VARIATIONS

1948:  Type 1 - Far slots 8" apart as 1949, LR slot under 48

                                      10138 - 11906       (1,769 P)

       Type 2 - Near slots 6 3/8" apart, LR slot under 48

                                      13526 - 13744         (219 P)

       Type 1a                        14344 - 15049         (706 P)

1950:  Type 1 - Steel                     2 - 20500

       Type 2 - Aluminum              20566 - 24588       (4,023 P)

       Type 3 - Galvanized steel    (24038?)- 26187

1951:  Type 1 - Galvanized steel          4 - 25984

       Type 2 - Aluminum              26211 - 31668       (5,458 P)

       Type 3 - Steel                 32103 - 34952       (2,850 P)

1953-55:  "4" is open or closed, sometimes both on same plate.

1960-61 BASE

1960 Type 1:  Tab holes, white back       5 -  69428

1961 Type 2:  Tab holes, gray back    78028 -  80000      (1,973 P)

1961 Type 3:  No holes, unptd. back   80058 -  92862     (12,805 P)

1962-65 BASE

1962 Type 1:  Dated, tab slots            1 -  81919

1964 Type 2:  Undated, no slots       82050 -  93886     (11,837 P)

     Type 2a                         A-1000 - A-5992

                                     B-1000 - B-5372

                                     D-1000 - D-5841

                                     E-1000 - E-3213     (16,422 P)

1965 Type 3:  Dated, no slots        A-6033 - A-6885

                                     B-6314 - B-8596

                                     D-6138 - D-9992      (6,991 P)

1968-69 BASE

1968 Type 1:  Unpainted back          79047, 91559

1969 Type 2:  White back              81543 - 84099       (2,557 P)

1970-75 BASE

Type 2 - Dated "71-70", pink anodized back  B8526

                        unpainted back      C 523

Type 3 - Dated "71-72", unpainted back      K6126, L 921

                        white back          K8603

Type 4 - Dated "74",    white back         AA 681

                        unpainted back     AG 305 on

1976-82 BASE

Blue mountains AFS 913, normal tan mountains AFS 899, AFT 260.

1982-98 FLAG BASE   Flag graphic:

Type A - Heavy paint, large stars, detailed ragged flagpole and

         rope  BAA- BLB 261, BTJ-CBY, CCM 864 -DJX

Type B - Light paint, small stars, straight flagpole

               BLC 542 -BTH, CBZ-CCE

STICKER VARIATIONS

1984-86:  2 types of year stickers.

1992-95:  Non-winter-use stickers issued "NOV 92".

1994:     New typeface on month stickers.