DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MOTORCYCLE PLATES

1907-17 BASE  (See Misc. 1 for estimated numbers)

White/Red, vertically curved, 3" x 8"  5627

White/Red, 4-way curved, 3" x 10"     12612, 12725, 13609, 16657

Numbers began at 1 or M-1 1918-57; 1970 #M-077 seen.

1919-20, 1923:  3,000 ordered.

1944-48:  Squarish tabs issued in same years as passenger tabs.

1954:  Tab or new plate?  Dated "54" or "55"?

1965-77:  M-001 - M-999 have hyphen, M1000+ have no hyphen.

1918   1-327      1937         304      (3-31)60           M-645

1919   1-929      1938         503      (3-31)61           M-477

1920              2-29-40      642      (3-31)62           M-585

1921              3-31-41      880*     (3-31)63           M-899*

1922              3-31-42      678      (3-31)64           M-369

1923   2-372*     3-31-43      436      (3-31)65           M1151

1924              3-31-46               (3-31)66           M1577

1925   1-730*     3-31-47      326      (3-31)67           M2355

1926     666      1948      (M)         (3-31)68           M2797*

1927              1949       M-391      (3-31)69           M3000*

1928              1950                  (3-31)70           M3051

1929              1951       M-569      (3-31)71           M3076

1930     528      1952       M-223      (3-31)72           M3100

1931   1-234*     1953         M-9      (3-31)73           M3390

1932     851*     1954?                  3-31-74   M4338 - M7385

1933     475      (3-31)56   M-378       3-31-75   M-696 - M3377

1934     375      (3-31)57    M-78       3-31-76   M4915 - M8341

1935     478      (3-31)58               3-31-77   M-770 - M3692

1936     168      (3-31)59     M-1       3-31-78   M4609 - M7682

1979-2006 EMBOSSED BASE   Blue/White

1978 "3-31-79" Type 1            M1050 - M9945            (8,896)

1981 "3-31-82" Type 1a           N-722 -

1982 "3-31-83" Type 1b           N2475 - N5560            (3,086)

1985 "JUL 86"  Type 2            N9495 -

1986 "MAR 87"  Type 2a           0004M - 9841M            (9,838)

2003 "SEP 04"  Type 3            MC047 - MC939              (893)

                                                   (TOTAL 26,384)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Embossed "WASHINGTON, D.C."

Type 2 - Graphic "Washington, D.C."

Type 3 - Graphic "WASHINGTON, D.C." and "MOTORCYCLE"

2003-24 FLAT BASE   Black/White

2002    "JUN 03" Type 1         M/T 0045 - M/T 0205         (161)

2003    "AUG 04" Type 2         M/T 1071 - M/T 9999       (8,929)

2010?   "OCT 11" Type 2a        M/C 0224 -

2010    "NOV 11" Type 2b        M/R 0000 - M/R 2688       (2,689)

12/2/14 "NOV 15" Type 3         M/R 4824 -

2015    "APR 17" Type 4         M/R 6018 - M/R 8316       (2,299)

                                          "AUG 19" (TOTAL 18,273)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Tall numbers, bolt slots

Type 2 - Medium numbers, bolt holes, small script "Motorcycle"

         and "Washington, D.C." (Type 2b has prefix moved left)

Type 3 - As Type 2, but large script "Motorcycle" and

         "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA"

Type 4 - Short numbers, non-script legends

COLORS   (If different than passenger)

1907-17   White/Red

1968      Black/Yellow

1975-78   Blue/White