All About License Plates

MISSOURI PLATE TYPES - SUMMARY CHRONOLOGICALLY BY INTRODUCTION DATE

(Types researched through 1981, expire 1982)

PLATE TYPE   EARLIEST SEEN BEGAN   NOTES
Passenger                 1911 8/1/11 H.B. 174 P 3/9/1911
Dealer                    1912 8/1/11 H.B. 174 P 3/9/1911

Motorcycle 1914 1913 H.B. 79 P 1/31/1913
In Transit (Cardboard) 1936 H.B. 80 P 7/30/1921
Official Car              1922 1922 H.B. 80 P 7/30/1921
Trailer                   1922       1922 H.B. 80 P 7/30/1921
Truck                     1922       1922 H.B. 80 P 7/30/1921

(Official M/C Listed 1923-38 regs)
Sample 1924
Replacement 1931
State Patrol 1932 11/23/31

State Patrol M/C 1934 11/23/31
Public School Bus 1942 H.B. 135 P 6/24/1941

M/C Dealer 1946 Reported 1915
Amateur Radio           "JAN 53"     1952 H.B. 242 P 8/8/1951
Beyond Local Truck        1952       1952 Highway Comm. recomm.
Local Truck               1952       1952 Highway Comm. recomm.
Driveaway                [1953]      1953? H.B. 283 P 3/24/1952
Driveaway (Cardboard)    [1953] 1953? H.B. 283 P 3/24/1952
New Owner (Cardboard)    [1953] 1953? H.B. 283 P 3/24/1952
Commercial Bus (C)       [1953]      1953 H.B. 283 P 3/24/1952
Local Bus (L)            [1953]      1953 H.B. 283 P 3/24/1952
Private School Bus (S)    1953       1953 H.B. 283 P 3/24/1952
Transit Bus (T)          [1953]      1953 H.B. 283 P 3/24/1952
Consular Officer         [1956] S.B. 279 P 6/28/1955

Historic Motor Vehicle [1956] 4/4/56 S.B. 174 P 6/21/1955
Prorate Sticker 1960 1960 S.B. 19 P 4/3/1958
Farm Truck 1962 1962 Law P by 9/1/1961

Prorate Truck 1963 Law P by 8/31/1962

Postmaster 1969 1969 Reported 6/8/1969
Park Ranger              [1970]              Law P by 10/15/1969
Prorate Trailer          [1970]              Law P by 10/15/1969
Purchasing Agent         [1970]              Law P by 10/15/1969
Apportioned Truck         1974       1974
Pre-Personalized        "SEP 74"
Apportioned Bus           1975
Apportioned Trailer       1975       1975
Recreational Vehicle    "MAR 76"     1975? H.B. 883 P 6/21/1974
3-Year Apport. Trailer   [1976]
3-Year Trailer           [1976]
Disabled Veteran        "OCT 78"    10/1/77 H.B. 61 P 4/12/1977
Disabled Veteran Truck "OCT 78"    10/1/77 H.B. 61 P 4/12/1977

Handicapped (Disabled) "SEP 85" H.B. 367 P 7/19/1977

Personalized (all types)"JAN 80" 1979 H.B. 367 P 7/19/1977

Representative/Senator "JAN 84" H.B. 367 P 7/19/1977

U.S. Congress/Senator "JAN 80" H.B. 367 P 7/19/1977

Trailer Dealer 1979

Disabled Veteran M/C [1980]

Handicap. (Disabled) RV [1980]

Land Improvement [1980] H.B. 342 P 6/6/1979

Non-Resident (Cardboard) [1980] H.B. 1275 P 6/7/1978

Shuttle Bus 1980 S.B. 108 P 7/31/1979

Temporary (Cardboard) [1980] H.B. 90 P 6/28/1979

Van Pool 1980 S.B. 108 P 7/31/1979

Street Rod H.B. 511 P 8/4/1981

PERMITS:

Liquor Control UND. Formed 1934
Press Car 1936 1936

Dead Animal Disposal 1949 1942? H.B. 94 P 7/3/1941

Outboard Motor UND. 1945 S.B. 59 P 6/19/1945

PLATES ORDERED: (Singles for Motorcycle, Trailer; Pairs all others)

PLATE TYPE 1922 1923 1924 1926 1927 1928 1932 1933 1938
Passenger 325,000 400,000 400,000 550,000 550,000 600,000 675,000 615,000 706,000
Truck 35,000 40,000 50,000 65,000 65,000 70,000 95,000 137,000
Dealer 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 9,000
Motorcycle 5,000 4,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,100
Trailer 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,500 500 32,000
Official 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,400 1,450 1,900 2,100
State Patrol - - - - - - 90

DETAILED NOTES ALPHABETICALLY BY TYPE:

Numbers assumed to begin at #1 unless noted.
Passenger colors 1911-48 unless noted.
Numbers shown on chart in [ ].

1943: Tab - Passenger, Dealer, Official Car, Replacement, Trailer, Truck.

Plate - M/C.

1949-54: See last page.

PASSENGER (See Passenger page)

AMATEUR RADIO
H.B. 242 P 8/8/1951. Began January 1952, expire "JAN 53".

$1 extra fee 1952-69. Issued in pairs at first.

All expire "JAN" 1953-70.

Plates discontinued 1/31/1970; no 1971 plates issued, although

"JAN 71" plate appears on 1970 chart. S.B. 38 P 7/13/1971 to

resume issuance late 1971 "OCT 72" at $5 extra fee, with new

expiration month. All expire "OCT" 1972-81.

LEGENDS: Same as Passenger 1953-54, 1956-78, "JAN. MISSOURI 55" top 1955.

Late 1976 issues "OCT MISSOURI 76".

"MO" in UR corner instead of "MISSOURI" top 1979-81.
COLORS:   Same as Passenger 1953-81 except Black/Yellow 1955.
1953:     Embossed date, or undated with Pass. sticker like 1954.

JAN 53     W0AA - W0ZZZ
JAN 59 K0AAA - K0ZZZ
JAN 64 WA0AAA - WA0ZZZ
OCT 76   WB0AAA - WB0ZZZ (Verify 1973-75)

APPORTIONED BUS
Earliest seen 1975.

LEGENDS: "75 APPORTIONED BUS MO 33" bottom 1975, 1977, top 1976, 1978,

"MISSOURI" top, "45 APPORTIONED BUS" bottom 1979-81.

COLORS:   Non-staggered Beyond Local Truck colors 1975, 1977-81,
          Yellow/Light Blue 1976.
Numbers assigned from Commercial Bus range.

