VERMONT PLATE TYPES - SUMMARY CHRONOLOGICALLY BY INTRODUCTION DATE
(Types researched through 1989 wide dies)
PLATE TYPE EARLIEST SEEN BEGAN NOTES
Passenger 1905 1905 Act 86 P 12/10/1904
Dealer 1905 1905 Act 86 P 12/10/1904
Motorcycle 1911 1911 Act 138 P 12/3/1910
Temporary 1915 4/15/15 Act 135 P 3/24/1915
Replacement 1919
State Owned 1922 1922 Act 138 P 3/31/1921
Truck 1922 1922 Act 130 P 4/5/1921
M/C Dealer 1924 1924 Act 79 P 3/30/1923
Repairer 1924 1924 Act 80 P 3/31/1923
Sample 1925 1922 reported
Bus 1926 1926 Act 70 P 3/18/1925
State Official 1929 1926
Trailer 1926 1926 Act 70 P 3/18/1925
(Snowmobile Act 73 P 3/10/1927)
Unknown Type "M" 1933
Farm Truck (AGR) 1941 6/1/41 Act 93 P 3/14/1941
State Police UND. 1949
Trailer Dealer 1952 Act 236 P 3/30/1949
Farm Equip. Dealer 1952 1952 Act 213 P 5/18/1951
Highway Equip. Dealer (1952 chart)1952 Act 213 P 5/18/1951
Exhibit 1953 1953 Act 201 P 5/19/1953
Antique Car 1957 1957
Amateur Radio 1958 1958 Personalized Law
Municipal 1958 1958
Personalized 1958 1958 Act 285 P 6/29/1957
Contractor's Trailer 1962 Act 100 P 4/3/1945
Governor UND. 1962 chart
Special Purpose Truck 1962 1962 Act 286 P 8/1/1961
House/Senate 1965 1965
Finance Company Dealer 1966 1966 Act 204 P 6/30/1965
Transporter 1966 1966 Act 106 P 6/17/1965
Municipal M/C (1967 chart)
Temporary M/C (Cardboard) 1967
Snowmobile Dealer UND. Act 341 P 3/23/1968
U.S. House/Senate 1970
Driver's Education M/C UND.
Temporary State-Owned Reported 1971
Speaker of the House 1972
Volunteer Rescue UND. 1973 Act 150 P 2/18/1972
Handicapped 1974 10/7/74 Act 253 P 4/11/1974
Personalized Truck 1976 1976 Act 218 P 4/1/1976
Public Service Trailer 1976?
5-Year Trailer "81" 1977 chart
Moped 1977 1977 Act 20 P 3/25/1977
Handicapped House
Handicapped State Off.
Handicapped Truck
Personalized Handicapped
Personalized Handi. Truck
Federal Program 1978 1978 Act 258 P 4/19/1978
In-Transit Temporary Act 173 P 3/31/1978
Public Service Snowmobile
Temporary Snowmobile
Fish and Game Snowmobile UND.
Water Resources SnowmobileUND.
Auction Car Dealer Act 125 P 4/15/1980
Handicapped Placard 1982 1982 Act 167 P 4/15/1982
Personalized M/C "APR 83"
All-Terrain Vehicle " 86" 1984 Act 240 P 5/15/1984
All-Terrain Vehicle Dealer 1984 Act 240 P 5/15/1984
Temporary All-Terrain Veh. 1984 Act 240 P 5/15/1984
Local Transit Bus 1985
Fork Lift/Well Driller 1986 Act 124 P 4/16/1986
Tractor 1986 Act 124 P 4/16/1986
Apportioned TRK/BUS/TRA "APR 89" 5/1/88
Ex-Prisoner Of War "SEP 88" 1988 Act 230 P 5/24/1988
Ex-Prisoner Of War Truck 1989?
Personalized Antique "APR 90" 1989?
PERMITS:
Hire 1915 4/15/15 Act 135 P 3/24/1915
Licensed Peddler 1926 Act 53 P 2/7/1917
Non-Resident 1927 Act 117 P 4/4/1919
Zone 1932 1919 Act 118 P 3/14/1919
Public Service Vehicle 1926 Act 74 P 3/18/1925
Special 1926 1/1/26 Act 70 P 3/18/1925
Poultry Dealer 6/30/51 1937 Act 89 P 4/10/1937
Outdoor Advert. Permit 1951 1940 Act 221 P 4/4/1939
Cattle/Livestock Dealer 6/30/50 6/30/50 Act 112 P 5/5/1949
Highway Use Permit 1953 10/1/51 Act 210 P 5/18/1951
Egg Dealer 3/31/76 Act 237 P 5/28/1953
Sheriff Patrol UND. 1957
Special Weight Permit "APR 89" 1984 Act 86 P 4/29/1983
LETTER PREFIX KEY: (All other letters/years are passenger)
A-Z Dealer 1916-50 (2nd figure "0") ST State Owned 1926-48
B Truck 1946-50 T Temporary 1916-19,
N Non-Resident 1927-30 Trailer 1926-51,
O Dealer 1905-15 Exhibit 1953-66
Q Federal Program 1977-85 X Truck 1926-51
RP Repairer 1926-50 Y Bus 1926-51
S State Owned 1951-61 Z Zone 1932-68
DETAILED NOTES ALPHABETICALLY BY TYPE:
Passenger colors unless noted.
All types start at #1 unless noted. Numbers in [ ] from charts.
1943: Tab assumed issued for all types.
1957 full-size plates have "19 VERMONT 57" unless noted.
Dealer types using letter prefix/suffix defaulted to "A" in
tables for simplicity. DLF/DLH/DLM/DLT/REP added letter 1963.
PASSENGER (See Passenger page)
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE
Act 240 P 5/15/1984. Began 1984, "86" (two-year registration).
Small size, White/Red, "ATV" bottom.
Assuming no I,J,O,Q,U,V,Z used 1990-on.
1984 "86" 4" x 7" 100A - 684A
1985 "87" 5" x 7" 100AT - 999AZ (Verify V)
1990 5" x 7" AT1000 - AT9999
AT100A - AT999Y (Verify A DEF MRS X )
ATA100 - ATY999 (Verify AB DE HKLMR T Y)
100ATA - 777ATW (Verify A CDE HK M XY)
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE DEALER
Act 240 P 5/15/1984. Began 1984. All expire "FEB".
