DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1907-17
TABLE 1: ESTIMATE OF PLATE NUMBERS ISSUED BY YEAR (VERIFIED IN BOLD)
Please note - unless bold, these are estimates only!
FULL-SIZE TOTAL MOTORCYCLE TOTAL
1907 1 - 1454 1,454 0
1908 1455 - 2459 1,005 2501 - 2826 326
1909 2460 - 2500, 1,790 2827 - 3100, 358
3101 - 4849 5000 - 5083
1910 4850 - 4999, 2,011 5084 - 5557 474
6000 - 7860
1911 7861 - 10709 2,849 5558 - 5999, 572
11400 - 11529
1912 10710 - 11399, 3,395 11530 - 12239 710
13000 - 15704 NON-RESIDENT
1913 15705 - 18999, 19000 - 19866 4,230 12240 - 13027 788
20000 - 20067
1914 20068 - 20999, 19867 - 19999, 4,670 13028 - 13902 875
22000 - 24441 21000 - 21999,
25000 - 25162
1915 24442 - 24999, 25163 - 25999, 8,613 13903 - 14970 1,068
26000 - 26999, 27000 - 27999,
28000 - 29999, 30000 - 30999,
31000 - 32883 35000 - 35333
1916 32884 - 34999, 35334 - 38999, 13,644 14971 - 16145 1,175
39000 - 42999, 43000 - 44999,
45000 - 46598 49000 - 49262
1917 46599 - 48999, 49263 - 49999 15,995 16146 - 17223 1,078
50000 - 62856
TOTAL 59,656 7,424
TABLE 2: ESTIMATE OF PLATE NUMBERS ISSUED BY MONTH (VERIFIED IN BOLD)
Please note - unless bold, these are estimates only!
FULL-SIZE TOTAL MOTORCYCLE TOTAL
1907 OCT 1 - 986 986 0
NOV 987 - 1364 378 0
DEC 1365 - 1454 90 0
1908 JAN 1455 - 1515 61 0
FEB 1516 - 1552 37 0
MAR 1553 - 1643 91 0
APR 1644 - 1705 62 2501 - 2552 52
MAY 1706 - 1827 122 2553 - 2642 90
JUN 1828 - 1892 65 2643 - 2710 68
JUL 1893 - 1985 93 2711 - 2735 25
AUG 1986 - 2072 87 2736 - 2754 19
SEP 2073 - 2174 102 2755 - 2777 23
OCT 2175 - 2279 105 2778 - 2798 21
NOV 2280 - 2373 94 2799 - 2813 15
DEC 2374 - 2459 86 2814 - 2826 13
1909 JAN 2460 - 2500, 94 2827 - 2843 17
3101 - 3153
FEB 3154 - 3286 133 2844 - 2859 16
MAR 3287 - 3435 149 2860 - 2882 23
APR 3436 - 3607 172 2883 - 2924 42
MAY 3608 - 3787 180 2925 - 2982 58
JUN 3788 - 3956 169 2983 - 3023 41
JUL 3957 - 4099 143 3024 - 3059 36
AUG 4100 - 4206 107 3060 - 3090 31
SEP 4207 - 4364 158 3091 - 3100, 29
5000 - 5018
OCT 4365 - 4516 152 5019 - 5048 30
NOV 4517 - 4688 172 5049 - 5066 18
DEC 4689 - 4849 161 5067 - 5083 17
1910 JAN 4850 - 4948 99 5084 - 5094 11
FEB 4949 - 4999, 166 5095 - 5123 29
6000 - 6114
MAR 6115 - 6305 191 5124 - 5171 48
APR 6306 - 6615 310 5172 - 5247 76
MAY 6616 - 6796 181 5248 - 5309 62
JUN 6797 - 6969 173 5310 - 5354 45
JUL 6970 - 7182 213 5355 - 5399 45
AUG 7183 - 7316 134 5400 - 5446 47
SEP 7317 - 7429 113 5447 - 5482 36
OCT 7430 - 7643 214 5483 - 5521 39
NOV 7644 - 7776 133 5522 - 5548 27
DEC 7777 - 7860 84 5549 - 5557 9
1911 JAN 7861 - 7977 117 5558 - 5579 22
FEB 7978 - 8075 98 5580 - 5609 30
MAR 8076 - 8277 202 5610 - 5663 54
APR 8278 - 8491 214 5664 - 5724 61
MAY 8492 - 8750 259 5725 - 5794 70
JUN 8751 - 9093 343 5795 - 5859 65
JUL 9094 - 9414 321 5860 - 5935 76
AUG 9415 - 9706 292 5936 - 5993 58
SEP 9707 - 9982 276 5994 - 5999, 43
11400 - 11436
OCT 9983 - 10250 268 11437 - 11481 45
NOV 10251 - 10506 256 11482 - 11510 29
DEC 10507 - 10709 203 11511 - 11529 19
1912 JAN 10710 - 10857 148 11530 - 11544 15
FEB 10858 - 11001 144 11545 - 11569 25
MAR 11002 - 11244 243 11570 - 11656 87