1975   41 466-565

1976 45 467-588

1978 41 466-533 - 466-541, 45 467-630 - 467-677

APPORTIONED TRAILER
Began 1975. Previously issued Prorate Trailer plates.

LEGENDS: "75 APPORTIONED TRLR MO" bottom 1975,
"76 APPORTIONED TRL MO" top 1976, 1978, bottom 1977,

"MISSOURI" top, "TLR APPORTIONED" bottom 1979-81.

COLORS: Trailer colors 1975, 1977-81, Yellow/Light Blue 1976.

Numbers assigned: PRA-001 - PRZ-999, PTA-001 - PTZ-999 1975-78,

400 001 - 440 000 1979-81.

1975 PRX-449 1978 PRJ-250
1976 PRR-460 1979-81 411 432

1977 PRP-166

APPORTIONED TRAILER 3-YEAR

Earliest seen 1976 chart, dated "78".

LEGENDS: "78 APPORTIONED TRL MO" top 1976/78, 1978/80, bottom 1977/79,

"MISSOURI" top, "TRL APPORTIONED 81" bottom 1979/81, 1980/82.

COLORS: Black/Orange 1976/78, 1977/79, White/Light Blue 1978/80,

White/Black 1979/81, White/Blue 1980/82.

Numbers assigned: XYA-001 - XZZ-999 1976/78,

AZA-001 - AZZ-999 1977/79,

BZA-001 - BZZ-999 1978/80,

440-001 - 460-000 1980/82.

1979/81 "81" 443-569

APPORTIONED TRUCK (See Misc. 3 page)
Missouri joined the International Registration Plan (IRP) E 1/1/1974,

the only state to join in 1974. Began 1974.

Previously issued Prorate Truck plates.

LEGENDS: "18 MO APPORTIONED 74" bottom 1974,
"75 APPORTIONED MO 18" bottom 1975, 1977, top 1976, 1978,

"MISSOURI" top, "18 APPORTIONED" bottom 1979-81.
Numbers began at 63-001 1974.

BEYOND LOCAL TRUCK (See Truck page)

Highway Commission recommendation by 9/12/1951. Began 1952.

COMMERCIAL/LOCAL/PRIVATE SCHOOL/TRANSIT BUS
H.B. 283 P 3/24/1952. Began 1953. Earliest seen 1953 (S), 1953 chart (C,L,T).

Commercial Bus (C) issued to all buses not registered with Local,

Private School or Transit bus plates; equivalent to a "Beyond Local" bus.
Passenger capacity codes all years: 10, 18, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45.

Local Bus (L) issued to buses operating in a municipality or within 25-mile radius.

Passenger capacity codes same as Commercial Bus all years.

Private School Bus (S) issued to privately-owned school buses.

Passenger capacity codes same as Commercial Bus 1953-54. No codes 1954 tab, 1955-on.

Transit Bus (T) issued to buses used for municipal public transportation only.
Passenger capacity codes all years: 40, 45, 45+.

LEGENDS:

COMMERCIAL (C), LOCAL (L), TRANSIT (T) PRIVATE SCHOOL (S)

(using "C" and "33" as an example) (differs 1973-76, 1979-81)

"MO (53) C BUS" top 1953-54, "MO (53) S BUS" top 1953-54,
"MO 55 33 C BUS" bottom 1955, 1957, "MO 55 S BUS" bottom 1955, 1957,
"MO 56 33 C BUS" top 1956, "MO 56 S BUS" top 1956,

"58 MO 33 C BUS" top 1958, 1960, "58 MO S BUS" top 1958, 1960,
"59 MO 33 C BUS" bottom 1959, "59 MO S BUS" bottom 1959,
"MO 61 C BUS 33" bottom 1961, 1963, 1965, "MO 61 S BUS" bottom 1961, 1963, 1965,
"MO 62 C BUS 33" top 1962, 1964, 1966, "MO 62 S BUS" top 1962, 1964, 1966,
"67 MO C BUS 33" bottom 1967, 1975, 1977, "67 MO S BUS" bottom 1967, 1977,
"33 MO C BUS 68" top 1968, "MO S BUS 68" top 1968,
"69 BUS C MO 33" bottom 1969, 1972, "69 BUS S MO" bottom 1969, 1972,
"70 BUS C MO 33" top 1970-71, "70 BUS S MO" top 1970-71,
"33 BUS C MO 73" top 1973, "MO BUS S 73" top 1973,
"33 BUS C MO 74" bottom 1974, "MO BUS S 74" bottom 1974,

"75 S BUS MO" bottom 1975,
"76 MO C BUS 33" top 1976, 1978, "76 S BUS MO" top 1976,

"78 MO S BUS" top 1978,

"MISSOURI" top, "33 C BUS" bottom 1979-81. "MISSOURI" top, "SCHOOL BUS" bottom 1979-81.

COLORS: Maroon/White Plate and Passenger Capacity Tab (C,L,S,T) 1953,

Red/Yellow (C), Yellow/Red (L,S), Green/Maroon (T) 1954 Tab,

Beyond Local Truck colors (C), Local Truck colors (L,S,T) 1955-69,

1971-81 (non-staggered) except White/Black (S) 1979-81,

Yellow/Black (C), White/Blue (L,S,T) 1970.

1953: Vertical Passenger Capacity tab below hyphen (C,L,S,T).

COMMERCIAL BUS
1965 41 RAJ-091 - RAJ-098
1966 41 RAJ-204
1969 41 466-087
1974 10 460-001, 41 466-052, 45 467-055
1976 41 466-019 - 466-038
1977 29 463-006, 33 464-013
1978 29 463-008, 33 464-013, 45 467-036
1979-83 45 467-062

LOCAL BUS

1972 45 477-017 - 477-018
1974   37 475-006, 41 476-005
1975   37 475-006, 41 476-003
1976   37 475-005, 45 477-002 - 477-004
1977   37 475-004, 45 477-003 - 477-016
1978 45 477-058

PRIVATE SCHOOL BUS
1953-54 475-395 - 476-431 (1,037) 1962   LA1-270 (270) 1971     493-381 (3,381)
(54) UND., no lower slots 477-186 1963   LAB-642 (1,641) 1972     492-805 (2,805)
1955 1964   LAC-023 (2,021) 1973     492-718 (2,718)
1956 410-614 - 411-307 (694) 1965   LAC-792 (2,790) 1974     492-953 (2,953)
1957 410-781 - 412-066 (1,286) 1966   LAC-157 (2,155) 1975     492-807 (2,807)
1958 430-630 - 1967   482-059 (2,059) 1976     494-038 (4,038)
1959 431-087 - 1968   493-266 (3,266) 1977     493-016 (3,016)
1960 430-115 - 430-657 (543) 1969   491-928 (1,928) 1978     494-049 (4,049)
1961 430-824 - 431-501 (678) 1970   493-089 (3,089) 1979-81 494-863 (4,863)

