MAINE MOTORCYCLE PLATES       Singles 1905-21, 1944-49, 1966-on.

                              Pairs 1922-40, 1950-65.

                              Ch. 185 E 1/1/1966 for single plates.

1905-11 BASE

A10 - A99 wide dies, wide "MAINE.", unknown back, 5" x 6".

A35 "65" black back.

A.108 thin dies, small "MAINE", unknown back.

A.123 thin dies, small "MAINE", "36" back, 5" x 7 1/4".

A.123 - A.311 low medium slots.

A.386 - A.453 thin dies, "ENAMELED IRON/SIGNS" back, low fat slots.

A.544 - A.568 high thin slots.

A.561 - A.648 thin dies, blank white back.

A.703 - A.761 medium dies, unknown back, centered medium slots.

Numbers begin at 1 all years.  4-digit expected 1916-45.

Highest numbers ordered in bold.  Passenger size 1912.

No painted border 1916-19, 1922-27, 1929, 1932-33.

1912:  #A1 - A99 on 3-figure size.  Verify Type 1 or 2.

1914:  #A213 highest listed in 1914 directory.

1913-15 are vertical curved-fender strips; 1913 Blue/Brass,

1914 Black/Brass-colored, 1915 Black/Dull Zinc.

1942:  M 1201 - M 1300 made and delivered in 1943.

1948:  Legend top M 1 - M 1900, legend bottom M 1901 - M 4000.

1949 is Silver/Dark Green.  1950 is non-reflective.

1912     A385     A999      1931   M 1555*

1913      530               1932   M 1835*

1914    A  92    A 800      1933   M 1522*

1915    A 885    A 900      1934   M 1046

1916   M  955               1935   M 1274*

1917   M  842   M 1500      1936   M 1345*

1918   M  836   M 1800      1937   M 1034*

1919   M  814   M 2000      1938   M  844   M 2000

1920   M  761   M 2000      1939   M  898*  M 1500

1921   M 1273   M 1600      1940   M  778   M 1300

1922   M  870   M 2500      1941   M  600   M 1300

1923   M  836               1942   M 1012   M 1300

1924   M 1281*  M 2000      1944   M  544   M 1000

1925   M 1535*              1945   M  772   M 1100

1926   M  834               1946   M 3628

1927   M 1118   M 2000      1948   M 3385*  M 4000

1928   M  804   M 2000      1949   M 3969*  M 4000

1929   M 1238               1950   M 2860*

1930   M 1101   M 2000

1951-55 BASE

1951                               1 M - 5368 M     (TOTAL 5,368)

Numbers up to the highest allocated could be reserved at no extra

cost if applied for by November 1 each year.  Numbers reservable:

1956  1 - 1900, 1962  1 - 1800, 1968  1 - 9999,  1974  1 - ?

1956-61 BASE

1956 Type 1:  Dated                  1 -  1562            (1,562)

1957 Type 2:  Undated             2286 -  6438            (4,153)

                                                    (TOTAL 6,438)

1962-67 BASE

1962 Type 1:  Dated, beaded          1 -  2783            (2,783)

1963 Type 2:  Undated, beaded     3585 -  5108            (1,524)

1965 Type 3:  Undated, scotchlite 5424 -

1966 Type 2a                      5672 -  6263              (592)

1966 Type 3a                      7148 -  9999            (2,852)

1966 Type 3b (A,B,C,E,G,K,L seen)   A1 -  L218            (6,212)

                                                   (TOTAL 16,211)

Galvanized steel:  3 - 1195.  Aluminum:  2145 - 2783.

Highest pair:  3585

No top holes:  4533, 4552, 4557, 4641, 4745, 4760.

              (also 5672 ('55 tab), 5907, 6196 ('55 tab), 6710)

Top holes:     4805, 4814, 5129, 5443, 5824, 6027, 6107, 6695,

               7146 - 9978, all letter series.

(It's possible sheeting over holes not broken through on some.)

1968-73 BASE

1968 Type 1:  Dated                  1 -  9722            (9,722)

1969 Type 2:  Undated, tab slots 10009 - 10930              (922)

1969 Type 3:  Undated, no slots  11368 - 48994           (37,627)

                                                   (TOTAL 48,994)

1974-88 BASE   Black/White                             No I used.

1974   "74"   Type 1                 1 - 16327           (16,327)

1974   "74"   Type 2            16-479 - 29-851          (13,373)

1975 "FEB 76" Type 3            30-813 - 99-999          (69,187)

1980 "FEB 81" Type 3a              1 A -  731 C          (20,729)

1981 "FEB 82" Type 4            2452 C - 2953 N  9618 N (100,492)

                                                  (TOTAL 222,940)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Dated, no hyphen

Type 2 - Dated, hyphen

Type 3 - Undated, "MAINE" at left

Type 4 - Undated, "MAINE" centered

Stickers dated "FEB 76" to "FEB 90".  Replaced 2/29/1988.

Stickers for "FEB 76" and "FEB 77" were smaller, with "MC" serial prefix.

Stickers for "FEB 78" to "FEB 90" were smaller, also for Trailer.

Ch. 866 E 4/19/1990 began Monthly Staggered Registration for newly

registered motorcycles.  Expire "APR 91" earliest seen.

1989-2023 BASE   Dark Blue/White     7953 N, 8072 N, 2700 P

1988   "FEB 89" Type 1:  No slogan   4111 N - 9999 Z    (115,878)

1995   "JUL 96" Type 1a                1 AA - 335 AR     (17,318)

1-1-98 "MAR 99" Type 2:  "RIDE SAFE" 223 AT -  82 HV    (172,687)

2013   "MAR 14" Type 3:  No "M/C"    915 JA -  64 PL    (124,025)

                                                  (TOTAL 436,621)

 1 A - 9999 Z:  No I,O used.

1 AA - 999 ZZ:  All letters used. (AO,BO,CO only O seen) FU omitted.

                Last I seen DI.   (AI,BI,CI no serifs, DI serifs)

                Last Q seen GQ.   (NQ reported)

Type 3 reportedly began in mid-HV series, to make room for inspection sticker.

Monthly Staggered Registration ended March 2012 because inspection

sticker now added.  Only March expirations issued starting "MAR 13".

Ch. 287 E 1/1/1998 required "RIDE SAFE" slogan.

Ch. 167 E 3/1/2012 provided for plate inspection sticker.