MINNESOTA MOTORCYCLE PLATES         Pairs 1909, 1910 up to #1000.

                                    Singles 1910 #1001+, 1911-on.

Numbers began at 1 1909-55, 1000 1956-75.  Plates ordered in [ ].

Motorbike/Scooter (MB/S, S/B) series issued 1950-68; revalidated

by M/C stickers 1969.

1909         830               1927   2527* [2,300]      1939    1766

1910        1118               1928   2263*              1940    1937  [2,000]

1911        1584               1929   1884               1941    2357  [2,300]

1912-13-14  8040  [2,500]      1930   1838               1942    2647* [2,300]

1915-16-17  9638  [6,000]      1931   1565               1943    3316  [2,300]

1918-20     7482 [10,000]      1932    586  [1,200]      1944    2936  [2,000]

1921        3120  [8,000]      1933   1724               1945    3399  [2,000]

1922        2199               1934   1647  [1,000]      1946    5142  [2,500]

1923        3535*              1935   1881*              1947    8769  [3,000]

1924        3347  [3,500]      1936   1656               1948  12-041* [5,000]

1925        2989* [3,500]      1937   1355               1949   11992

1926        2274  [3,000]      1938   1552

VARIATIONS

1910:  2-digit size.

1911:  3-digit, 4-digit sizes.

1912-14:  1-3-digits 6" x 3", 4-digits 7" x 3".

          Large legends #4929, small legends #8040.

1948:  1-4-digits 3" x 7", 5-digits 3" x 8".

1964:  Type 2 has no "M/C" or "S/B".

       M/C    MB/S

1950   4764   7407

1951   4412   6881

1952   4447   5077

1953   4772   4973

1954   5145   5300

1955   5287   4824

1956-57 BASE                M/C                         S/B

1956 Type 1: Dated      1000 -   7250  (6,251)      1000 -   5679

1957 Type 2: Undated    7351 -   7694    (344)              (6424)

1958-59 BASE                M/C                         S/B

1958 Type 1: Dated      1000 -   8405  (7,406)      1000 -   3468

1959 Type 2: Undated                                        (3961)

1960-61 BASE                M/C                         S/B

1960 Type 1: Dated      1000 -   9941  (8,942)      1000 -   8197

1961 Type 2: Undated

1962-64 BASE                M/C                         S/B

1962 Type 1: Dated      1000 -   9971  (8,972)      1000 -   8766

     Type 1a             175 -

1964 Type 2: Undated  1 1037 - 1 8147  (7,111)    5 1228 - 5 9357

TABS                        M/C                         S/B

1957                         - M 5835              03247 - 04131

1959                         - M 5078

1961                         -  M3980                    - S4824

1963                         - M 4617                    - S2177

1964                   00001 -  15224*             40001?- 43050 

1965                        M/C                         S/B

                        1000 -  23615               1000 - 20112*

1966-67 BASE                M/C                         S/B

                        1000 -  44225               1000 - 27377

1968-69 BASE                M/C                         S/B

                        1000 -  56151               1000 - 23730*

1970-71 BASE

1970 Type 1: M/C                 1000 -  99999           (99,000)

1971 Type 2: No M/C            100000 - 105941            (5,942)

                                                  (TOTAL 104,942)

1972-73 BASE

1972 Type 1: M/C                 1000 -  99999           (99,000)

1972 Type 2: M                 M 1000 - M47859           (46,860)

                                                  (TOTAL 145,860)

1974-75 BASE

1974                             1000 - 210962          (209,963)

1976-80 BASE

1976  "76"                    000-001 - 349-780         (349,780)

1981-2023 BASE                               No F,I,O,P,Q,V used.

1981   "81"   Type 1       M/L 00-001 - M/R 64-368      (364,365)

1990   "90"   Type 1a      00-001 M/A - 54-805 M/C      (254,803)

2001 "FEB 02" Type 2       66-347 M/C - 21-618 M/G      (255,269)

2009 "FEB 10" Type 3          24909MG - 03388MJ         (178,478)

                                                (TOTAL 1,067,746)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Embossed, no "FEB" embossed (619,168)

Type 2 - Embossed, "FEB" embossed

Type 3 - Flat, graphic

M/F = Firefighter, M/P = Moped, M/V = Veteran.

Non-staggered stickers used at least through 1990.  "FEB 98"

single sticker seen; "FEB 04" month and year stickers seen.

COLORS   (If different than passenger) (T = Same as Truck)

1924     (Reverse of Passenger)

1943      White/Black

1966-67   Black/White (T)        1967 STICKER   White/Red

1968-69   Blue/Yellow (T)        1969 STICKER   White/Green

1970-71   Red/White   (T)        1971 STICKER   White/Black

1972-73   Blue/Yellow (T)        1973 STICKER   White/Blue

1976-2009 Blue/White  (T)        1976 STICKER   White/Olive Green

2010-on  (Same as Passenger)     1977 STICKER   White/Red