TRANSIT BUS
1956   40 403-138
1960   40 440-827 - 440-980, 45+ 440-879
1974   45+ 482-001
1975   45+ 482-003

BUS STARTING NUMBERS

           C BUS     L BUS     S BUS     T BUS
1953-54   450-001   500-001   475-001   400-001
1955-57                       410-001? 400-001?
1958-61                       430-001? 440-001?
1962      RA0-001             LA0-001
1963-66   RAA-001   LAG-001   LAA-001   LAS-001
1967      450-001   460-001   480-001   470-001
1968-81 460-001   470-001   490-001   480-001

BUS NUMBER BLOCKS 1974-91

PASS.   COMMERCIAL BUS     APPORTIONED BUS        LOCAL BUS
10   460-001 - 460-500   460-501 - 461-000   470-001 - 471-000
18   461-001 - 461-500   461-501 - 462-000   471-001 - 472-000
25   462-001 - 462-500   462-501 - 463-000   472-001 - 473-000
29   463-001 - 463-500   463-501 - 464-000   473-001 - 474-000
33   464-001 - 464-500   464-501 - 465-000   474-001 - 475-000
37   465-001 - 465-500   465-501 - 466-000   475-001 - 476-000
41   466-001 - 466-500   466-501 - 467-000   476-001 - 477-000
45   467-001 - 467-500   467-501 - 468-000   477-001 - 478-000

PASS.     TRANSIT BUS                      ALL PRIVATE SCHOOL BUS
40   480-001 - 481-000                       490-001 - 498-000
45   481-001 - 482-000
45+ 482-001 - 483-000

CONSULAR OFFICER
S.B. 279 P 6/28/1955. Earliest seen 1956 chart.
Undated permanent plates 1956-on:

A. 1956-60 Yellow/Black, "CONSULAR OFFICER" top, "MISSOURI" bottom, #1-027 - 1-028

B. 1961-67 White/Maroon, "MISSOURI" top, vertical "CONSULAR"

left, vertical "OFFICER" right

C. 1968 White/Green, "MISSOURI" bottom, vertical "CONSULAR"

left, vertical "OFFICER" right, #1-049

D. 1969 Black/White, same as 1961-67

E. 1970 White/Maroon, same as 1968

F. 1971-74 Blue/White, same as 1961-67

G. 1975 White/Light Blue, same as 1961-67

H. 1976-78 White/Red, same as 1961-67

I. 1979-81 White/Maroon, "MISSOURI" top, "CONSULAR OFFICER" bottom, #1120

DEALER
H.B.174 P 3/9/1911, E 8/1/1911. Began 1911. Earliest seen 1912.

LEGENDS: No legend 1912-69, 1971, "DEALER" 1970, 1972-81.
"MISSOURI - 1949" top 1949-52,

"19 MISSOURI (53)" top 1953,

"19 MISSOURI 54" top 1954, 1956, bottom 1955, 1957,

"19 MO 58" top 1958, 1960, bottom 1959,

"19 MISSOURI 61" bottom 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, top 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1971,

"69 MISSOURI" bottom 1969,

"MO DEALER 70" top 1970, bottom 1972, 1975,
"73 DEALER MO" top 1973, 1976, 1978, bottom 1974, 1977,

"MISSOURI" top, "DEALER" bottom 1979-81.

SIZES: Truck size 1949-52, Passenger size 1953-54.

COLORS: White/Maroon 1949-51, 1953 (with Passenger sticker),
         Maroon/White 1952, Black/Yellow 1954, 1956, White/Green 1955,
White/Black 1957, Local Truck colors 1958-67,
         next year's Passenger colors 1968-69, 1971-74, 1976-81,
         Black/Yellow 1970, Maroon/White 1975.

1912:     D444 shown in 1912 Motor Magazine.
1916-81: Master set has no letter suffix.
1922:    $10 fee for 2 pairs, $5 for each additional pair.
1939:     Small hyphen, bolt holes.
1954:     D4-522 5 1/2" x 12 1/2", tab slots,
          D5-110 6" x 12", no slots.

Highest suffix letter(s) seen: A 1916, H 1920, J 1923, T 1925,
FF 1955, KK 1960, AG 1964, AP 1970, AX 1971, BP 1973, FL 1976.
(Double letters changed from repeating-only to all-serial
progression sometime between 1960 and 1964.)

1911 1934 D-70 1957 D4-291
1912     D407 1935 1958 D3-823
1913     D769 1936 D1-327 1959 D3-397
1914     D724 1937 D-422 1960 D2-494
1915     D886 1938 D1-422 1961 D3-550
1916     D820 1939 D-832 1962 D3-345
1917 D630 1940 D1-760 1963 D3-540
1918    D1443 1941 D-360 1964 D3-404
1919     D899 1942 D2-210 1965 D3-780
1920    D2631 1943 TAB D 368 1966 D3-843
1921    D2520 1944 D1-383 1967 D3-345
1922    D2886 1945 D2-012 1968 D3-964
1923   D-2988 1946 D3-226 1969 D4-472
1924   D2-949 1947 D3-920 1970 D2-226
1925   D2-303 1948 D1-157 1971 D3-404
1926   D2-883 1949 D4-027 1972 D4-560
1927 1950 D2-779 1973 D4-882
1928   D2-850 1951 D4-544 1974 D4-999
1929 D-927 1952 D2-674 1975 D6-185
1930 D1-404 1953 D4-308 1976 D6-576
1931 D43 1954 D5-110 1977 D4-999
1932   D1-722 1955 D5-459 1978 D7-947
1933 1956 D5-283 1979-81 D 6 219

DISABLED VETERAN

H.B. 61 P 4/12/1977. Began 10/1/1977, expiring "OCT 78".

LEGENDS: "OCT MISSOURI 78" top, "DISABLED VETERAN" bottom 1978-79,

same but no year date 1980-81.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1978-81.

1978 DV1-138 - DV2-212
1979 DV1-026 - DV1-761

1980-81 DV2 290 -

DISABLED VETERAN MOTORCYCLE

Earliest seen 1980 chart.