Small size, White/Red, "DLR ATV" bottom.
Number block A963 - A999; A1007 seen. [1989 A993]
AMATEUR RADIO
Act 285 P 6/29/1957 (Personalized law). Began 1958.
Bennington Evening Banner article on 9/19/1957 about the new
personalized plates quotes Motor Vehicle Commissioner H. Elmer
Marsh as saying "special plates will be limited to four letters,
except in the case of 'ham' radio operators, whose call letters
usually include five numbers and letters."
No legend all years.
Letter "I" added serifs 1961; number "1" dropped serifs 1967.
Amateur Radio Truck seen "JUN 80"; probably added when
Personalized Truck began 1976.
1958 W1AA - W1ZZZ
1959 K1AAA - K1ZZZ (Verify 1958)
(WA1AAA - WA1ZZZ Verify 1966-on)
(WB1AAA - WB1ZZZ Verify 1977-on)
ANTIQUE CAR (1957-76: See Table 1)
Began 1957.
Issued to vehicles 25+ years old, limited use restrictions.
LEGENDS: "ANTIQUE CAR" 1957-66, "ANTIQUE" 1967-on,
smaller numbers 1957-85.
1972-76 1 - 526, 652 - 795 "SEE"
"74" 568 - 569, 857 - 941 No "SEE"
1977-85 1 - 999
"APR 84" 10A - 66F (Verify A) (TOTAL 1,506)
1986-90 A10 - T15 (Assuming no I,J,O,Q,Z) (1,356)
(Thin) W73 - Y85 (Verify U,V) (193)
(TOTAL 1,876)
APPORTIONED TRUCK/BUS/TRAILER
Began 5/1/1988, "APR 89". All expire "APR".
LEGENDS: "APPORTIONED" bottom, vertical "BUS", "TRA" or "TRK" left.
TRK 10A01 - 97A99 (12C00 - 94D65 Thin)
BUS 10B01 - 14B37
TRA 10T01 - 14T08
AUCTION CAR DEALER
Act 125 P and E 4/15/1980. All expire "FEB".
LEGENDS: No legend, vertical "ACD" left all years.
1989? A2000 (A2001 Thin)
BUS (1952-on: See Table 1)
Act 70 P 3/18/1925. Began 1926. 250 ordered 1933.
Full-size plates all years.
LEGENDS: No legend, "Y" prefix 1926-51,
vertical "BUS" left 1952-on.
(Small-size plates also seen 1926 #Y-110, 1927 #Y-122 - Y-547,
1929 #Y-123; unknown use.)
1926 Y-172 1935 1944
1927 3/31/37 1945
1928 4/1/38 1946
1929 Y-141 1938 1947 Y146
1930 Y-194 1939 1948
1931 1940 1949
1932 1941 1950
1933 1942 1951 [Y101 - Y200]
1934 1943 TAB
CONTRACTOR'S TRAILER (See Table 2)
Act 100 P and E 4/3/1945. Not on 1952-60 charts. Earliest seen 1962.
Small size 1962-76, full size 1977-on.
LEGENDS: Vertical "TRA" left, "C" prefix 1962-68,
vertical "TRA" left, "X" prefix 1969-85,
"Contractor" bottom, vertical "TRA" left, "X" suffix 1986-on.
DEALER (1952-on: See Tables 1 and 3)
Act 86 P 12/10/1904. Began 1905.
Highest listed in directories: 1911 #099, 1916 #A0150, 1918 #A0193,
1920 #A-0201, 1923 #A-0354.
LEGENDS: No legend, "0" prefix 1905-50,
vertical "DLR" left 1951-65,
vertical "NCD" or "UCD" left 1966-89.
1905-15: Fee for "general distinguishing number", but unknown if
for one plate (or pair) or unlimited number of
identical plates. No same-number sets of 3+ known.
1916-65: Letter prefix = Extra plate set. All letters defaulted
to "A" below for simplicity.
Highest letters seen - D 1916, N 1919, S 1933, V 1922.
20 letters used in 1925-26.
1933: 2,144 ordered.
1950: No border E020, border E0290.
1964-65: Long slots instead of bolt holes; 1965 seen both ways.
1966: Split into New Car Dealer and Used Car Dealer. Long
slots instead of holes 1966-73; 1967 seen both ways.
1905-07 022 1922 A-0290 4/1/38 A-0205
1907-09 042 1923 A-0336 1938 A 0203
1909 048 1924 A-0114 1939 A 0180
1910 087 1925 A-0362 1940 A 0227
1911 093 1926 A-0340 1941 A 0171
1912 0116 1927 A-0447* 1942
1913 0139 1928 A-0205 1943 TAB D 728*
1914 0120* 1929 A-0265 1944 A0196
1915 0182 1930 A-0383 1945 A 015
1916 A0138 1931 A-0377* 1946 A0248
1917 A0308* 1932 A-0194 1947 A0290
1918 A0138 1933 A-0152 1948 A0290
1919 A0188* 1934 A-067 1949 A0366
1920 A-0169 1935 A-067 1950 A0290
1921 A0212 3/31/37 A-0249 1951 A335
New Car extra plate set letter progression is A000 - Y000, 000A -
000Y, A000A - Y000A. All Dealer types except New Car began with
suffix format instead in 1977 only. Used Car Dealer reportedly
added 701-799, 1000-1200, 2000-2053 later, but ATV Dealer and
Auction Car Dealer also seen in those blocks.
New plates issued in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977,
1979 "FEB 80", 1982 "FEB 83", 1985. All expire "FEB" 1980-on.
DRIVERS EDUCATION MOTORCYCLE
Earliest seen 1972?
LEGENDS: Vertical "MTC" left, "DE" prefix 1972-76 base, DE508.
(Passenger version "DE" prefix on Green/White "STATE OF VERMONT" base.)
EXHIBIT (See Table 2)
Act 201 P 5/19/1953. Began 1953.
Issued to vehicles of any age used only for exhibitions, parades, etc.
Numbers began at #101 1953-54, #1 1955-on.
Monthly staggered registration began 9/1/1977 along with passenger
and truck, the only other type to adopt it.
LEGENDS: No legend, "T" prefix 1953-66, "EXHIBIT" 1967-on.
