yellow
1938, 1941,       1946, 1949, 1952         Silver
            1944                           White
1939, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1950,       1955   Light Green
                              1953, 1956   Red

1957   White/Blue                     1960   White/Metallic Blue
1958   Blue/White             MAY-DEC 1962   Black/Yellow
1959   Black/Silver           JAN-FEB 1963   Red/White

STICKERS   All are Fully Reflective.
           No Serial 1963-94, some 1996-97.
           Black Serial 1995-2008.
1963, 66, 69, 72  (1975-95 Replacement only)   Red/White
1964, 67, 70, 73, 76, 79, 82, 85, 88, 91, 94   Blue/White
1965, 68, 71, 74, 77, 80, 83, 86, 89, 92, 95   Green/White
              75, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90, 93       Black/White

1996          Brown/Beige & White       2002   Black/Yellow
1997 TYPE 1   Black/Lavender & White    2003   White/Purple
     TYPE 2   White/Magenta             2004   Black/Yellow
1998          Black/Gold                2005   Black/Light Green
1999          Black/Green               2006   Black/Green
2000          Black/Orange              2007   White/Blue
2001          Black/Light Green         2008   Black/Orange

WINDSHIELD STICKER COLORS   Black Serial all years.
2008   Black/White and Orange
2009   Black/White and Light Green
2010   Black/White and Tan
2011   Black/Yellow
2012   Black/White and Light Blue