MARYLAND MOTORCYCLE PLATES Singles 1917-35, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1964.

Numbers assumed to have begun at 200 1910-53, 1001 1954-70.

500 1910 plates ordered, flat, not curved.  1915-20 are flat steel.

Numbers assigned:  1-000 - 2-499 1935, 200 - 2-999 1939,

                   200 - 1-599 1940,

1910                  1930      2-502*          3-31-51    7-894*

1911    989           1931      2-163*          3-31-52    7-482*

1912    977           1932      1-975*          3-31-53   [7-049*]

1913   2009           1933      2-159*         (3-31) 54   61-75

1914   3761           1934      2-460*         (3-31) 55   49-44

1915   3629           1935     [2-199]         (3-31) 56   57-05

1916   3730           1936      1-554          (3-31) 57   55-93

1917   6670*          1937      1-368          (3-31) 58   55-08

1918   6410*          3-31-39   1-087          (3-31) 59   42:38

1919   8030*          3-31-40     640          (3-31) 60   55:78

1920   2467           3-31-41     638          (3-31) 61   68:95*

1921   3-529          3-31-42   1-427          (3-31) 62   56:29*

1922   4-679          3-31-43   2-932          (3-31) 63   57:02*

1923   4-161          3-31-44   2-858          (3-31) 64   29:51

1924   3-916*         3-31-45   1-414          (3-31) 65   7890*

1925   3-772          3-31-46   6-567*         (3-31) 66   8383

1926   3-644          3-31-47   5-018          (3-31) 67   7137

1927   2-271          3-31-48   6-286          (3-31) 68   9688

1928                  3-31-49   7-516          (3-31) 69   9920

1929   2-304          3-31-50   7-210*         (3-31) 70   9967

LETTER SERIES (Expected)  All appear to start at 001 1968-70.

(3-31) 1966  (3)   E499   Seen:  A   E

(3-31) 1967 (14)   961M   Seen:  AB D FGHJKLM, A899,B572

(3-31) 1968 (15)   R821   Seen:  ABC  F HJ LMNPR

(3-31) 1969 (16)   R276   Seen:  ABCDEFGHJKLM  R

(3-31) 1970 (14)   P096   Seen:  AB DEFGHJKLMNP

M/C Dealer:  1967 D399, 1968-on "DLR".

VARIATIONS

1914:  Type 1 - UR slot to left of "MD"     1832 - 2913   (1,082)

       Type 2 - UR slot above "M" of "MD"   3108 - 3673     (566)

1920:  268 has star suffix.

1921:  Hyphen began on 4-digits.

1967:  Different dies 180J, 506J, 601K, 150L, 751L, 253M, 961M (642H normal).

       500 ordered from an outside company 7/8/1966 after prison fire.

COLORS   (If different than passenger)

3-31-43, 3-31-45 - 3-31-47   Silver/Black

3-31-44, 3-31-48 - 3-31-50   Black/Silver

         3-31-51 - 3-31-52   White/Black

                   3-31-53   Black/White

1971-75 BASE                            Assuming no I,O,Q,U used.

1971         Type 1              1001 -  9999             (8,999)

1971         Type 1a             A001 -  Z999            (21,978)

1972         Type 1b             001A -  999Z            (21,978)

1973         Type 1c             AA01 -  ZZ99            (47,916)

1974         Type 1d            10000 - 50754            (40,755)

                                                  (TOTAL 141,626)

LETTERS NOT SEEN

A000 -  EF IKOQ U

000A - B  HI OQRU

AA00 -     I OQ UVWXYZ  (TV38 = 36,569)

AA00 -     I OQ U   Y

1976-80 BASE

1976                            10029 - 203059          (193,031)

1981-87 BASE

1981                            12403 - 213896          (201,494)

1987-2012 BASE

1986  "2 87" Type 1            00001D - 99999D           (99,999)

1989  "7 90" Type 1a           0000D1 - 9999D9           (99,999)

1997  "4 99" Type 1b           000D01 - 999D99           (99,999)

2003  "4 05" Type 1c           000M01 - 738M13           (73,813)

2005 "10 07" Type 2            741M83 - 999M99           (25,817)

2006  "7 08" Type 2a           0D0001 - 7D0003           (70,003)

2006 "12 08" Type 3            8D8444 - 9D9999           (11,556)

2008  "8 10" Type 3a           D00001 - D35831           (35,831)

                                                  (TOTAL 535,826)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - 4 1/2" x 8 1/2", no web address     (373,810)

Type 2 - 4 1/2" x 8 1/2", "www.maryland.gov"  (95,820)

Type 3 - 4" x 7", "www.maryland.gov"          (47,387)

Numbers always progress before letter, regardless of position.

Monthly Staggered Registration began 1986, same as passenger.

Two-Year Registration began 7/1/1992-93, same as passenger.

Currently revalidated.

2012-18 WAR OF 1812 BASE

6-14-10  "7 12"                D39058 - D99448           (60,391)

         "7 14"                01183Y - 81439Y           (80,257)

                                                  (TOTAL 140,648)

2021-24 PROUD BASE

2020     "7-21"                566Y27 - 959Y18           (39,292)