1986-90 A10 - D45 (306)
EX-PRISONER OF WAR
Act 230 P 5/24/1988. Began 1988.
Law specifically states that plates are only issued to vehicles
registered at the "pleasure car" rate.
LEGENDS: "EX/POW" left all years.
"SEP 88" P001 - P082
EX-PRISONER OF WAR TRUCK
Began 1989?
LEGENDS: Vertical "TRK" left, "EX/POW" prefix all years.
1989? P019
FARM EQUIPMENT DEALER (See Tables 1 and 3)
Act 213 P 5/18/1951. Began 1952. All expire "FEB" 1980-on.
LEGENDS: Vertical "DLF" left all years.
FARM TRUCK (1952-on: See Table 1)
Act 93 P 3/14/1941, E 6/1/1941. Began 1941.
LEGENDS: Vertical "AGR" left all years.
COLORS: White/Maroon 1941, Black/Maroon 1942.
1941: Numbers began at #101. (Possibly also 1942, 1977)
1942: #236 - 398 not restamped, #1199 - 2297 restamped over 1941.
1943: Tab top-mounted.
1950: #78 - 176 no border, #1219 - 4698 border.
1952: Dies unlike passenger.
1941 750 1945 2588 1949 4489
1942 2 333 1946 2350 1950 4698
1943 TAB A 1665 1947 1526
1944 957 1948 4242
1951 [1 - 999, B1 - B999, D, G, H800] K47 seen (5,042) (Verify J)
FEDERAL PROGRAM
Act 258 P 4/19/1978, E immediately. Began 1978.
Issued to vehicles purchased by or from U.S. Government for
use in federally supported local programs.
LEGENDS: No legend 1978-85, "Federal Program" bottom 1986-on.
COLORS: White/Brown all years.
1978-80 Q100 - Q123
1981- 100Q - 117Q
1985- (Thin Q135)
FINANCE COMPANY DEALER (See Table 3)
Act 204 P 6/30/1965. Began 1966.
LEGENDS: Vertical "FCD" left all years.
FISH AND GAME SNOWMOBILE
Undated, small size, White/Red, "SNOWMOBILE" bottom, #FG11 - FG58.
5-YEAR TRAILER
Earliest seen 1977 chart. Small size, vertical "TRA" left.
(May be leftover 1972-76 Trailer bases.)
1977 "81" (dark/light) sticker [F8091]
FORK LIFT/WELL DRILLER
Act 124 P 4/16/1986. Began 1986.
LEGENDS: "Fork Lift/Driller" bottom.
1986-90 100WD - 691WD (748WD Thin)
GOVERNOR/LT. GOVERNOR
Earliest seen 1962 chart. Permanent undated Green/White plates.
(Governor assigned State Official #1 and 2 in 1941; then donated
both to the scrap metal drives in 1942. Lt. Governor assigned
State Official #2 in 1954. Governor Joseph Johnson issued #1 in
1958, but upon leaving office, received #C5300 in 1959.)
A. Flat with border, full-color state seal left, flag right,
"STATE OF VERMONT" top, "GOVERNOR" bottom, #1.
B. Flat, "VERMONT/GOVERNOR" center, #1.
C. Lt. Governor added by 1978, same but smaller "LIEUTENANT" just
above "GOVERNOR", #2.
HANDICAPPED
Act 253 P 4/11/1974. Began 10/7/1974.
Handicapped House began 1977? None seen.
Handicapped State Official began 1977? None seen.
Handicapped Truck began 1977? None seen.
LEGENDS: No legend, wheelchair prefix all years.
1974-76 1000 - 1399
1977-85 1000 - 2349
"AUG 82" A100 - B169
1986-90 100A - 109C
HANDICAPPED PLACARD
Act 167 P 4/15/1982, E immediately. Began 1982.
Small size permit transferable from one vehicle to another.
White/Blue, "HANDICAPPED" bottom, wheelchair prefix.
1982-85 4" x 7" B529 - D981 (Verify A,C)
1986-90 5" x 7" 511C - 262R (Verify A,B,E,I,J,N,O,Q)
HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT DEALER (See Tables 1 and 3)
Act 213 P 5/18/1951. Began 1952. All expire "FEB" 1980-on.
LEGENDS: Vertical "DLH" left all years.
HOUSE/SENATE
Began 1965. (Previously issued "LEGISLATURE" attachment strip
seen in White/Dark Green, "HOUSE 93" Dark Green/White.)
Only one pair issued to each member of the General Assembly,
246 (later 150) House and 30 Senate. Law signed 6/17/1965 to
reapportion House from 246 to 150 members, but due to court
challenges, plates 151 - 246 were made but not issued 1966-74.
House #H-250 seen 1966, #248 and 249 seen 1973-74, and Senate #69 seen 1969-71.
New plates issued more frequently than passenger bases.
New plates reissued 8/6/1969 with words "HOUSE" or "SENATE" instead of "H" or "S",
which were confused with passenger plates over H-100.
LEGENDS: "VT. GENERAL" top, "ASSEMBLY 65" bottom 1965,
"VT HOUSE (or SENATE) 66" bottom 1966,
no legend except "GENERAL ASSEMBLY" within state seal circle center 1967-69,
"HOUSE" or "SENATE" top 1969-71, 1977-84, bottom 1972-76,
"HOUSE" or "SENATE" prefix 1985-on, state seal left 1969-on.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1965-77, Green/White 1981, 1983,
White/Green with Green/White center 1985-on.
HOUSE SENATE HOUSE SENATE
1965 H231 S 27 1973-74 249 28
1966 H-243 S-27 1975-76 92 18
1967-68 H 245 S 27 1977 148 28
1969 H 143 S 17 1981 143 20
1969-70 243 69 1983 143
1971 110 15 1985-on 121 28
1972 88 28
IN-TRANSIT TEMPORARY
Act 173 P 3/31/1978. Began 1979? None seen.
LOCAL TRANSIT BUS
Began 1985. Restricted to 10-mile radius of city or town transit
service is based in.
LEGENDS: "Local Transit" bottom, vertical "BUS" left.
1986-90 100A - 230A (267A Thin)
MOPED
Act 20 P 3/25/1977. Began 1977.
LEGENDS: "MOPED" bottom all years.