APR 11245 - 11399, 422 11657 - 11744 88
13000 - 13266
MAY 13267 - 13664 398 11745 - 11831 87
JUN 13665 - 14044 380 11832 - 11904 73
JUL 14045 - 14340 296 11905 - 12000 96
AUG 14341 - 14630 290 12001 - 12070 70
SEP 14631 - 14873 243 12071 - 12131 61
OCT 14874 - 15192 319 12132 - 12175 44
NOV 15193 - 15471 279 12176 - 12212 37
DEC 15472 - 15704 233 12213 - 12239 27
1913 JAN 15705 - 15906 NON-RESIDENT 202 12240 - 12283 44
FEB 15907 - 16420 19000 - 19039 554 12284 - 12330 47
MAR 16421 - 16722 19040 - 19073 336 12331 - 12409 79
APR 16723 - 17171 19074 - 19133 509 12410 - 12514 105
MAY 17172 - 17389 19134 - 19157 242 12515 - 12617 103
JUN 17390 - 17696 19158 - 19181 331 12618 - 12679 62
JUL 17697 - 17870 19182 - 19279 272 12680 - 12755 76
AUG 17871 - 18127 19280 - 19308 286 12756 - 12837 82
SEP 18128 - 18258 19309 - 19608 431 12838 - 12897 60
OCT 18259 - 18550 19609 - 19676 360 12898 - 12946 49
NOV 18551 - 18846 19677 - 19797 417 12947 - 12988 42
DEC 18847 - 18999, 19798 - 19866 290 12989 - 13027 39
20000 - 20067
1914 JAN 20068 - 20271 19867 - 19935 273 13028 - 13101 74
FEB 20272 - 20411 19936 - 19999, 209 13102 - 13144 43
21000 - 21004
MAR 20412 - 20782 21005 - 21156 523 13145 - 13229 85
APR 20783 - 20999, 21157 - 21280 609 13230 - 13340 111
22000 - 22267
MAY 22268 - 22675 21281 - 21349 477 13341 - 13450 110
JUN 22676 - 22877 21350 - 21389 242 13451 - 13549 99
JUL 22878 - 23064 21390 - 21480 278 13550 - 13648 99
AUG 23065 - 23451 21481 - 21610 517 13649 - 13728 80
SEP 23452 - 23836 21611 - 21665 440 13729 - 13797 69
OCT 23837 - 24042 21666 - 21799 340 13798 - 13845 48
NOV 24043 - 24248 21800 - 21999, 431 13846 - 13879 34
25000 - 25024
DEC 24249 - 24441 25025 - 25162 331 13880 - 13902 23
1915 JAN 24442 - 24716 25163 - 25438 551 13903 - 13952 50
FEB 24717 - 24921 25439 - 25752 519 13953 - 14027 75
MAR 24922 - 24999, 25753 - 25882 664 14028 - 14167 140
26000 - 26455
APR 26456 - 26839 25883 - 25999, 572 14168 - 14347 180
27000 - 27070
MAY 26840 - 26999, 27071 - 27143 273 14348 - 14502 155
28000 - 28039
JUN 28040 - 28493 27144 - 27808 1,119 14503 - 14642 140
JUL 28494 - 28935 27809 - 27999, 934 14643 - 14727 85
30000 - 30300
AUG 28936 - 29614 30301 - 30384 763 14728 - 14797 70
SEP 29615 - 29999, 30385 - 30559 909 14798 - 14862 65
31000 - 31348
OCT 31349 - 31868 30560 - 30999, 1,075 14863 - 14910 48
35000 - 35114
NOV 31869 - 32367 35115 - 35327 712 14911 - 14945 35
DEC 32368 - 32883 35328 - 35333 522 14946 - 14970 25
1916 JAN 32884 - 33309 35334 - 35552 645 14971 - 15015 45
FEB 33310 - 33919 35553 - 35624 682 15016 - 15085 70
MAR 33920 - 34622 35625 - 36362 1,441 15086 - 15220 135
APR 34623 - 34999, 36363 - 37496 1,689 15221 - 15390 170
39000 - 39177
MAY 39178 - 39992 37497 - 38311 1,630 15391 - 15540 150
JUN 39993 - 40746 38312 - 38999 1,442 15541 - 15675 135
JUL 40747 - 41471 43000 - 43425 1,151 15676 - 15805 130
AUG 41472 - 42126, 43426 - 43868 1,198 15806 - 15910 105
42400 - 42499
SEP 42127 - 42399, 43869 - 44197 889 15911 - 16005 95
42500 - 42786
OCT 42787 - 42999, 44198 - 44586 1,051 16006 - 16070 65
45000 - 45448