LEGENDS: "OCT ( ) MO" top, "DISABLED VETERAN" bottom.

COLORS: Passenger colors 1980-81.

1980-81 [DV-100]

DISABLED VETERAN TRUCK

H.B. 61 P 4/12/1977. Began 10/1/1977, expiring "OCT 78".
Possibly only issued in Beyond Local 12,000 lb. class.

LEGENDS: "OCT MO BL 12 78" top, "DISABLED VETERAN" bottom 1978,

"OCT BL 12 MO" top, "DISABLED VETERAN" bottom 1980-81.
COLORS: Beyond Local Truck colors 1978, 1980-81.

1978 DV5-235

1980-81 [DV5 000]

DRIVEAWAY
H.B. 283 P 3/24/1952. Earliest seen 1953 chart, but shows "53"

tab, implying that plates were first issued in and dated "52".
Issued to operators and motor carriers other than dealers to move

vehicles on a regular basis.

LEGENDS: Vertical "DA" prefix 1952-60, odd years 1961-77,
vertical "DA" suffix even years 1962-78, 1979-83; hyphen
remains as prefix despite "DA" suffix, no hyphen 1978-83.

"DRIVEAWAY (52)" top, "MISSOURI" bottom, short tall base 1952-53,
"MISSOURI" top, "DRIVEAWAY 55" bottom 1955-56,
"DRIVEAWAY 57" top, "MISSOURI" bottom 1957,

"MISSOURI" top, "58 DRIVEAWAY" bottom 1958, 1960
"59 DRIVEAWAY" top, "MISSOURI" bottom 1959,
"61 MISSOURI" top odd years 1961-77 except 1967 and 1975,
"MISSOURI 62" bottom even years 1962-72 except 1968,
"MISSOURI 67" top 1967, "19 MISSOURI 68" bottom 1968,
"74 MISSOURI" bottom 1974, "MISSOURI 75" bottom 1975,
"76 MISSOURI" top 1976, 1978.

Vertical "DRIVE/AWAY" right odd years 1961-77, left even years 1962-78.

"MISSOURI" top, "DRIVE AWAY" bottom 1979-88.

COLORS: Dealer colors 1952, Passenger Tab 1953, Yellow/Black Tab 1954,
Red/White 1955-56, Black/White 1957,

Dealer colors 1958-67, 1979-81, Local Truck colors 1968-76,

Beyond Local Truck colors 1977-78.

1952-54 1963 1972
1955 1964 1973 D/A-112
1956 1965 1974 -312D/A
1957 1966 1975
1958 1967 1976
1959 1968 1977 D/A-185
1960 1969 1978 405-D/A
1961 1970 1979-88 710 D/A
1962 1971 D/A-248

DRIVEAWAY (Cardboard)
H.B. 283 P 3/24/1952. Earliest seen 1953 chart. Red/White.
Same usage as metal Driveway plates, but good for one trip only.

FARM TRUCK (See Misc. 2 page)

Law P by 9/1/1961. Issued 1962-65 as part of Local Truck category.

HANDICAPPED (DISABLED)

H.B. 367 P 7/19/1977. All expire "SEP". Earliest seen "SEP 85".

Wheelchair left, "DISABLED" bottom, #7-GBE - 8-YWE. 1980 chart

lists expiration as "FEB 81" but 1981 chart switches it to "SEP 82".

HANDICAPPED (DISABLED) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE

Earliest seen 1980 chart.

Same as Handicapped but with "RV" in UR corner.

Like Handicapped, expiration switched from "FEB 81" to "SEP 82".

HISTORIC MOTOR VEHICLE
S.B. 174 P 6/21/1955. Earliest seen 1956 chart.

#1-006 postmarked 4/4/1956. Undated permanent Black/White plate

issued to vehicles over 25 years old 1956-97.

Numbers probably began at #1-001. Pairs began by #5-786.

(Motorcycle "MISSOURI" top, "HIST VEH" bottom, tall "S" on all

#50-094, same but "HIST. VEH." and shorter "S" at top #50-153,

issued by 1984.)

1956 Type 1: "HISTORIC MOTOR" top, "MISSOURI" bottom, vertical
              "STATE OF" left, vertical "VEHICLE" right, NR
                                       1-006 - 5-047 (4,042 S)
1971 Type 2: Same as Type 1, but FR   5-592 - 6-786   (1,195 P)
1975 Type 1a 7-021 - 9-819 (2,799 P)
1977 Type 3: "MISSOURI" top, wide "HISTORIC VEHICLE" bottom
                                      10-445 - 12-986   (2,542 P)
1980 Type 4: "MISSOURI" top, thin "HISTORIC VEHICLE" bottom
                                      13-078 - 41-069 (27,992 P)

IN TRANSIT (Cardboard)

H.B. 80 P 7/30/1921. Earliest seen 1936.

News article 9/13/1921: "Cars 'in transit' may bear a card

instead of a license plate, which will read 'In transit' and show

in writing the regular number of the dealer and where bound."

As of 1953, Black/White permit issued to operators moving

vehicles only from dealer to dealer or manufacturer to dealer,

good for one trip only.

LAND IMPROVEMENT

H.B. 342 P 6/6/1979. Earliest seen 1980 chart.

LEGENDS: "MISSOURI" top, "LAND IMPROVEMENT" bottom 1980-81.

COLORS: White/Blue 1980-81.

LOCAL BUS (See Commercial Bus)

LOCAL TRUCK (See Truck page)

Highway Commission recommendation by 9/12/1951. Began 1952.

Issued to trucks limited to a municipality or a 25-mile radius therefrom.

MOTORCYCLE (See Motorcycle page)

H.B. 79 P 1/31/1913. Began 1913. Earliest seen 1914.

MOTORCYCLE DEALER
Reported 1915. Earliest seen 1946.

No legend, "D" prefix 1946-81. Master plate has no letter suffix.

1950 has White/Maroon tab.

LEGENDS: Same as Motorcycle 1946-47, 1950, 1952-55,
         "MISSOURI" top, "56" left even years 1956-68,
         "MISSOURI" bottom, "57" right odd years 1957-67,
          also vertical "DEC" right 1964, left 1965,
         "MISSOURI" top, "69" right 1969,
         "MISSOURI" bottom, "70" left 1970,
         "MISSOURI 71" top, "MOTORCYCLE" bottom 1971,
         "MOTORCYCLE" top, "MISSOURI 72" bottom 1972, 1975,
         "73 MISSOURI" top, "MOTORCYCLE" bottom 1973, 1976, 1978,
         "MOTORCYCLE" top, "74 MISSOURI" bottom 1974, 1977,

"MO" in UR corner, "MOTORCYCLE" bottom 1979-81.