1977-85 P100 - P5850
1986-90 100P - 2028P
MOTORCYCLE (See Motorcycle page)
Act 138 P 12/3/1910. Discs began 1911; plates began 1916.
MOTORCYCLE DEALER (1952-on: See Tables 1 and 3)
Act 79 P 3/30/1923. Began 1924. 300 ordered 1925.
All expire "FEB" 1980-on.
LEGENDS: No legend, "M" prefix 1927-49,
"A", "B" and "C" prefix 1950,
"DL M" prefix 1951,
"DLM" prefix 1952-62,
vertical "DLM" left 1963-76,
"DLR MTC" bottom 1977-84,
"MTC/MPD DLR" bottom 1985-on.
1924 C-02 1933 M-02 1942
1925 1934 M-02 1943 TAB
1926 M-02 1935 M-01 1944
1927 M-01 3/31/37 M-01 1945 M 01
1928 M-01 4/1/38 M-01 1946
1929 M-05 1938 M 01 1947 M 07
1930 M-02 1939 M 01 1948 M 07
1931 M-02 1940 M 01 1949 M 06
1932 M-05 1941 M 01 1950 A 09
1951 DL M1 -[DL M7]
MUNICIPAL (1958-72: See Table 2)
Began 1958.
Issued to city-, town- and county-owned vehicles. Permanent
undated White/Red base issued 1973; all bases still current.
LEGENDS: Vertical "MUN" left all years.
1973-84 100 - 5758 No "SEE" (118, 722)
("SEE" 583)
1984-85 A100 -
1986 100A - 3513A
MUNICIPAL MOTORCYCLE
Earliest seen 1967 chart. Permanent undated White/Red base
issued 1973; all bases still current.
LEGENDS: Vertical "MUN" right 1967-68,
vertical "MUN" left 1969-71,
stepped "MUN" left 1986.
1967-68 M10 1973-85
1969-71 M10 1986- (274A reported)
1972
PERSONALIZED
Act 285 P 6/29/1957. Began 1958. Issued for $5 annual extra fee.
(Pre-personalized seen 3-31-1937 #E-P, J-W-K.)
2-4 figures allowed 1958-61, 2-5 figures 1962-90, "&" first seen
1958, "#" first seen 1965. 2,907 issued in 1958.
Personalized Antique earliest seen "APR 90", #AAW, wide dies.
Personalized Handicapped began 1977?
Personalized Handicapped Truck began 1977?
Personalized Motorcycle earliest seen "APR 83".
Personalized Truck began 1976, Act 218 P 4/1/1976, E 10/1/1976.
PUBLIC SERVICE SNOWMOBILE
Began 1979? None seen.
PUBLIC SERVICE TRAILER
Earliest seen 1976?
1976?: Vertical "TRA" left, "PS" prefix, #PS111.
REPAIRER (1952-70: See Table 2)
Act 80 P 3/31/1923. Began 1924. Issued 1924-50 with either the
firm's Dealer number (if Repairer was also a Dealer) or a 500+
number for stand-alone repair businesses.
700 ordered 1925, 600 ordered 1933.
Act 259 P 4/6/1970, E 3/1/1971, repealed Repairer law.
Discontinued 1971.
LEGENDS: "REPAIRER" bottom, truck size 1924-25,
"RP" prefix 1926-50,
vertical "REP" left 1951-70.
Plate set letter prefix added 1963-70.
Long slots 1964, 1966-70; bolt holes 1965.
1924 0393 1934 1944
1925 484 1935 RP-636 1945
1926 3/31/37 RP-536 1946
1927 RP-443 4/1/38 1947 RP582
1928 RP-205 1938 RP 524 1948 RP578
1929 1939 RP 536 1949 RP534
1930 1940 RP 42 1950 RP553
1931 RP-642 1941 1951 [1 - 673*]
1932 RP-637 1942 RP 612
1933 RP-86 1943 TAB R 255
REPLACEMENT
Earliest seen 1919. Last seen 4/1/1938. Blank plate with
legends (and X, etc.) embossed but numbers hand-painted. Seen
1919, 1921, 1924, 1929-30, 3/31/37, 4/1/1938; X seen 1927, 1929,
1931, State seen 1925. Normal duplicates seen 1905-08, 1951-on.
SAMPLE
1922 reported. Earliest seen 1925. (Verify 1944)
1918 #23999 sent to Maine Secretary of State in 1918.
1925 - 4/1/38 00-000
1938-42, 1943 TAB 00 000
1945-48 00000
1949 00000, 0000
1950 00000 (1234 with sideways "SAMPLE" left)
1951 AK00
1952 0012
1953 0035
1954-67 0054 in 1954, 0055 in 1955, etc.
1962 00038
1969 V-0069 (sample stickers also issued 1970-79)
1970-89 0000 (some 1976 00000, 1977 00 also seen)
(SNOWMOBILE
Act 73 P 3/10/1927 for 4-month registration at 1/3 fee. $25 fine
for not returning plates or applying for an extension to a
full-year registration. None seen. Compare to Non-Resident.)
SNOWMOBILE DEALERAct 341 P 3/23/1968, E 7/1/1968. All expire "FEB" 1979-on.
A. Undated S/M 5D, S/M 23C, S/M 582B, S/M 648D,
Dark Green/White NR, no legend
B, Undated 1 - 1349, White/Red, "SNOWMOBILE" bottom, vertical
"DLR" left, Yellow/Green "74" sticker, Green/White "75" sticker,
White/Red "78" sticker
C. Undated A132 - A1574, White/Red, larger size (also B,C,D1574)
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Earliest seen 1972.
1972: "SPEAKER" in place of "HOUSE", #106 (seat number)
1983: "NOV 83", #1, Green/White, "SPEAKER" top, state seal left
SPECIAL PURPOSE TRUCK (See Table 2)
Act 286 P 8/1/1961. Began 1962. Issued to special mobile equipment.
LEGENDS: Vertical "TRK" left, "S" prefix 1962-85,
"Special Purpose" bottom, vertical "TRK" left, "S" suffix 1985-90.
STATE OFFICIAL (1952-on: See Table 2)
Began 1926 with passenger #1 - 100 assigned to state officials.
(1925 #1 seen in DMV display; may have been unissued.)
Earliest seen 1929. (1931 #99, 1932 #28 seen).
1933-35 plain #25 issued to Charles Henry Davis.
