CONNECTICUT COMMERCIAL PLATES
Began 1914. Numbers begin at #1 or C1 all years.
4-digit has no hyphen 1919-59.
No C,D,I,O,Q,R,X used 1946-present.
1914 2949 1924 31-990 1934 55-623
1915 4492 1925 38-618* 1935 54-675
1916 7528 1926 42-522 1936 58-530
1917 10598 1927 46-638* 1937 56-715
1918 C14-130 1928 47-089 1938 60-066
1919 C16-032 1929 47-487 1939 49-078
1920 C24-291* 1930 50-851 1940 60-066
1921 C27-804* 1931 56-092* 1941 61-041
1922 29-392* 1932 52-636
1923 31-981* 1933 57-750*
1942-45 BASE (Steel)
1942 Type 1: Dated "1942" 1 - 62-000
(44) Type 2: Dated "194" 62-561 - 86-549 (23,989)
(TOTAL 86,549)
1946-50 BASE (Undated Stainless Steel)
1946 Type 1: Black/Light Gold 1 - 72-516
(47) Type 2: Black/White 86-592 - 99-999 (13,408)
Type 2a A 166 - B4191 (13,026)
Type 3: Black/Silver B6324 - F4492 (16,169)
(TOTAL 131,326)
1951-55 BASE (Steel)
1951 Type 1: Dated "1951" 1 - 99-999
(52) Type 1a A1000 - H4831 (48,832)
(55) Type 2: Dated "19" H5601 - H9831 (4,231)
(55) Type 3: Undated J1031 - J7842 (6,812)
(TOTAL 160,842)
1956-57 BASE (Undated Steel)
1956 Type 1: Silver/Black 1 - 99-999
1956 Type 1a A1000 - E9675 (26,676)
1957 Type 2: White/Black F1065 - F2943 (1,879)
(TOTAL 128,943)
1958-59 BASE (Undated Steel)
1958 Type 1 1 - 99-999
1958 Type 1a A1000 - F5742 (31,743)
(TOTAL 131,742)
1960-66 BASE (Undated Aluminum)
1960 Type 1 1 - 99999
1960 Type 1a A 1000 - P 5671 (103,672 P)
(TOTAL 203,671 P)
1967-2001 BASE (Undated Aluminum) (Verify T,U)
1966 "APR 67" Type 1 1 - 99999
1966 "APR 67" Type 1a A 1000 - W 9947 (134,948 P)
1970 "APR 71" Type 2 Y 3043 - Z 9999 (15,957 P)
1971 "APR 72" Type 2a A10000 - B59597 (139,598 P)
1976 "APR 77" Type 3 B 62961 - E 53894 (80,934 P)
1981? Type 4 E-54471 - G-65109 (100,639 P)
7-1-87 "APR 88" Type 5 H-1000 - J-50434 (139,435 P)
(TOTAL 717,544 P)
Description of Types: (start reported)
Type 1 - Old dies, tab slots
Type 2 - Old dies, no tab slots
Type 3 - New dies, no hyphen, non-reflective (B 60000)
Type 4 - New dies, hyphen, partially reflective
Type 5 - As Type 4, but legends reversed, map added
(H-1000 - H-9999 overlapped 1967, causing controversy)
1971-on letter prefixes began: A 1971, B 1974, E 1979, (no F),
G July 1984, H July 1987, J 1999, K June 2003, L 2017.
1993-2024 PRESERVE THE SOUND BASE
1996 "APR 97" 100-LC - 415-LC (316 P)(715-CE reported 2009)
2001-2024 BASE
2000 "APR2001" J-58495 - L-28680 (159,186 P)
Registration Year 3/1 to 2/28 1937-60, 5/1 to 4/30 1961-present,
all tabs/stickers expire "APR" 1962-present.
LEGENDS
1914-31 No legends, reverse colors of passenger.
1932-34 Small "COMMERCIAL" top
1935-40 Small "CONN. 1935" top, large "COMMERCIAL" bottom
1941-45 Large "COMMERCIAL" top, small "CONN. 1941" bottom
1946-50 "COM ( ) CT" bottom
1951-55 Large "COMMERCIAL" top, small "CONN. 1951" bottom
1956-57 Large "COMMERCIAL" top, small "CONN. ( )" bottom
1958-89 Small "COMMERCIAL" top, small "CONNECTICUT" bottom
1989-on Small "COMMERCIAL" bottom
1997-on Preserve The Sound - Vertical screened "COMM" prefix
DIMENSIONS TAB DIMENSIONS
1914-31 Same as passenger 1943-45
(Verify 1918-20 6-figure) 1946-50 Same as pass.
1932-57 1952-55
1958-present 6" x 12" 1956-62 Same as pass.
COLORS 1914-31, 1933-34 reverse colors of passenger (R),
1932, 1935-36 same as passenger (S).
1914 Green/White (R) 1921 Black/Yellow (R)
1915 Black/Yellow (R) 1922 White/Maroon (R)
1916 Black/White (R) 1923 Dark Green/White (R)
1917 White/Blue (R) 1924 Gray/Black (R)
1918 White/Green (R) 1925 Dark Blue/White (R)
1919 White/Black (R) 1926 Yellow/Black (R)
1920 White/Blue (R)
1927, 1929, 1931, 1933 Maroon/White (R)
1928, 1930, 1934 Dark Blue/White (R)
1932 White/Dark Blue (S)
1935 White/Maroon (S)
1936 Yellow/Dark Blue (S)
1937, 1939, 1941, 1951-55 BASE Black/Silver
1938, 1940, 1942-45 BASE, 1956-57 BASE Silver/Black
1946-50 BASE TYPE 1 FR Black/Light Gold
TYPE 2 FR Black/White
TYPE 3 Black/Silver
1958-59 BASE Blue/White
1960-66 BASE White/Blue
1967-2001 BASE Red/White (Types 4-5 PR)
1997-2024 PRESERVE THE SOUND BASE
Red/White, Light Blue, Green & Black (FR)
2001-24 BASE Red & Dark Blue/White & Light Blue (FR)
TABS
1943-45, 1953-62 Same as passenger
1946 Yellow 1948 Light Green 1950 Red
1947 Red 1949 Light Blue 1952 Light Green
TAB STYLES: 1943-45 Corner tab with single-digit date, "3" etc.
1946-50 Insert tab with opposite prongs from pass.
1952-55 Corner tab with double-digit date, "52" etc.
1956-62 Passenger tab
STICKERS
1963-present Same as passenger