COLORS: Same as Dealer 1950, 1952-81

(and Motorcycle 1950, 1952-54, 1957, 1968).

Highest letter suffix (s) seen: A 1946, B 1967, C 1973, E-F 1975.

1946    D24      1955             1964 D-24 1973 D-303
1947 D30 1956   D-24      1965 D-67 1974 D-266
1948             1957             1966              1975 D-263
1949             1958   D-24      1967 D-170 1976 D-207
1950 D-66 1959             1968 D-163 1977 D-230
1951             1960   D-24      1969 D 36 1978 D-414
1952   D-24      1961             1970 D 41 1979-81 D-327
1953             1962   D-67 1971   D-168
1954             1963 D-67 1972   D-303

NEW OWNER (Cardboard)
H.B. 283 P 3/24/1952. Earliest seen 1953 chart. Blue/White.
Issued to vehicle buyer to transport vehicle from point of

purchase to residence, good for one trip only.

Listed on 1980 chart but not 1981 chart.

NON-RESIDENT (Cardboard)

H.B. 1275 P 6/7/1978. Earliest seen 1980 chart. Green/White.

Issued to non-residents operating a motor vehicle in Missouri,

valid for 15 days from date of issuance.

OFFICIAL CAR

H.B. 80 P 7/30/1921. Began 1922. Issued to state-owned vehicles.

Governor assigned #1.

LEGENDS: "OFFICIAL CAR" top, taller plate 1922-48.

State/year legend bottom (unlike passenger) 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1947,

(Verify 1944)

1922 906 1932                  1942 1-843
1923 1-197 1933 1-967 1943 TAB OF 722
1924 1-026 1934                  1944
1925     574           1935 61 1945
1926 693 1936 2-020 1946 1
1927   1-355           1937                  1947 2-011
1928 1-344 1938 2-009 1948 2-425
1929 1-431 1939                  1949?
1930     553           1940     173
1931 1-883 1941   2-287

Undated permanent plates 1953-on (possibly 1950-52 also):

A. 1953-54 White/Maroon, "OFFICIAL CAR" top, "MISSOURI" bottom,

short, tall base, #109 - 3-159

B. 1955-60 Yellow/Black, "MISSOURI" top, "OFFICIAL CAR" bottom

C. 1961-67 White/Maroon, "MISSOURI PAS" top, vertical "OFFICIAL/CAR" left

(or "BUS", "TRK", "TRL" instead of "PAS")

D. 1968 White/Green, "OFFICIAL" top, vertical "MO" left, #1 - 5-912

E. 1969 Black/White, "OFFICIAL" bottom, vertical "MO" right, #5

F. 1970 White/Maroon, same as 1968

G. 1971-74 Blue/White, same as 1955-60, #2

H. 1975 White/Light Blue, same as 1955-60

I. 1976-78 White/Red, same as 1955-60, #2-582

J. 1979-81 White/Maroon, same as 1955-60, #352 - 5-187

(OFFICIAL MOTORCYCLE

Listed in registration figures 1923-38. None seen.)

PARK RANGER
Law P by 10/15/1969. Earliest seen 1970 chart.
Issued to state-owned vehicles assigned to State Park Board.

No longer listed 1980-81 charts.
Undated permanent plates 1970-78:

A. 1970 White/Maroon, "PARK RANGER" top, vertical "MO" left.

B. 1971-74 Blue/White, "MISSOURI" top, "PARK RANGER" bottom.

C. 1975 White/Light Blue, same as 1971-74.

D. 1976-78 White/Green, same as 1971-74.

PERSONALIZED

H.B. 367 P 7/19/1977. Began 1979, expire "JAN 80".

Issued for all plate types.

All have "MO" in UR corner instead of "MISSOURI" top center.

POSTMASTER
Began 1969. Photo in Jefferson City News and Tribune 6/8/1969.
Passenger base with "OCT 69" expiration.

Number represents Post Office "ZIP" code, 63001 - 65899.

PRE-PERSONALIZED
Gold/Black passenger-style plate #LOU-118 seen but with "SEPT"

left and "74" right. Presented to Major League Baseball player
Lou Brock, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals 1964-79. #118
represents the number of bases Lou stole in the 1974 season, and
the dates represent the month and year he broke the previous
record for stolen bases. Therefore, this plate may well have
been "issued" sometime later than September 1974.

PRIVATE SCHOOL BUS (See Commercial Bus)

PRORATE STICKER

S.B. 19 P 4/3/1958. Began 1960. Last seen 1968.

Sticker issued for backing plate.

PRORATE TRAILER
Law P by 10/15/1969. Reported 1969. Earliest seen 1970 chart.
Issued normal Trailer plate with different number block 1970-74.
Discontinued 1975; replaced by Apportioned Trailer.

Numbers assigned: 1970 900-001 - 925-000,

1972 TXA-001 - TXZ-999,
1973-74 PRA-001 - PRZ-999.

1972 TXR-203
1973 PRT-448

PRORATE TRUCK
Law P by 8/31/1962. Reported 1962. Earliest seen 1963.
Issued to trucks and truck-tractors, probably only in weight
classes 18 and higher.

Discontinued 1974; replaced by Apportioned Truck.

LEGENDS: "63 MO PRORATE 18" bottom 1963, top 1964,

"MO 65 PRORATE 18" bottom 1965,

same as Beyond Local Truck 1966-73.

COLORS:   Black/Yellow 1963, White/Dark Blue 1964, White/Black 1965,
Black/Yellow with Black/Red weight sticker 1966,
          Green/White 1967, Black/Yellow 1968, White/Blue 1969,
          Maroon/White 1970, Beyond Local Truck colors 1971-73.

Numbers began at TNA-001 1963-65, 900-001 1966-72, 960-001 1973.

1963   54 TWN-093, 60+ TYH-950 1967 42 905-503
1964   18 TNA-520 1968 18 900-415

1965 18 TNP-094, 24 TNY-713 1969 54 907-453, 72+ 915-912

1966 1970 54 907-507, 60 909-189

PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS
Jefferson City Post Tribune article 8/19/1936: Attorney General
ruled that school buses need not display state plates.
H.B. 135 P 6/24/1941 requiring license plates. Earliest seen 1942.
Issued to publicly-owned school buses such as those operated by

school districts, etc.

LEGENDS: "SCHOOL BUS" top, taller plate 1942, 1946-47, 1949.