By 1933, #1 - 200 assigned.
LEGENDS: (No legend on #1 - 100 unless noted)
1933: All have "OFFICIAL" bottom, #1 - 200 assigned.
1934-35: All have "A" suffix, including #1 - 100.
1936-68: #101 and higher have "A" suffix.
1969-on: #101 and higher have small "VT" suffix.
1926 1935 183-A 1944
1927 3/31/37 169-A 1945
1928 4/1/38 169-A 1946
1929 20 1938 169-A 1947
1930 2 1939 169 A 1948
1931 99 1940 169 A 1949 160 A
1932 28 1941 1 1950 113A
1933 134 1942 70 1951 [200A]
1934 2-A 1943 TAB
STATE OWNED (1952-61: See Table 2)
Act 138 P 3/31/1921. Began 1922.
Issued to state-owned vehicles, at first those "with a carrying
capacity of 1,500 lbs. or more", primarily trucks.
1920: Vermont Motor Vehicle Register lists "State Trucks 28501 - 28585".
1922: Automobile Club of Vermont Yearbook lists "State Trucks S1 - S199".
1933: 400 ordered.
LEGENDS: "STATE" bottom, truck size 1922-25,
no legend, "ST" prefix 1926-48,
"S" prefix 1951-61,
stepped "STATE" left 1986-on.
1922 104 1932 ST-101 1942
1923 1933 1943 TAB
1924 1934 1944
1925 1935 1945
1926 3/31/37 ST-239 1946 ST105
1927 ST-214 4/1/38 ST-246 1947 ST123
1928 1938 1948 ST300
1929 ST-393 1939 ST 215 1949
1930 1940 1950
1931 1941 1951 S115 - S138
Permanent undated Dark Green/White base issued 1962 with departmental
prefix, with about 800 pairs. Sticker renewal added 1979 "80".
1961 registrations: DP 98, FG 75, FP 67, HD 251, UW 37 = 528/670.
1962-85 BASE
Type 1: "VERMONT" bottom HD172
Type 2: "STATE OF VERMONT" top, no border DC23, FG45, FP113, [IN106], MV 1
Type 3: "STATE OF VERMONT" top, border AD4, BI4, DC28 - DC314, DS2, FP156,
HD461 - HD691, LOT4, VC7 - VC42, WS4
Unknown Type: AG35, DE246, DR6, EC6, ED2, FG203, HD889,[MV 120], UV147
DEPARTMENTS AS OF 1971:
AA Auditor of Accounts FP Dept. of Forest and Parks
AB Alcoholic Rehabilitation Board HA Housing Authority
AC Secretary of State HD Dept. of Highways
AD Dept. of Administration HE Dept. of Health
AG Dept. of Agriculture HS Historic Sites
AR Aeronautics Board IR Dept. of Industrial Relations
BD Buildings Division LC Dept. of Liquor Control
BI Banking and Insurance MD Military Dept.
CA Inter-Departmental Council on Aging MH Mental Health
DC Dept. of Corrections MV Dept. of Motor Vehicles
DCA Development and Community Affairs PC Planning Council
DD Development Dept. PS Dept. of Public Safety
DE Driver's Education SP State Police
DP Dept. of Public Service SW Dept. of Social Welfare
DS Dept. of Employment Security UV University of Vermont
DT Dept. of Taxes VC Vermont College
ED Dept. of Education VH Vermont Soldiers Home
FG Dept. of Fish and Game WR Water Resources
LATER DEPARTMENTS ADDED BY 1985:
DR ? LOT Lottery
EC ? WS ?
IN Dept. of Institutions
1986-90 BASEC160, E857, H801, R001, S628, T933, U208, W958 (S = State Police)
STATE POLICEFormed 7/1/1947; issued State-Owned plates 1948.
Permanent undated series issued starting 1949.
A. c.1949-56, Dark Green/White FR, "VERMONT" top, "STATE/POLICE" left, flat, #71
B. c.1957-61, same as above but 6" x 12", no state name; large or small numbers, #11 - 91
C. c.1962-70, Dark Green/White NR, embossed, "VERMONT" top, #312 no border, #414 border
D. c.1970-85, Gold/Green FR, debossed, "VERMONT" top, "STATE POLICE" bottom,
stickers added 1979 "80", #1 - 733 (1st digit = Troop number)
E. 1986-90, "STATE" plate with "S" prefix, #S217 - S628
F. 1991, Gold/Green, graphic, "STATE POLICE" bottom, #S201 - S660
TEMPORARY
Act 135 P 3/24/1915, E 4/15/1915. Began 1915.
Issued to Dealers for loan to purchasers for 5 days use; metal
plates to be returned for reuse 1915-19. Issued in pairs.
Undated porcelain with "T" instead of date 1915, undated embossed
steel, "T" prefix 1916-18, same 1919 except dated.
Cardboard plates stamped with date of expiration 1920-on.
Use extended to 10 days 1955, 15 days 1968 and 20 days by 1995.
1915 Gold/Green 83 - 676 1918 Red/Ivory T183 - T1231
1916 Black/Yellow T46 - T948 1919 White/Green T99 - T1325
1917 White/Dark Blue T259 - T1407
TEMPORARY ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (Cardboard)
Act 240 P 5/15/1984. Began 1984. None seen.
TEMPORARY MOTORCYCLE (Cardboard)
Earliest seen 1967.
1967-73 2 15/16" x 6 1/8", 1978-on 4 1/2" x 9".
TEMPORARY SNOWMOBILE
Began 1979? None seen.
TEMPORARY STATE-OWNED
Reported in 1971. None seen.
TRACTOR
Act 124 P 4/16/1986. Began 1986.
LEGENDS: "Tractor" bottom.
1986-90 100TR - 379TR (423TR Thin)
TRAILER (1952-68: See Table 2)
Act 70 P 3/18/1925. Began 1926.
Small size 1926-76, 1986-on <1,500 lbs.,
full size 1977-85, 1986-on 1,500+ lbs.
LEGENDS: No legend, "T" prefix 1926-51,
vertical "TRA" left 1952-on except
"TRAILER" bottom 1986-on <1,500 lbs.
1937: T-1 - T-999 are 4 3/8" x 8 5/8", T-1000+ are 4 3/8" x 10".
1946: T 1734 steel, T 4160 aluminum. 1950: T 5364 pair seen.
