CALIFORNIA TRAILER PLATES 1951-PRESENT

1951-55 BASE

1951 "TLR"                   100 001 - 889 439          (789,439)

1951 "BE"                    900 001 - 997 182           (97,182)

                                                  (TOTAL 886,621)

1956-62 BASE        No I,O,Q used; assuming no AN-AZ, BN-BZ used.

1956                         100 001 - 900 000          (800,000)

1959                         AA 1000 - CK 9354          (305,355)

1956 BE                      900 001 - 999 999           (99,999)

1961 BE                      WA 1000 - WF 2862           (46,863)

                                                (TOTAL 1,252,217)

Aluminum:   CF 9850 - CK 7377,

            WE 3947 - WF 2862  (41,444)

Tab slots:  CK 8495, WF 2862

1963-71 BLACK BASE              No I,O,Q used, but HI,FQ,WQ seen.

1963                         AA 1000 - HV 9827        (1,637,828)

1964 WEIGHT TAX              VA 1000 - VR 3165          (128,166)

1963 BE                      WA 1000 - WX 8809          (196,810)

                                                (TOTAL 1,962,804)

Flat top "A":       AA 1137 - EA 6676, WA 4286

Pointed "A":        FA 2912 - FA 9842

Very flat top "A":  GA 2863 - HA 9976

Tiny top hook "S":    BS 6579 - DS 8620

Normal top hook "S":  ES 5942 - HS 9529

1971-87 BLUE BASE              No I,O,Q, SA-SZ used.  No PP seen.

1971            Type 1       HW 4811 - LT 5567          (594,757)

1975            Type 2       LU 3909 - PM 5078          (568,170)

      "FEB 81"  Type 3       PN 6276 - TZ 9999          (498,724)

1985            Type 3a      2AA1000 - 2GB1040        (1,251,041)

     WEIGHT TAX Type 1       VS 1763 - VZ 9379           (70,617)

     WEIGHT TAX Type 2       UB 6699 - UV 5683          (151,985)

     WEIGHT TAX Type 3       UW 2140 - UZ 9999           (34,860)

     WEIGHT TAX Type 3       XJ 1762 - YJ 7330          (213,569)

1972 BE         Type 1       XA 4097 - XE 5349           (37,253) 

                                                (TOTAL 3,594,158)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Steel, wide dies, thin "CALIFORNIA"

Type 2 - Aluminum, wide dies, wide "CALIFORNIA"  (Began LU 1000)

Type 3 - Aluminum, thin dies, wide "CALIFORNIA"

BE series repealed effective 7/1/1973.

1983-2024 WHITE BASE                  No I,O,Q used, but AI seen.

                Type 1       1AA1000 - 1BM8025          (322,026)

                Type 2       1BP1911 - 1EV3565          (667,655)

                Type 3       1EW2262 - 1GV5421          (408,160)

                Type 4       1GX3299 - 1JG9866          (289,547)

                Type 3a      1JS9594 - 1MC2491          (496,898)

                Type 5       1MD8001 -

     WEIGHT TAX Type 1       1UA1000 - 1UZ5618          (202,619)

     WEIGHT TAX Type 2       1VB2277 - 1VR9614          (124,338)

     WEIGHT TAX Type 3       1VY5460 - 1VZ7071           (10,612)

     WEIGHT TAX Type 2       1WA1500 -

     WEIGHT TAX Type 3a      1WA3451 - 1WL5621           (96,171)

     WEIGHT TAX Type 4       1WP2364 - 1WT5161           (29,798)

     WEIGHT TAX Type 3b      1XA5060 - 1XD4896           (26,837)

                                                (TOTAL 2,971,899)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Graphic sun design

Type 2 - Embossed "CALIFORNIA"

Type 3 - Script "California", no slogan

Type 4 - As Type 3, but "SESQUICENTENNIAL 150 YEARS" added

Type 5 - As Type 3, but website address added

Issuance slowed drastically after 2001.

2001-24 PERMANENT BASE                             No I,O,Q used.

2001 "California Perm Trailer" 4AA1000 - 4US9708      (3,662,709)