State/year legend bottom (unlike passenger) 1947,

"MISSOURI-1949" bottom 1949.

1942 380 1946 683

1943 1947 239

1944 1948

1945 1949 723

Undated permanent plates 1953-on (possibly 1950-52 also):

A. 1953-54 White/Maroon, "SCHOOL BUS" top, "MISSOURI" bottom,

short, tall base, #232 - 1-432
(1954? White/Maroon, 1955-60 design, 6" x 12", #2-342)

B. 1955-60 Yellow/Black, "MISSOURI" top, "SCHOOL BUS" bottom, #169 - 3-389

C. 1961-67 White/Maroon, "MISSOURI FRE" top, vertical "SCHOOL/BUS" left, #255

D. 1968 White/Green, "MISSOURI" top, vertical "SCHOOL/BUS"left

(1968? White/Green, tall "MISSOURI" bottom, vertical
"SCHOOL/BUS" right, #3-468 - 4-268)

E. 1969 Black/White, "MISSOURI" bottom, vertical "SCHOOL/BUS" left

F. 1970 Same as 1969 but dated "71", #1-850 - 3-039

G. 1971-74 Blue/White, same as 1968, #2825, 4-370

H. 1975 White/Light Blue, same as 1968

I. 1976-78 White/Red, same as 1968, #4-777 - 9-557

J. 1979-81 White/Maroon, same as 1955-60, #12-875

PURCHASING AGENT
Law P by 10/15/1969. Only seen 1970 chart.
Issued to state-owned vehicles assigned to State Purchasing Agent.

Undated permanent plate 1970:

A. 1970 White/Maroon, "OFFICIAL" top, "MISSOURI" bottom, vertical

"PURCH" left, vertical "AGENT" right.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
H.B. 883 P 6/21/1974.

Stickers issued for Passenger plates expiring 1976-77:

White/Green BS triangle 1976, White/Blue BS inverted "T" shape 1977.

Rec. Veh. plates issued expiring 1978-79.

LEGENDS: "MO JAN 78" top, "REC. VEH." bottom 1978,
"REC. VEH." top, "MO JAN 79" bottom 1979,

Passenger design but with "RV" in UR corner 1980-84.

COLORS: White/Green 1978, Passenger colors 1979-84.

MONTH  START?    1978   START?    1979   START? 1980-84
JAN MAR-001 MRA-001 MRA-560 A10 001
FEB MBR-001 MBR-277 MRB-001 B10 001 B10 214
MAR MCR-001 MCR-116 MRC-001 MRC-893 C10 001
APR MER-001 MER-888 MRE-001 MRE-897 E10 001 E11 912
MAY MGR-001 MRG-001   MRH-579 G10 001
JUN MJR-001   MKR-565 MRJ-001   MRJ-905 J10 001
JUL MMR-001 MMR-525 MRM-001 M10 001
AUG MPR-001 MRP-001 MRV-690 P10 001
SEP MSR-001 MRS-001   MRW-128 S10 001 S10 870
OCT MXR-001 MRX-001   MRX-717 X10 001 X11 803
NOV MYR-001 MYR-516 MRY-001 MRY-236 Y10 001
DEC MZR-001 MRZ-001 MRZ-611 Z10 001

(2,887) (6,216) (4,799)

REPLACEMENT
Earliest seen 1931. Also seen on 1943 tab, 1947 Motorcycle and

1951 tab with small "R" stamped between "5" and "1".

Small "R" in place of hyphen 1931-79, LR corner 1980-84.
Issued for just about every possible type.

REPRESENTATIVE/SENATOR
H.B. 367 P 7/19/1977. Earliest seen "JAN 84".

Issued to 163 State Representatives and 34 State Senators.

No legend, "R" or "S" prefix.

SAMPLE
Earliest seen 1924. (Verify 1932, 1945)

1918 #1918 sent to Maine Secretary of State in 1918.

1924-25, 1927-31, 1936, 1938, 1946-48 000-000
1926, 1933-35, 1937-42, 1943 TAB 00-000
1944 0-000

JUL 1949 000-000
JUL 1951 M00-000
APR 1954 E0-000
JAN 1956, 1958-61, JUNE 1960-61 000-000
APR 1956-57 E00-000
JAN 1962-67 0-000, AA0-000
JUL 1967 MA0-000
JAN 1968-69, 1971, 1973 AA0-000
JAN 1970 A1A-000
JAN 1972 A0A-000
JAN 1974 A1A-000, SAMPLE
JAN 1975, 1977-79 SAMPLE
JAN 1976 SAM-PLE

JAN 1979-81 SAM PLE

SHUTTLE BUS

S.B. 108 P 7/31/1979. Earliest seen 1980.

LEGENDS: "NOV MISSOURI" top, "SHUTTLE-BUS" bottom 1980-81.

COLORS: Passenger colors 1980-81.

1980-84 800 039 - 800 688 (802 870 undated)

STATE PATROL
Began 11/23/1931. Earliest seen 1932.

LEGENDS: "OFFICIAL CAR" top, "STATE/PATROL" right 1932-33,
"OFFICIAL CAR" top, "STATE/PATROL" left 1934-42, 1947-49.

Taller plate 1932-49.

State/year legend bottom (unlike passenger) 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1947,

"MISSOURI-1949" bottom 1949. (Verify 1944)

1931                   1938   39              1945
1932   56              1939   50              1946   62
1933   34              1940   53              1947   57
1934   39              1941   53              1948   57
1935   36              1942 76 1949   57
1936   62              1943
1937   39              1944

Undated permanent plates 1953-on (possibly 1950-52 also):

A. 1953-54 White/Maroon, "STATE PATROL" top, "MISSOURI" bottom,

short, tall base, #23 - 88

B. 1955-60 Yellow/Black, "MISSOURI" top, "STATE PATROL" bottom, #4 - 449

C. 1961-66 White/Maroon, "MISSOURI" top, vertical "STATE/PAS"

left, vertical "PATROL" right, #19
(or "TRK", "TRL" instead of "PAS")

D. 1967 White/(Light?) Blue

E. 1968 White/Green, "MISSOURI" top, #SHP-688

F. 1969 Black/White, "MISSOURI" bottom, #SHP-835

G. 1970 White/Maroon, same as 1969, #SHP-678

H. 1971-73 Blue/White, same as 1968, #SHP-184 - SHP-620

I. 1974 Blue/White, "MISSOURI" top, "OFFICIAL CAR" bottom, #SHP-1 - SHP-899

J. 1975 White/Light Blue, same as 1974, #SHP-008

K. 1976-78 White/Red, same as 1974, #SHP-743

L. 1979-81 White/Maroon, "MISSOURI" top, "STATE HIGHWAY PATROL" bottom, #1 - 976

STATE PATROL MOTORCYCLE
Began 11/23/1931. Earliest seen 1934.