NOV 45449 - 46023 44587 - 44924 913 16071 - 16120 50
DEC 46024 - 46598 44925 - 44999, 913 16121 - 16145 25
49000 - 49262
1917 JAN 46599 - 47171 49263 - 49432 743 16146 - 16195 50
FEB 47172 - 47695 49433 - 49802 894 16196 - 16241 46
MAR 47696 - 48826 49803 - 49999 1,328 16242 - 16349 108
APR 48827 - 48999, 1,617 16350 - 16488 139
50000 - 51443
MAY 51444 - 52985 1,542 16489 - 16648 160
JUN 52986 - 54947 1,962 16649 - 16773 125
JUL 54948 - 56718 1,771 16774 - 16898 125
AUG 56719 - 58467 1,749 16899 - 17003 105
SEP 58468 - 59913 1,446 17004 - 17088 85
OCT 59914 - 61351 1,438 17089 - 17153 65
NOV 61352 - 62448 1,097 17154 - 17198 45
DEC 62449 - 62856 408 17199 - 17223 25
NOTES:
FULL-SIZE PLATES
1. As of May 10, 1908, #1 - 87 were assigned to Dealers, #88 - 100 were
not assigned yet, and #101 - 1770 were assigned to private owners.
2. Non-resident number blocks began February 1913, using the following
series: 19000 - 19999, 21000 - 21999, 25000 - 25999, 27000 - 27999,
30000 - 30999, 35000 - 38999, 43000 - 44999, 49000 - 49999 (12,000).
3. A few scattered numbers from #39203 (issued May 1, 1916) through
#40726 (issued June 30, 1916) were assigned to non-residents. It is
assumed these were either issued by mistake, or when a supply of non-
resident plates was unavailable.
4. #42999 and 45000 reached October 10, 1916.
5. #49999 reached March 12, 1917, after which non-residents were merely
issued numbers in the regular series.
6. #48999 and 50000 reached April 4, 1917.
7. An additional 14 automobiles are estimated for December 29 and 31,
1917, #62857 - 62870.
8. Inexplicably, #64180 has been verified, and #65038 was reported.
MOTORCYCLE PLATES
1. Prior to the first motorcycle plates being issued in April 1908,
13 motorcycles were issued full-size plates in October 1907, then
36 were issued no-fee registrations as follows: October 1907 - 10,
November 1907 - 3, December 1907 - 3, January 1908 - 10, February
1908 - 10, March 1908 - 0. These 49 motorcycles were assigned new
motorcycle plates in 1908; 14 in April, 3 in May and 32 in June.
All are counted in the totals in the table.
2. The reported motorcycle figure for June 1911 was adjusted from 48
to 65 to agree with all totals in the same report.
3. From 1908 to 1913, plates used separate number blocks from passenger:
2501 - 3100, 5000 - 5999, 11400 - 12999. After 1913, numbers are
believed to have continued sequentially from #13000 on without regard
to overlapping passenger numbers already issued in 1912-13. #16919
has been documented in listings for both passenger and motorcycle.
4. There is some possibility of non-resident motorcycle owners having
been issued separate number blocks. The Evening Star of May 4, 1913,
lists #13008, issued to a D.C. Harley-Davidson, while the May 11,
1913, listing includes numbers from #14012 to 14015 and 14021 to
14024, all issued to out-of-town motorcycles. The Washington Herald
of December 19, 1915, listed #15170 to 15184, all assigned to city
motorcycle owners. By January 26, 1917, the 16000-series numbers
then being issued were assigned to both D.C. and non-resident cycle
owners.
