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Vermont: Truck-Commercial

VERMONT TRUCK PLATES 
Truck began 1922.  Farm (AGR) began 1941.  Municipal (MUN) began 1958.
Special Purpose (TRK S prefix) began 1962.
1922-23 listed as "Truck with capacity over 1,500 lbs."

Numbers began at 1-001 or X1-001 1922-33, X 101 1939-50, X 1 or
1 1951-76.  3-digit expected 1935-38 (1939 X 274 seen).
Ordered:  4,500 1922 and 1925, 5,000 1926, 7,000 1927, 9,000 1931-33.
1940 highest listed X9 499.

1922    3-572               MAR.31,1937   X8-078
1923    4-043               APR.1, 1938   X9-027
1924    4-725               1938          X9 127
1925    5-278               1939          X9 429
1926   X6-203               1940          X8 751
1927   X7-589*              1941          X9 083
1928   X7-701               1942          X9 209
1929   X8-662               1943 TAB      X 6370
1930   X9-194               1944           X6000
1931   X8-231               1945           X8078
1932   X9-217               1946           X8934, B 170
1933   X8-686               1947           X9602, B 307 - B1303
1934   X6-711               1948           X9996, B 350 - B 928
1935   X9-546               1949           X9954, B 454
                            1950           X9046, B 165

VARIATIONS
1950:  All have unpainted border, unlike passenger.
1957:  Type 1 - "19" in LL corner       1 - 9633   (X25 on chart)
       Type 2 - "SEE" in LL corner   X440

1951         X1 -  X999,       Prefixes used: XB,XD,XG,XH,XJ-XN.
            XB1 - XN542        (XP expected)     (TOTAL 9,533 P)

1952-64 FORMATS    1 - 9999, X1 - X999    (No X expected 1958-63)

1952   9117   (X374 on chart)        1959   9250*  (X71 on chart)
1953   X500*                         1960   9009*
1954    X63   (X95 on chart)         1961   7793
1955   X214                          1962   9100
1956   X627                          1963   9100
1957   X440*                         1964   9999
1958   7793   (X349 on chart)

1965-66 FORMATS                   Letters used:  A,B,C,E,F,M,X,Y.
1965   1 - 9999, A1 - F200              (14,195*P)
1966   1 - 9999, A1 - Y999, 1A - 925X   (24,910 P)

1965:  Registration year extended 1 month to 4/30/1966.
1966:  Pick-up trucks switched from passenger to TRK plates
       3/1/1966, issued 1965 TRK plates for 2 months until 4/30/1966.

1967-68 NO SLOGAN BASE
1967                              1 - 34000

1969-71 "SEE VERMONT" AT BOTTOM BASE
1969                              1 -  9999,
                                 A1 - D9999, E285     (50,280 P)

1972-76 "SEE VERMONT" AT TOP BASE                   No I,J used.
1972 Type 1:  Holes               1 -  9999            (9,999 P)
1972 Type 1a                   A100 - D5794           (35,395 P)
1973 Type 2:  Slots           E2431 - E3279              (849 P)
     Type 1b                  E4478 - K9000           (44,123 P)
                                                (TOTAL 98,100 P)

1977-85 GREEN MOUNTAINS BASE
                No I,J,O,Q,W,Z used. 
1977                           A100 - Y9999          (188,100 P)
1984 "NOV 85"                  100A - 3098A            (2,999 P)
                                               (TOTAL 191,099 P)

S = Special Purpose.  Replaced during 1990.

Monthly Staggered Registration began 9/1/1977 same as passenger,
except trucks under 5,000 lbs. expired "MAY 79" or "JUN 79".

1985-2025 MAPLE TREE BASE  No I,J,O,Q,Z used. No U,V on Type 2a.
1985 "OCT 86" Type 1          AA100 - KN735          (161,736 P)
1989 "APR 90" Type 2          KP220 - LH999           (15,180 P)
1990 "JUL 91" Type 2a       AAB 100 - BNF 974        (517,475 P)
2010  "03/11" Type 2b       100A100 - 430A432        (297,333 P)
                                               (TOTAL 992,108 P)

Description of Types:  Type 1 - Wide dies
                       Type 2 - Thin dies (KN reported)

Types 1-2 (177,300 P) replaced by Type 2a during 1990.
 
 
LEGENDS
1922-25  "TRUCK" bottom
1926-51  No legend
1952-on  Vertical "TRK" prefix (center-justified on 1-4-figures)
 
DIMENSIONS
1922-25  6 1/4" x 12"