1926 T-116 1935 T-1063 1944 T 2118
1927 T-39 3/31/37 T-1364 1945 T 3079
1928 T-64 4/1/38 T-1520 1946 T 4160
1929 1938 T 1513 1947 T 4860
1930 1939 T 2034 1948 T 5284
1931 1940 T 1817 1949 T 5480
1932 1941 T 1802 1950 T 5768
1933 T-197 1942 T 2796
1934 T-926 1943 TAB T 212
1951 T1 - T999, TD1 - TJ999 using TD,TG,TH,TJ only, TK1 - TK735 (5,730)
1969-71 1 - 9999, A1 - D4766 (44,762)
1972-76 1 - 9999, A1 - F6982 (66,976)
1977-85 A100 - M179 (Assuming no I,J) (99,080)
1986-90 1,500+ lbs. AA100 - BL929 (Assuming no I,J,O,Q,Z)(27,830)
(BX459 - CE745 Thin)
1986-90 <1,500 lbs. 100A - 6682F (56,083)
TRAILER DEALER (1952-on: See Tables 1 and 3)
Act 236 P 3/30/1949, E immediately. Reported 1950, listed 1951,
earliest seen 1952. Small size 1951-76, 1986-on <1,500 lbs.,
full size 1977-85, 1986-on 1,500+ lbs.
LEGENDS: No legend, "DL T" prefix 1951, "DLT" prefix 1952-62,
vertical "DLT" left 1963-on except "TRAILER" bottom,
vertical "DLR" left 1986-on 1,500+ lbs.
A second series exists with letter suffix instead of prefix
1966-68 - purpose? After #925 - 949, 610 - 699 also assigned.
All expire "FEB" 1980-on.
1951 [DL T1]
TRANSPORTER
Act 106 P 6/17/1965. Began 1966. All expire "FEB" 1980-on.
LEGENDS: "TRANSPORTER" top 1966, vertical "TPR" left 1967-on.
1966 [1]
1967-68 023
1969-71 057, 222
1972-76 068, 463 - 464
1977-85 099
1986-90 100A -[325A] (409A Thin)
TRUCK (See Truck page)
Act 130 P 4/5/1921. Began 1922.
UNITED STATES HOUSE/SENATE
Earliest seen 1970. Vermont has had one U.S. Representative
since 1943, and has always had two U.S. Senators.
LEGENDS: "U.S. HOUSE" or "U.S. SENATE" top, state seal left 1970-85,
"United States Senate" bottom, state seal left 1986-on.
UNKNOWN TYPE "M"
Only seen 1933, small size, #M-510. Motorcycle Repairer?
VOLUNTEER RESCUE
Act 150 P 2/18/1972, E 1/1/1973. Began 1973.
Permanent undated White/Red base issued with vertical "VOL" left,
no "SEE", #212 - 903.
1986 base began at 100V - 354V. All bases still current.
WATER RESOURCES SNOWMOBILE
Undated, small size, White/Red, "SNOWMOBILE" bottom, #WR30 in
stick-on characters.
PERMITS:
CATTLE/LIVESTOCK DEALER
Act 112 P 5/5/1949, E 7/1/1949. Began expire 6/30/1950.
Pairs seen 1956, 1960-61, 1965, 1967.
1950: "494/LICENSED/CATTLE DEALER/YEAR ENDING JUNE 30 1950" top,
"VERMONT/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE" bottom, no border, 4 7/16" x 10".
1951-80: "LIVESTOCK DEALER/LICENSE EXPIRES JUNE 30 1951" top,
"VERMONT/DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE" bottom, border, 5 1/4" x 10 1/8".
1982-83: Flat, "(83) VERMONT/Department of Agriculture (82)" top,
"LIVESTOCK DEALER" bottom, graphic of lamb, cow, horse and pig right.
6/30/50 White/Red 494 6/30/66 Black?/White 237
6/30/51 Black/White 507 6/30/67 White/Black 207
6/30/52 Black/Yellow 215 6/30/68 Green/White 299
6/30/53 Black/Aluminum 1 6/30/69 White/Black 249
6/30/54 White/Black 227 6/30/70
6/30/55 Light Yellow/Black 248 6/30/71
6/30/56 Black/Orange 302 6/30/72 White/Blue 218
6/30/57 Red/Yellow 250 6/30/73
6/30/58 6/30/74 Yellow/Brown 112
6/30/59 White/Black 221 6/30/75 White/Green 204
6/30/60 Black/White 336 6/30/76 Blue/White 206
6/30/61 White/Black 313 6/30/77 Green/Yellow 221
6/30/62 Green?/White 197 6/30/78 Yellow/Red 215
6/30/63 White/Red 266 6/30/79 Black/White 225
6/30/64 Green/Yellow 202 6/30/80 Yellow/Maroon 176
6/30/65 White/Dark Green 248
1982-83 GRAPHIC BASE 166
Black and Red/White, "(82)" White/Red, "(83)" White/Green
EGG DEALER
Act 237 P 5/28/1953, E 9/1/1953. Reported in 1954.
Earliest seen expire 3/31/76. Pairs seen 3/31/80.
Burlington Free Press, 12/13/1954: (About a dealer with a violation)
"Said company is ordered to deliver to the Department of Agriculture
immediately egg buyers' truck license plates, Number 9 and 10."
LEGENDS: Same as Livestock Dealer except "EGG DEALER" and "MARCH 31",
with some having "CASH" left, "BUYER" right.
NO LEGEND "CASH BUYER"
3/31/76 White/Blue 8 White/Blue 17
3/31/77 Red/White 9 Red/White 24
3/31/78 Green/Yellow 8 Green/Yellow 27
3/31/79 White/Red 23
3/31/80 White/Yellow 3 White/Yellow 3
3/31/81 White/Blue 19
HIGHWAY USE PERMIT
Act 210 P 5/18/1951, E 10/1/1951. Began 10/1/1951.
Registration figures begin 1951. Earliest seen 1953.
Law passed in response to New York's Ton Mile Tax law for truckers.
Supplemental plate issued singly to out-of-state commercial trucks
18,000+ lbs. (displayed on front).
