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NORTH DAKOTA
Numbers began at 1 1911-48, except 1943 and 1949 began at 200-001.
1950-51 began at 2-001 except for #1 - 10 assigned to Governor,
U.S. Congressmen, and other high state officials. 1950 #4 seen.
1952-57 began at 1 again.
1911 #7220 highest number issued.
1914 #17500 highest number ordered.
Division of Fords vs. all other cars began 1921, using number
blocks (see Misc. 1 page). Truck began 1925. 1933: 150,000 P ordered.
1911 6981 1927 151-489* 1943 212-238 (12,238)
1912 8945 1928 150-990 1944 134-150*
1913 12111 1929 161-918 1945 131-514*
1914 16693 1930 154-617 1946 139-295*
1915 24696 1931 144-444 1947 152-751*
1916 40435 1932 124-456 1948 161-618
1917 62690 1933 148-750* 1949 236-237 (36,237)
1918 71215 1934 154-340* 1950 193-529 (191,539*)
1919 84381* 1935 134-626 1951 196-128 (194,138)
1920 90833 1936 139-550* 1952 191-572
1921 91732 1937 139-749 1953 197616
1922 98-576 1938 140-688 1954 200-945
1923 109-204 1939 142-097 1955 208-731
1924 116-018 1940 146-661* 1956 208-130
1925 See below 1941 151-802 1957 213-260
1926 See below 1942 142-648*
FORD CARS REGS. ALL OTHER CARS REGS.
1925 F 1 - F82-332 (83,004) 1 - 50-512 (50,787)
1926 F 1 - F88-660 (88,825) 1 - 56-274 (56,745)
1943: Renewals issued windshield stickers.
New registrants issued 1943 dated plates.
1949: Renewals issued rear tab, no serial number, 2 or 4 holes.
New registrants issued 1949 dated plates.
1958-61 BASE
1958 Type 1 1 - 208-945 (208,945 P)
1958 Type 2 209-930 - 238-894 (28,965 P)
1960 Type 3 240-488 - 312-750 (72,263 P)
1961 Type 4 313-605 - 315-895 (2,291 P)
(TOTAL 315,895 P)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Galvanized steel, beaded, 2 tab slots
Type 2 - Galvanized steel, beaded, 1 tab slot
Type 3 - Galvanized steel, scotchlite, 1 tab slot
Type 4 - Aluminum, scotchlite, 1 tab slot
TABS
1959 000042 - 320077
1960 005635 - 328149
1961 017440 - 339750
1962-65 BASE
1962 Type 1 1 - 38-256 (38,256 P)
1962 Type 2 40-622 - 49-696 (9,075 P)
1962 Type 1a 50-077 - 283-822 (233,746 P)
1964 Type 3 286-075 - 319-890 (33,816 P)
1965 Type 4 322-401 - 354-907 (32,507 P)
(TOTAL 354,907 P)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Aluminum, round "O" of "DAKOTA", 1 tab slot
Type 2 - As Type 1, but galvanized steel
Type 3 - Aluminum, square "O" of "DAKOTA", 1 tab slot, thick dies
Type 4 - As Type 3, but thin 1966 dies
1966-69 BASE
1966 Type 1: Tab slot 1 - 285-307 (285,307 P)
1967 Type 2: No slot 287277 - 289587 (2,311 P)
1967 Type 3: No slot 290-305 - 378-000 (87,696 P)
(TOTAL 378,000 P)
1970-73 BASE
1970 Type 1 1 - 391-326 (391,326 P)
1973 Type 2 392-311 - 415-811 (23,501 P)
(TOTAL 415,811 P)
1974-79 BASE
1974 Type 1 (4-digit hyphen) 1 - 137-776 (137,776 P)
1974 Type 2 141-959 - 347-251 (205,293 P)
1975 Type 3 348-050 - 367-199 (19,150 P)
1976 Type 4 367-890 - 447-685 (79,796 P)
1977 Type 5 448-419 - 579-350 (130,932 P)
(TOTAL 579,350 P)
Description of 1970-79 Types:
Type 1 - North Dakota dies, square "O" of "DAKOTA"
Type 2 - North Dakota dies, round "O" of "DAKOTA"
Type 3 - Arkansas dies, round "O" of "DAKOTA", off-white
Type 4 - Arkansas dies, square "O" of "DAKOTA", off-white
Type 5 - Arkansas dies, square "O" of "DAKOTA", snow-white
1980-88 BASE Number 000 follows 999 in each series.
1980 Type 1: Dated "80" AAA 001 - AVP 633 (496,633 P)
1982 Type 2: Undated, box AVR 597 - AZC 483 (79,887 P)
"JUL 87" Type 3: No box AZD 129 - AZM 038 (7,909 P)
(TOTAL 586,038 P)
No I,O,Q used in 3rd position.
Reserved series 1 - 10000, no hyphen.
Replaced December 1987 through November 1988.
1984-88 ROOSEVELT BASE Number 000 follows 999 in each series.
7-16-84 "DEC 84" AA001 - KS648 (222,648 P)
No I,O,Q used.
Issued to new registrations only.
Non-Pass. Prefixes: DV, FR, HP200-350, MH, SD, N, U.
Reserved series 1 - 10000, A001 - A999, A000, etc., using A,B,C.
Replaced December 1987 through November 1988.
1988-93 CENTENNIAL BASE Number 000 follows 999 in each series.
1988 "12-88" BAA 001 - CNP 653 (910,653 P)
No I,O,Q used in 3rd position. DAV = Veteran.
DBK 435 unknown type, seen 1992.
Reserved series 1 - 10000, ND 1 - ND 9999, ND 0000, 1 ND - 999 ND.
Replaced 1993.
1993-2016 BISON BASE Number 000 follows 999 in each series.
1993 "12-93" DAA 001 - KRZ 512 (3,403,512 P)
No I,O,Q used in 1st or 3rd position*. FAA-FZZ omitted.
*GKI,GLI,GMI,GNI reportedly issued. HLA-HLZ not seen; PAW 531 seen.
Reserved series same as 1988-93, plus 1000 ND - 9999 ND, 0000 ND,
1 A - 9999 A.
Replaced 2016.
2016-23 LEGENDARY BASE Number 000 follows 999 in each series.
11/12/15 "10 16" Type 1 001 AAA - 896 BTX (1,055,896 P)
12/9/16 "09 17" Type 2 755 BTY - 412 DWR (1,234,655 P)
Apr. 23 Type 3 026 DWY - 542 ECH (124,517 P)
(TOTAL 2,445,542 P)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Small state name, wheat inside bolt holes
Type 2 - Large state name, wheat outside bolt holes, 3M
Type 3 - Same as Type 2, but circular "US" hologram, Avery
No I,O,Q used in 4th or 6th position.