ALASKA MOTORCYCLE PLATES                          No pairs known.

Began 1942.  M prefix 1942-61 except 1949, M/C prefix 1962-72.

1942    23 - 600        1951    68 - 204        1960    17 -  908

1943    19 - 400        1952    74 - 300        1961   581 - 1488

1944                    1953     8 - 358        1962     1 - 1009

1945                    1954    81 - 361        1963     1 - 1421*

1946                    1955    60 -            1964    21 - 2139

1947                    1956   230 - 465        1965   286 - 4000*

1948                    1957    83 - 670        1966    35 - 7423*

1949    35 -            1958    89 - 494        1967   638 - 8961*

1950   127 - 193        1959    21 - 716

COLORS  (If different than passenger; all same as tabs)

1957   White/Red                      1961   White/Dark Blue

1959   Red/White                            (Non-Reflective)

1968-69 BASE

1968 Type 1: Dated "68", wide dies  M/C   275 - M/C  6107 (5,833)

1969 Type 2: Dated "69", thin dies  M/C  6748 - M/C 11547 (4,800)

                                                   (TOTAL 11,273)

1970-75 BASE

1970 Type 1: Dated "70", wide dies  M/C   192 - M/C  8309 (8,118)

1970 Type 1a                        M/C   A-3 - M/C  A810   (808)

1971 Type 2: Dated "71", thin dies  M/C  8654 - M/C 16680 (8,027)

1972 Type 3: Dated "72", thin dies  M/C 17001 - M/C 26786 (9,786)

1973 Type 4: Undated square dies      M 27212 -   M 51470(24,259)

                                                   (TOTAL 52,087)

Type 3:  >M/C 20000, first "2" is thinner than other dies.

1976-82 BASE

1976 (undated) Type 1         1000 M/C - 4623 M/D        (12,623)

1976   "76"    Type 2         5331 M/D - 9589 M/D         (4,259)

1977   "77"    Type 3         9898 M/D - 5756 M/E         (4,859)

1978   "78"    Type 4         6257 M/E - 2986 M/F         (5,730)

1979 "AUG 81"  Type 5         1286 M/G - 9909 M/G         (8,624)

                                                   (TOTAL 44,910)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Undated, no legend

Type 2 - Dated "76", "MOTORCYCLE"

Type 3 - Dated "77", "MOTORCYCLE"

Type 4 - Dated "78", "MOTORCYCLE"

Type 5 - Undated, "MOTORCYCLE"

Monthly Staggered Registration began 1979, expire "SEP 79" to

"AUG 80", same as passenger.  Replaced May 1981 to April 1982.

1981-99 BASE                                           No I used.

5-1-81 "NOV 81" Type 1        1004 M/H - 7680 M/K        (24,677)

1986   "DEC 86" Type 2        7803 M/K - 4675 M/L         (5,873)

1989   "SEP 90" Type 1a       4703 M/L - 6692 M/L         (1,990)

1990   "MAY 91" Type 3        7150 ML  - 9969 ML          (2,820)

1993   "MAY 94" Type 1b       1052 M/M - 7998 M/N        (15,947)

                                                   (TOTAL 51,995)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Normal dies, vertical suffix

Type 2 - Polyvend dies, vertical suffix

Type 3 - Normal dies, full-size horizontal suffix

Discontinued 1999; merged into Light Trailer series (RA-RZ).

("OCT 99" 4279 RA "TRAILER"; "JAN 00" 4969 RA no legend.)