A. Annual, small size, "HIGHWAY USE PERMIT/VOID OCT.1 53"
1953-63, "VOID OCT.1 64" bottom, vertical "HUP" left, A prefix
1964-72. (1967 White/Green FR, unlike triennial issued 1965)
B. Permanent, small size, shown on 1957-60, 1965 charts.
UND. (1957?) White/Dark Green (Non-reflective) [4577]- 10941
UND. (1967?) White/Green (Fully reflective) 11720 - 13320
C. Triennial, small size, began 1962 "VOID OCT.1 64", design same
as annual. (1967 White/Dark Green Non-reflective, unlike annual.)
Should only exist for 1964, 1967, 1970 and 1973, but 1972 #8940
seen - maybe an error annual missing the "A" prefix.
D. Full-size undated plates began 1973, White/Blue (Fully reflective),
vertical "HUP" left 1973-76, 1985-91, "HIGHWAY USE" top 1977-84.
No "SEE" 1973-76. "SEP" stickers 1979-84; "DEC" stickers 1984-92.
Discontinued 1993; replaced by annual decals on side of trucks.
TRIENNIAL ANNUAL
1952 1962 - 308
1953 88 1963 - [12]
1954 1964 6446 A2577
1955 [128] 1965 - A1436
1956 [3] 1966 - [A2914]
1957 [23] 1967 2879 A4200
1958 262 1968 - A5131
1959 309 1969 - A2099
1960 182 1970 6000 A6401
1961 444 1971 - A5707
1972 - A8111
1973 3343 -
1973-76 1 - 9999 (Assuming 1 - 999) (9,999)
(1973) A100 - Y999 (Assuming no I,J,O,Q,W,Z) (18,000)
(Verify B,C,D,E,H,K,L,R,S,U)
(1973) 100A - 999L (Assuming no I,J, verify E) (9,000)
(1976) AM1 - AR834 No O,Q seen. (3,831)
(TOTAL 40,830)
Y282 slots; X183, 457A holes.
1977-84 A100 - Y9999 No I,J,O,Q,Z seen. (207,900)
100A - 7232B (17,033)
(TOTAL 224,933)
G-6596 hyphen; E3055, H9226, all others no hyphen.
1985-92 AA100 - XL767 No I,J,O,Q,Z seen. (367,868)
(Thin) XR266 - YY999 (25,934)
"DEC90" AAB 100 - ACD 848 (Assuming no I,J,O,Q,U,V,Z) (36,749)
(TOTAL 433,649)
HIRE
Act 135 P 3/24/1915, E 4/15/1915. Began 1915. Last seen 1943.
Supplemental permit issued to dealers renting a vehicle for hire.
Numbers not sequential; dealer's existing number was stamped.
A. Discs 1915-23 "REGISTERED FOR HIRE". Brass 1915, aluminum 1916.
Round 1915-19, 1923, square 1920-22.
B. Small non-numbered plates 1925-42 "HIRE", 1943 TAB "HIRE".
(Verify 1924, 1929-30, 1934-36)
1915 A 1918 D 1921 227
1916 B 0134 1919 E 0119 1922 0146
1917 C 0188* 1920 08 1923 0256
LICENSED PEDDLER
Act 53 P 2/7/1917, E 6/1/1917. Earliest seen 1926.
LEGENDS: "LICENSED PEDDLER/AUTOMOBILE" top,
"CAPACITY LIMIT 1 1/2 TON/VERMONT 1927" bottom 1927.
AUTOMOBILE:
1926 Orange/Black 120 1933
1927 Black/Gold 63 1934
1928 White/Red 18 1935 Black/Yellow 16
1929 1936
1930 1937
1931 Green/Cream 18 1938 Yellow/Black 27
1932 White/Maroon 24
TEAM:
1935 Maroon?/Cream 5
NON-RESIDENT
Act 117 P 4/4/1919. Earliest seen 1927. Supplemental small
permit plate issued to out-of-state vehicles for 4-month fee.
(Interesting comparison to Snowmobile.) Last seen 1930.
LEGENDS: No legend, "N" prefix 1927-28, 1930.
1927 N-759
1928 N-144
1929
1930 N-432
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING PERMIT
Act 221 P 4/4/1939, E 3/1/1940. Earliest seen 1951. "Metal
plates" mentioned in 12/23/1942 news article. Last seen 1968.
Small plate, upper corners cut at an angle 1951-68.
4,230 issued 1967.
LEGENDS: "1951" painted top, "STATE OF VERMONT/OUTDOOR ADVERTISING" unpainted center,
"PERMIT NO. 2924" painted bottom 1951,
"1956" painted top, "OUTDOOR ADVERTISING/VERMONT PERMIT NO." unpainted center,
serial painted bottom 1956-68.
1951 Yellow/Black 2924 1960 White/Red 3155
1952 1961 Black/Yellow 4014
1953 1962 White/Black 3855
1954 1963 Black/White 2558
1955 1964 White/Red 664
1956 White/Black 1942 1965 Black/White 3074
1957 White/Green 3079 1966 White/Green 3035
1958 1967 Brown/White 3672
1959 Black/White 4030 1968 White/Black 3707
POULTRY DEALER
Act 89 P 4/10/1937, E 5/1/1937.
Began 1937, expire 3/31/1938. Earliest seen 6/30/1951.
Pairs seen 1973.
LEGENDS: Same as Livestock Dealer except "POULTRY DEALER"
(and "MARCH 31" 1954-on), with some having "CASH" left, "BUYER" right.
NO LEGEND "CASH BUYER"
6/30/51 White/Black 7
3/31/54 Yellow/Black? 59
3/31/58 (unpainted) 6
3/31/72 Yellow/White 12 Light Blue/White 12
3/31/73 White/Blue 12 White/Green 11
3/31/75 Red/White 10
3/31/77 Yellow/White 6
3/31/78 Yellow/Blue 11 Dark Blue/Yellow 11
3/31/79 White/Blue 11 White/Green 8
3/31/80 White/Black? 5 White/Red 11
PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE
Act 74 P 3/18/1925, E 4/17/1925. Earliest seen 1926.
Supplemental non-numbered small permit plate issued to buses
after receipt of certificate of public conveyance from Public
Service Commission (Board 1961-on). Last seen 1977 chart.
LEGENDS: "PUBLIC/SERVICE/VEHICLE VT/26" 1926,
same but "VT/29" left 1929,
"PUBLIC/SERVICE VEHICLE" in place of numbers 1938, 1952-77.
