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Idaho: Motorcycle

IDAHO MOTORCYCLE PLATES       Pairs 1921-26.  Singles 1935, 1941.

 

Numbers began at 1 or M-1 1916-67.

1943 is windshield sticker; 1944 is fiberboard plate.

All are passenger colors; 1952 is White/Maroon.

Different-colored "M" series 1949-57 are Boat plates.

County allocations 1963 #1 - 4620 on file.

 

1916    750      1933     M-376*     1951    2 591*

1917    109      1934     M-165      1952    3 041*

1918    744*     1935     M-469*     1953    3 013*

1919    572      1936     M-556*     1954    2 922*

1920    208      1937     M-620*     1955    2 782*

1921   1138*     1938     M-722*     1956    2 807*

1922    360      1939     M-739*     1957    2 982*

1923    527      1940     M-915*     1958    3 095*

1924   1000*     1941     M 821*     1959    2 942

1925    600*     1942     M1019      1960    4 029*

1926    600      1943     M-326      1961    4 184*

1927    161      1944                1962    5 853*

1928    416      1945     M 591*     1963    7 739*

1929    304      1946     M 967      1964    9 888, A-991, B-104

1930    398*     1947     M2651      1965    16768*

1931    279      1948-49   4268      1966   20 864*

1932   M231      1950     5 240*     1967   24 951*

 

VARIATIONS

1936:  No "M" 99 - 289; "M" M-556

1942, 1947:  M-1 - M-999 have wide dies, M1000+ have thin dies.

1965:  Type 1 - Short size, "IDA-M-65"       3 -  6 890

       Type 2 - Long size, "IDA-M- 65"  10 710 - 15 473

       Type 3 - Long size, "IDA 65-M-"  16762  - 16768, 7 389

 

 

1968-85 FORMATS       1/A   1 - 1/A 99 999      County codes same

                     10/B   1 - 10/B   999      as passenger.

                       /E   1 -  /E 99 999

 

1968-72 BASE   Green/White

1968 Type 1: Square dies   1/A      1 - 1/A  6 300    (Ada 6,300)

1970 Type 2: Thin dies     1/A  6 860 - 1/A 13 960    (Ada 7,101)

 

 

1973-85 BASE   Green/White

1973 Type 1: Dated "73"    1/A      1 - 1/A  7 905    (Ada 7,905)

1974 Type 2: Dated "74"    1/A  8 968 -

1975 Type 3: Undated       1/A 12 097 - 1/A 45 352   (Ada 33,256)

  

 

1985-91 BASE   Green/White                         No I,O,Q used.

1985 Type 1                   MAA 001 - MDL 092          (79,013)

1989 Type 2                   MDM 237 - MDX 890           (9,645)

1990 Type 3                   MEA 310 - MEF 145           (4,831)

1990 Type 4                   MEG 404 - MET 259           (9,846)

                                                  (TOTAL 108,151)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Embossed, "MOTORCYCLE" top, "IDA" bottom

Type 2 - Embossed, "IDAHO" top, "MOTORCYCLE" bottom

Type 3 - Embossed, "IDAHO" top, "MC" bottom

Type 4 - Graphic mountain design

 

  

1989-91 CENTENNIAL BASE

Jan. 1989                     100 MAA - 483 MAC           (2,184)

 

 

1992-2024 GRAPHIC BASE                             No I,O,Q used.

1992 Type 1: Embossed           MAA 1 - MPE 289         (302,986)

2009 Type 2: Flat             MPH 714 - MYM 859         (187,958)

                                                  (TOTAL 494,365)

 

 

STICKER COLORS   All are Fully Reflective.  S = Same as Passenger

1969   Red/Gold       1974   Red/White       1979   Blue/White

1970   Blue/White     1975   Red/Gold        1980   White/Green

1971   Black/White    1976   Red/White       1981   White/Orange

1972   Red/Gold       1977   White/Blue      1982-on (S)

1973 (new dated base) 1978   White/Red

 

1982-2009 stickers have "CYCLE" legend.

Some 2008-09 stickers have no legend, but have plate number.

No Monthly Staggered Registration yet as of 2009.