DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMERCIAL PLATES

Began 1926.  1927-33:  B = 1 - 3,000 lbs., C = 3,001+ lbs.

1926              C-1-680, C-11-783

1927       B-352           (Listed as B-9999, C-7999)

1928      B-9918

1929              C-9267   (1B-517 seen, possible overflow series?)

1930      B-3472

1931      B-8297, C-9731   (2B-700 seen, possible overflow series?)

1932      B-7024, C-9689   (CC-121 seen, possible overflow series?)

1933

1934       B-328, C-3171

1935      35-323 - 38-464

1936      28-222 - 31-320

1937      25-082 - 42-101

1938      B4300

2-29-40   C5080

3-31-41   A  11, B 476

3-31-42   A   8      (C reported)

3-31-43   B-6453, C-5109

3-31-46   B-1919, D-1599 (C-4807 restamped as 3-31-47 Taxi)

3-31-47   B-8160     (Restamped over '47 124-494, small "B")

          B-9860     (B-83 small "B", B-9860 full-size "B")

          C-6633     (small "C")

          D-1870     (D-1304 - D-1870 small "D")

1948      C-3322, 3-C38

1949      3-C779, 5C-164

1950      C-9505, 6C-658 (4-C980, 3C-24 reported)

1951      C-6313, 7C-812

1952      C-9946, CA-674, CD-466, CF-336, CH-518, CI-542

3-31-54   C-7761, CC-121, CG-581, CH-353, CJ-3770

3-31-56   CA-10-01 - CC-51-99  (22,197*P)

3-31-57   CA-10-01 - CC-40-36  (21,034*P)

3-31-58   CA-1001 - CB-7663    (15,662 P)  (1956-57 dies)

3-31-59   CA 1001 - CB 9340    (17,339 P)

3-31-60   CA 1001 - CB 9168    (17,167 P)

3-31-61   CA 1001 - CB 9342    (17,341 P)  (Holes; pass. has slots)

3-31-62   CA 1001 - CB 9061    (17,060 P)

3-31-63   CA 1001 - CB 9056    (17,055*P)

3-31-64   CA 1001 - CB 6626    (14,625 P)

3-31-65   CA 1001 - CB 9633    (17,632 P)

3-31-66 - 3-31-69 BASE   Black/White (Fully Reflective)

1965                Type 1      CA1001 - CB7181       (15,180 P)

1966  "3-31-67"     Type 2      CC-013 -

1968?               Type 2a     CB7681 - CC6348        (7,667 P)

1968?               Type 3     CC-4586 - CC-8001       (3,416 P)

                                                (TOTAL 26,264 P)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - "NATION'S CAPITAL EXP." top, "WASHINGTON, D.C." bottom,

         "3/31/66" debossed in vertical sticker box at right

Type 2 - As Type 1, but undated sticker box

Type 3 - As Type 1, but no "EXP." or sticker box (overlap)

STICKERS 1967-69

1967   Black/White   3 3/4" x 1 3/8"

1968   White/Green

1969   Black/White

3-31-70 - 3-31-74   Annual plates, all Black/White (Fully Reflective)

3-31-70     C-001 - C-16893

3-31-71     C-001 - C-15371

3-31-72     C-001 - C-15749

3-31-73     C-001 - C-14539

3-31-74   C-21736 - C-34530   (12,795 P)

3-31-75 - PRESENT BASES

1974    "3-31-75" BICENTENNIAL        C-101 - C-20746 (20,646 P)

1979    "3-31-80" NATION'S CAPITAL  C-26244 - C-37850 (11,607 P)

        "JUN 87"  CAPITAL CITY      C-42360 - C-58585 (16,226 P)

        "AUG 01"  CELEBRATE TOP     C-60633 - C-63874  (3,242 P)

                  CELEBRATE BOTTOM  C-64475 - C-64623    (149 P)

        "OCT 02"  TAXATION (EMB.)   C-67252 -

3-1-04            TAXATION (FLAT)   C-69171 - C-77777  (8,607 P)

                                                (TOTAL 77,677 P)

Bicentennial and Nation's Capital bases have hyphen instead of

U.S. Capital dome.  All subsequent bases have shield after "C".

LEGENDS

1926-34           No legends

1935, 1938        "COMMERCIAL" top, "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-1935" bottom

1936-37           "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-1936" top, "COMMERCIAL" bottom

2-29-40, 3-31-41, "DIST.OF COL. EX-2-29-40" top, "COMMERCIAL" bottom

3-31-43, 3-31-47

3-31-42, 3-31-46  "COMMERCIAL" top, "DIST.OF COL. EX-3-31-42" bottom

1948-present       No legends (3-31-59 - 3-31-65 have stair-step prefix)

RELATED SERIES

Apportioned 2002 #AP-0038 known.