RESERVED NUMBERS (No extra fee ever)
1907-19: All numbers reissued automatically unless owner changed vehicles.
1920-22: All numbers reservable if renewed before 2/1.
1923-25: #1 - 99 not issued; no other numbers reserved; 1925 #1 seen at DMV and rusty #81 verified.
1926-27: #1 - 100 assigned to state officials; no other numbers reserved.
1928-30: #1 - 100 as 1926-27, #101 - 999? reserved.
(Numbers verified: #175 in 1928, #791 in 1929+)
(Plate stays with owner starting 1/1/1930)
1931-61: #1 - 100 as 1926-30, #101 - 5000 reserved.
#1 - 100 not issued 1933-35; became part of State Official series.
1962-on: #1 - 100 as 1926-61, #101 - 9999 reserved.
1909 #1996 highest listed. 1916-18 are undated. Truck began 1922.
Highest initially ordered in bold.
1909 1 - 1977 1930 1 - 84-999* 85-000
1910 1 - 2439 1931 1 - 75-523*
1911 1 - 3264 1932 1 - 69-150* 75-000
1912 1 - 4252 1933 101 - 68-437* 75-000
1913 1 - 5982 1934 101 - 67-170 65-000
1914 1 - 8259 1935 101 - 72-232
1915 1 - 11499 (1936) "MARCH 31, 1937" 1 - 76-400*
1916 1 - 15522 (1937) "APR. 1, 1938" 1 - 77-900 80-000
1917 1 - 20289 1938 1 - 78 485
1918 1 - 22504 24000 1939 1 - 81 000
1919 1 - 26667 1940 1 - 84 000
1920 1 - 31-547* 1941 1 - 86 665
1921 1 - 37-061 1942 1 - 87 317
1922 1 - 41-208 42-000 1943 TAB 1 - 71 724
1923 100 - 48-840 44-000 1944 1 - 73826
1924 100 - 56-693 55-000 1945 1 - 80576
1925 100 - 63-519 65-000 1946 1 - 87999
1926 1 - 69-528* 70-000 1947 1 - 92625
1927 1 - 75-000* 75-000 1948 1 - 96000*
1928 1 - 80-000* 75-000 1949 1 - 99000
1929 1 - 85-000* 1950 1 - 99999, K 101 - K4942
1917: Order for #19001 - 20000 in August.
1918: 23999 sent to Maine Secretary of State in 1918.
1924: 50-000 ordered, then 55-000.
1925: 60-000 ordered, then 65-000.
1926: 65-000 ordered, then 70-000.
1927: 70-000 ordered, then 75-000.
1933: 38-051 - 39-500, 45-001 - 47-000 (3,450 P) destroyed by water
damage. Unknown if duplicates or higher numbers made (none seen).
1943: Tab #71 724 (43 numbers from the end) bolted on 1942 #87 317.
1951 Reserved 1 - 5000 No I,O,Q,T,X,Y used.
Standard A1 - W999, AB1 - GR951 (GS expected)
(103 prefixes known) (TOTAL 107,849 P)
Single letter alphabet: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K,L,M,N,P,R, U,V,W
A,C,E,F uses long alphabet: B, D,E, G,H,J,K,L,M,N,P,R,S,U,V,W,Z
B,D,G uses short alphabet: E, P,R,S,U,V,W,Z
Omitted Prefixes: BS, FU
Non-Pass. Prefixes: S,T,X,Y,Z, TD-TK, XB-XN
1952-66 FORMATS 1 - 99999, No D used.
A1 - F9999
1952 E, A123 (110,121)
1953 A, E2333 (112,331)
1954 A, E6200 (116,198)
1955 A, E, C841 (120,838)
1956 A, E, C4919 (124,916)
1957 A, E, C7321 (127,318)
1958 A, E, C6020 (126,017)
1959 A, E, C, B100 (130,096)
1960 A, E, C, B3100 (133,096)
1961 A, B, C, E5556 (135,552)
1962 A, B, C, E9009 (139,005)
1963 A, B, C, E, F2800 (142,795)
1964 A, B, C, E, F7003 (146,998)
1965 A, B, C, E, F8498 (148,493)
1966 A, B, C, E, F7767 (147,762)
1966: Pick-up trucks switched from passenger to TRK plates,
thus a decrease in passengers issued.
Zone plates Z1 - Z50 made in error on full-size base.
1967-67 NO SLOGAN BASE 1 - 186389 (186,389 P)
1969-71 "SEE VERMONT" AT BOTTOM BASE No I,J,O,Q,W,Z used.
1969 Undated Type 1 Reserved 1 - 9999 (9,999 P)
1969 Undated Type 1 Standard A-100 - Y-9999 (198,000 P)
1970 "70" Type 1a 100-A - 6999-E (46,500 P)
(TOTAL 254,499 P)
1972-76 "SEE VERMONT" AT TOP BASE No I,J,O,Q,W,Z used.
1972 "72" Type 1 Reserved 1 - 9999 (9,999 P)
1972 "72" Type 1 Standard A-100 - Y-9999 (198,000 P)
1973 "73" Type 1a: Holes 100-A - 4905-E (44,406 P)
1973 "73" Type 2: Slots 5366-E - 9930-E (4,565 P)
1974 "74" Type 1b 392-F - 9999-L (49,208 P)
1975 "75" Type 1c AM-100 - LY-999 (90,000 P)
1976 "76" Type 1d A100M - A900M (801 P)
1976 "76" Type 1e A100A - A919B (1,720 P)
(TOTAL 399,520 P)
Type 1c uses Alpha 1-2 only - Alpha 1: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,L
Alpha 2: M,N,P,R,S,T,U,V,X,Y
1977-85 GREEN MOUNTAINS BASE No I,J,O,Q,W,Z used.*
1977 Undated Type 1 Reserved 1 - 9999 (9,999 P)
1977 Undated Type 1 Standard A-100 - Y-9999 (198,000 P)
1977 Undated Type 1a 100-A - 9999-Y (198,000 P)
1980? " 81" Type 1b AM100 - LY999 (90,000 P)
Aug.82 "JUL 83" Type 1c MM100 - YY999 (90,000 P)
Nov.83 "OCT 84" Type 1d 100AB - 511EC (75,112 P)
(TOTAL 661,111 P)
Type 1b uses Alpha 1-2 only. Type 1c uses Alpha 2-2 only.
Type 1d uses combined Alphas 1 and 2. *W added at 100CW.
Replaced during 1989.
1985-2025 MAPLE TREE BASE No I,J,O,Q,Z used.*
Dec.84 "NOV 85" Type 1 1A100 - 9Y999 (170,100 P)
Jun.87 "MAY 88" Type 1a 100A1 - 999Y9 (170,100 P)
Jan.89 "DEC 89" Type 1b 1AA00 - 9FD90 (98,091 P)
Aug.89 "JUL 90" Type 1c 10AA0 - 86BC5 (21,466 P)
1-1-90 "NOV 90" Type 2 AAB 100 - KBS 958 (2,629,759 P)
(TOTAL 3,089,516 P)
Description of Types: Type 1 - Wide dies (459,757 P)
Type 2 - Thin dies
Numbers always progress before letters, regardless of position,
except Type 1a 100A1 - 999A1 - 100A2 - 999A9, 100B1, etc.
Type 1b replaced 1977-85 bases; FF reported as highest series.
*Type 2: No U,V used, except BMV series issued.