LEGENDS: "OFFICIAL" top, "MO/34" left, "STATE/PATROL" center 1934-48.

1931                   1938   15              1945
1932                   1939                   1946
1933                   1940   13              1947
1934   16              1941                   1948    5
1935                   1942                   1949
1936 25 1943
1937                   1944

Undated permanent plates 1953-on (possibly 1950-52 also):

A. 1953-54 Maroon/White, "OFFICIAL" top, "MO" left, "STATE/PATROL" center

B. 1955-60 Yellow/Black, same as 1953-54

C. 1961-66 White/Maroon, "OFFICIAL" top, "MO" right, "STATE/PATROL" center

D. 1967 White/(Light?) Blue

E. 1968 White/Green, "MISSOURI" top, "SHP" prefix

F. 1969 Black/White, "MISSOURI" bottom, "SHP" prefix

G. 1970 White/Maroon, same as 1969

H. 1971-74 Blue/White, same as 1968

I. 1975 White/Light Blue, same as 1968, #SHP-4

J. 1976-78 White/Red, same as 1968, #SHP-7

K. 1979-81 White/Maroon, same as 1968

STREET ROD

H.B. 511 P 8/4/1981. None seen.

TEMPORARY (Cardboard)

H.B. 90 P 6/28/1979. Earliest seen 1980 chart. Orange/White.

Issued to buyers operating a motor vehicle or trailer, valid

for 15 days from date of issuance.

TRAILER

H.B. 80 P 7/30/1921. Began 1922.

LEGENDS: Vertical "TRAILER" prefix 1922, 1933-35,

vertical "TRAILER" suffix 1923, 1925-26, 1930, 1932, 1936-48,
"M/O T/R 43" 1943 TAB, "MO (49) TRAILER" top 1949-54,
"MO 55 TRAILER" bottom 1955, 1957, top 1956,
"58 MO TRAILER" top 1958, 1960, bottom 1959, 1961,
"MO 62 TRAILER" top 1962, 1964, 1966, bottom 1963, 1965,
"MO TRAILER 67" bottom 1967, 1974, 1977, top 1973,
"68 TRAILER MO" top 1968, 1970-71, 1976, 1978, bottom 1969, 1972, 1975,

"MISSOURI" top, "TRAILER" bottom 1979-81.

(Verify 1924, 1927-29, 1931)

SIZES: Truck size 1949-54.

COLORS: White/Orange 1949 TAB, Green/White 1950 TAB,

White/Blue 1951 TAB, Maroon/White 1952,

Green/White 1953 TAB, Black/Yellow 1954 TAB,

Beyond Local Truck colors 1955-69, 1971, 1973, 1975,
Maroon/White 1970, Blue/Orange 1972, 1974,

White/Black 1976, 1979-81, White/Light Blue 1977-78,

Red/White 1980 sticker, Black/White 1981 sticker.

1939: Small hyphen, bolt holes.

Numbers began at 1-001 1966-70, TAA-001 1971-78, 101 TAA 1979-81.
No D,I,O,Q,U,V used. Highest numbers listed on DMV charts:
TMX-999 1963-65, 220-000 1966, 200-000 1967, 250-000 1968-70,
TLZ-999 1971-72, TWZ-999 1973, TZZ-999 1974-78.

1922    1-217 1932    5-667 1942 STEEL 42-456
1923    1-283 1933 4-513 1942 FIBER. 53-977 -
1924 1934   15-069 59-956 (5,980)
1925    1-959 1935    9-199 1943 TAB 42-232
1926    1-384 1936   23-402 1944 41-511
1927 1937 25-614 1945 39-935
1928 1938   23-402 1946 55-030
1929 1939   23-228 1947 62-001
1930    2-066 1940   35-750 1948 81-453
1931 1941 45-716

1949-51    6-035 - 114-173 (108,139) 1966   172-656 (171,656)
1952-54    1-397 - 124-350 (122,954) 1967   179-775 (178,775)
6" x 12" 130-379 - 142-495 (12,117) 1968   180-006 (179,006)
1955     802-373 - 892-748 (90,376) 1969   177-049 (176,049)
1956     800-784 - 898-282 (97,499) 1970   195-910 (194,910)
1957     804-448 - 892-583 (88,136) 1971   TMA-763 (200,563)
1958     812-542 - 911-546 (99,005) 1972   TMS-582 (214,368)
1959     804-603 - 920-646 (116,044) 1973   TPA-217 (239,977)
1960     837-701 - 954-082 (116,382) 1974 TRE-303 (263,040)
1961     836-265 - 956-223 (119,959) 1975   TRN-235 (270,964)
1962     TB0-001 - TT1-935 (141,921)   1976   TSN-814 (291,523)
1963     TBA-001 - TJY-408 (138,270)   1977   TSY-326 (297,029)
1964     TBA-001 - TKR-790 (153,637)   1978   TTX-924 (317,607)
1965     TBA-001 - TMP-952 (192,760)

1979-81 101 TAA - 999 TZZ (359,600)

(1980) 101 RAA - 255 RKR (155,682)

(TOTAL 515,282)

TRAILER DEALER

Only seen 1979. Not on 1978, 1980-81, 1983-84 charts.

LEGENDS: "MISSOURI" top, "TRL DEALER" bottom 1979.

COLORS: Passenger colors 1979.

1979 D19 03A

TRAILER 3-YEAR

Earliest seen 1976 chart, dated "78".

LEGENDS: "78 TRAILER MO" top 1976/78, 1978/80, bottom 1977/79,

"MISSOURI" top, "TRAILER 82" bottom 1980/82.

COLORS: Black/Orange 1976/78, 1977/79,

White/Light Blue 1978/80, White/Blue 1980/82.

Numbers assigned: 1976/78 XFA-001 - XXZ-999,

1977/79 YFA-001 - YFZ-999,

1978/80 BFA-001 - BFZ-999,

1980/82 101-NAA - 999-NZZ.

TRANSIT BUS (See Commercial Bus)

TRUCK (See Truck page)

H.B. 80 P 7/30/1921. Began 1922.

Discontinued 1952; replaced by Beyond Local Truck and Local Truck.