1977 has "VT." bottom center with no sticker box.
(Verify 1927-28, 1931-37, 1939-51, 1953, 1961, 1969-70)
SHERIFF PATROL
Law P 1957. Earliest seen 7/16/1957 in Burlington Free Press photo.
Supplemental plate issued to about 60 sheriffs and their deputies.
Undated, flat, dark/light, "VERMONT" top, large "SHERIFF" center,
"PATROL" bottom left, "RUTLAND/COUNTY" and #1 bottom right.
Amount of plates allocated to each of the 14 counties:
Addison ?, Bennington ?, Caledonia 9, Chittenden ?, Essex ?,
Franklin 9, Grand Isle ?, Lamoille 6, Orange 6, Orleans 3, Rutland 6,
Washington 6, Windham ?, Windsor ? , Total 52 confirmed.
SPECIAL
Act 70 P 3/18/1925, E 1/1/1926. Began 1926. Last seen 4/1/1938.
Supplemental small permit plate issued to dealers allowing use of
a vehicle for parades, funerals and "for accomodation of a
customer while not accompanied by the dealer for up to three days."
LEGENDS: "SPECIAL" all years.
1926 297 1930 263 1934 243
1927 344 1931 263 1935
1928 263 1932 194 3/31/37 288
1929 263 1933 4/1/38 149
SPECIAL WEIGHT PERMIT
Act 86 P 4/29/1983. Began 1984. Earliest seen "APR 89".
Supplemental plate issued to trucks. Discontinued April 2000.
LEGENDS: Vertical "TRK" left, "WP" suffix, 1984-85,
"Special Weight" bottom, vertical "TRK" left 1986-90.
COLORS: White/Black all years.
Non-graphic 100WP - 350WP
Graphic "APR 89" 351WP - 848WS (No Q used)
(Thin dies "APR 99" WP 1021 - WP 1189)
ZONE (1952-on: See Table 2)
Act 118 P 3/14/1919. Began 1919. Earliest seen 1932.
Supplemental permit issued to out-of-state vehicles based within
15 miles outside border entering Vermont on a regular basis,
limited to 15 miles from state line.
Small size 1932-76, full size 1977-on. All expire "APR" 1979-on.
LEGENDS: No legend, "Z" prefix 1932-68,
vertical "ZON" left 1969-on.
1932 Z-136* 1939 1946
1933 1940 1947
1934 Z-502* 1941 Z 607* 1948
1935 1942 Z 221 1949
3/31/37 1943 TAB 1950
4/1/38 1944 1951
1938 1945
TABLES:
TABLE 1 AGR ANTIQUE BUS DLR DLF DLH DLM DLT
1952 4777 - [348*][A471*] 29 [10] 3 2
1953 4735 - 200 A290 1
1954 4705 - [175*] A290 [20] [10] [10] 1
1955 4716 - [687*] A290 18 [10] 3 1
1956 4561 - [160*] A364 [10] [20] 10 1
1957 4121 32 [50] A358 [19] [10] [12] [10]
1958 4496 65 [39] [A386*] 19 [9] 3 1
1959 4909* 120 156* A342 19 [19] 15 25
1960 4850* 144 99* A375 24 12 15 30
1961 4668 144 100* A342 11 33
1962 4715* 147 88* A250 6 15 20 8
1963 4544 167 100* A312 A30 A1 A2 A20
1964 4700* 125 100* A362 A20 A7 A22 A25
1965 5000* 165 100* A314 A20 A2 A60 A44
1966 4404 140 91 - - - - -
1967-68 5400 271 110 - - - - -
1969-71 6200 472 117 - - - - -
1972-76 7706 941 150 - - - - -
1977-85 9578 - 157 - - - - -
1986-90 A6474 - A285 - - - - -
(Thin) (A6613) - (A327) - - - - -
STATE STATE/
TABLE 2 EXHIBIT OFFIC. MUN REP TRK S TRA TRA C ZONE
1952 - 181A - 549* S253 5263 - [Z190*]
1953 T111 - 701* S147 6567 -
1954 T133 [150A] - 555* S210 6731 - [Z 23]
1955 T33 [149A] - 574* S229 7534 - Z 38
1956 T38 186A - 723* [S249] 8621 - Z 29
1957 T21 147A - 673* [S101] 9003 - Z 42
1958 [T1] [101A] 1369* 599* [S175] 10590 - [Z100*]
1959 T15 181A 1444* 571 S443 12499* - Z 66*
1960 T15 130A 1515* 656* S545* 11804 - Z121*
1961 T22 1050 661* S220 14000* - Z131*
1962 T13 242A 1600* 634* S303 13620 C88 [Z10]
1963 T24 242A 1600* A747* S217 12731 C33 Z141*
1964 T27 287A 1800* [A750*] S555 16400 C50 Z70*
1965 T22 252A 1800 A224 S494 17788* C40 Z67*
1966 T17 263A 1865 [A154] [S600] 18858 [C11] Z77
1967-68 T25 252A 2400 A763 [S349] 30393 C46 Z122
1969-71 35 386 VT 3000 A001 S1500 - (X) 283
1972-76 100 444 VT 2278 - S2315 - X44 325
1977-85 910 499 VT - - S3165 - X75 A2072
1986-90 D45 400 VT - - 2878S - 323X 362A
(Thin) (F23)
TABLE 3 NCD UCD FCD DLF DLH DLM DLT DLT
START A001 A300 A600 A001 A001 A001 A001 ?
1966 A079 A398 A600 [A015] [A001] A012 [A016] 046C
1967-68 A142 A466 A609 A013 A015 A055 [A001] 060C
1969-70 A284 A376 A602 A007 A004 A053
1971 A200 A447 A602 A005 A011 A061
1973 A100 A447 A605 A014 A013 A032 A025
1975 A100 A460 A609 A001 A013 A060
1976 A297 A476 A609 A014 A012 A042 A076 A074
77 START A001 A200 A600 A950 A900 A800 A925
1977 A027 426A 601A [959A] [901A] 821A -
1979 A102 A461 A905 A809 -
1982 A216 A561 A865 -
1985 base 093A A419 A901 A843 A636 -
[A051][A1072] [A605] [A950] [A869] [A935] -
A128
(Thin) (A957) -