U.S. CONGRESS/SENATE

H.B. 367 P 7/19/1977. Earliest seen "JAN 80".

Issued to 10 U.S. Representatives and 2 U.S. Senators.

No legend, "USC" or "USS" prefix.

VAN POOL

S.B. 108 P 7/31/1979. Earliest seen 1980.

LEGENDS: "NOV MISSOURI" top, "VAN POOL" bottom 1980-81.

COLORS: Passenger colors 1980-81.

1980-86 840 047

PERMITS:

DEAD ANIMAL DISPOSAL

H.B. 94 P 7/3/1941, effective 1/1/1942. Earliest seen 1949.

License issued by State Veterinarian to firms transporting animal carcasses.

Section 14493-e provided for a $25 license, issued with "four vehicle

certificates and metal discs" which "shall be attached to each vehicle so used."

Additional ones could be purchased for $5 each. Section 14493-i provided for a

$25 license for a truck transporting animals outside Missouri, with additional

trucks owned by the same firm $10 each. Trucks based outside of Missouri

bringing animals into the state paid $50, and $10 each additional per truck.

Smaller size 1949, 1953, full size 1963-82. Single plates all years.

LEGENDS: "D.A.D./LICENSE-" left, "MO/49" right 1949,

"D.A.D./LICENSE-" left, "53/MO" right 1953,

"19 D.A.D. LICENSE 63" top, "MISSOURI" bottom 1963, 1968-70, 1972, 1974, 1976-80,

"MISSOURI" top, "19 D.A.D. LICENSE 73" bottom 1973,

"D.A.D. LICENSE" top, "19 MISSOURI 81" bottom 1981-82.

COLORS: Black/Yellow 1949, 1953, 1968-69, 1972, 1974, 1976,

White/Maroon 1963,

Yellow/Black 1970-71, Black/Orange 1973,
Yellow/Green 1977, 1980, White/Green 1978-79,

White/Black 1981, White/Blue 1982.

1949 97 1958 1967 1976 27

1950 1959 1968 26 1977 99

1951 1960 1969 41 1978 57

1952 1961 1970 10 1979 61

1953 112 1962 1971 10 1980 20

1954 1963 37 1972 59 1981 123

1955 1964 1973 11 1982 92

1956 1965 1974 3

1957 1966 1975

LIQUOR CONTROL

Department formed in early 1934.

Undated, White/Black, "MISSOURI DEPT. OF" above "LIQUOR CONTROL"

top, "REGISTERED/TRUCK" left, #1754.

OUTBOARD MOTOR
S.B. 59 P 6/19/1945, E immediately. Permanent registration issued

to outboard motors for boats. Non-residents exempted for 30 days.

Caruthersville Journal, 6/19/1947:

"Outboard Motor Licenses Required But Few Apply"

"JEFFERSON CITY, June 17 - The State Department has a supply of

license plates and forms for registration of outboard motors, as

required by an act passed in 1945, but virtually no applicants.

Since the act became effective on June 19, 1945, under an

emergency clause, only 76 [sic] outboard motors have been

registered in Missouri. Sixty-eight of them are state-owned

motors used by the Highway Patrol and the State Conservation

Department, and the other 10 are privately owned...The act

requires registration of such motors with the Department of

Revenue for a $2 fee..."

Springfield Leader and Press, 7/8/1947:

"First Outboard Motor Is Licensed in County"

"County Prosecutor Wayne Walker has received what he believes to

be the first outboard motor license plate issued to a Greene

countian. His plate is No. 18."

Metal tags still being issued as of 1957, when about 6,300 had

been issued, 166 of them in 1956. 3M Corp. was supplying an

undated Black/White outboard sticker as of 1962. May have

reverted to plates by 1976.

Undated small, Black/White, "MISSOURI" top, "OUT-BOARD" bottom, #485 - #53-991.

PRESS CAR
Began 1936. Small 3" x 8" supplemental plate issued by Missouri
Press Association. According to Jefferson City News and Tribune
3/29/1936, tag was to be displayed above front license plate.
1,000 made 1936; each daily newspaper qualified for 3 plates,

weekly newspapers 2 plates.

LEGENDS: "MISSOURI PRESS" top, "1936 CAR" before serial bottom 1936-79,

"1980-81 CAR" before serial bottom 1980-83.

COLORS: Passenger colors 1936-37, 1939, 1942, 1951, 1953,

1955-56, 1959-60, 1963-64, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1980-83,

next year's Passenger colors 1961, 1967, 1969, 1972-73, 1976, 1979,

Black/White 1971, Yellow/Black 1975.

(Verify 1938, 1940-41, 1943-50, 1952, 1954,

1957-58, 1962, 1965, 1974, 1977-78)

1936 311 1948 1960 228 1972 219
1937     7      1949 1961 149 1973 327
1938            1950 1962 149 1974
1939 254 1951 246 1963 124 1975 400
1940            1952 1964 203 1976 146
1941            1953 225 1965 1977
1942   168      1954 1966 495 1978
1943            1955 25 1967 335 1979 146
1944            1956 166 1968 562 1980-81 520
1945            1957 1969 561 1982-83 464
1946            1958 1970 369

1947 1959 9 1971 494

1949-54 TABS:

1949   White/Orange   Passenger, Truck, Trailer, Motorcycle

1950   White/Green    Passenger
Orange/White   Truck
       Green/White    Trailer
       White/Maroon   M/C, M/C Dealer

1951   Maroon/White   Passenger
       Black/Yellow   Truck
       White/Blue     Trailer

1952   White/Black    Passenger

1953   White/Maroon   Passenger, Driveaway
       White/Green    Local Truck
       Green/White    Trailer

                      CLASS NUMBER         NO CLASS NUMBER
1954   Yellow/Black   Local Truck          Driveaway
       Black/Yellow   Beyond Local Truck   Trailer
       Yellow/Red     Local Bus            (none)
       Red/Yellow     Commercial Bus       (none)
       Green/Maroon   Transit Bus          School Bus

UNDATED WEIGHT/CAPACITY Maroon/White (Letter) Truck 1952

White/Maroon (Number) Truck late 1952

White/Green (Number) Local Truck 1953

Maroon/White (Number) Bus 1953

1949-54 PLATES:

1949 - Dealer, Public School Bus, State Patrol

1950 - Dealer

1951 - Dealer, M/C

1952 - All types except Passenger

1953 - Amateur Radio, Beyond Local Truck, Bus types, Dealer, M/C, M/C Dealer

1954 - Amateur Radio, Dealer, M/C, M/C Dealer