VARIATIONS

1922:  57-956 normal, 76-619 lighter steel, different date.

1928-31:  "FRONT" or "REAR" marked.

1935:  Type 1 - Lt. Yellow       1 - 127-255

       Type 2 - Gray       135-868 - 172-260    (36,393 S)

1939:  Type 1 - Aluminum        -1 - 170-477

       Type 2 - Steel      183-002 - 186-174     (3,173 P)

1940:  Type 1 - Aluminum        -1 - 189-350

       Type 2 - Steel      300-988 - 304-231     (3,244 P)

1941:  Type 1 - Aluminum        -1 - 187-492

       Type 2 - Steel      191-209 - 193-922,

                           300-242 - 333-575    (36,048 P)

1943:  Windshield sticker marked "FRONT" or "REAR".

1944:  1-4-digits have thinner legends.

1948:  Type 1 - Aluminum         1 - 311-061

(49)   Type 2 - Steel      312-032 - 344-322    (32,291 S)

1953:  Type 1 - Steel            1 - 363-416*

       Type 2 - Aluminum   393-290 -

      (201-401 has closed "4", 360-649 has open "4")

1956:  6-digits have thinner dies than 1-5-digits.

1957:  7-digits expected with first two digits squeezed together.

1959:  1959 dies, rounded "ARKANSAS" 61-1185, all other counties

       1960 dies, squared "ARKANSAS" 61-1492 - 1498, 66-1845, 76-1905

       1959 dies, rounded "ARKANSAS" 76-6884 - 6885

1960-62:  7-digits have first two digits squeezed together.

1963:  Large or small date.

       #11-11834 - 11-13688 have 1960-62 dies.

1964:  Type 1 - Thin 1963 dies (4-26688, all other counties)

       Type 2 - Wide 1965 dies (4-32086)

       7-digits have thinner "1" dies.

1965:  7-digits have thinner 1963-64 dies with top-serif-only "1"

       dies, squeezed spacing as 1963.

1967:  Holes and slots - all counties including 5-20333, 76-2014.

       Holes only - 5-28204, 76-4293.

2007-20:  Normal sheeting         424 WWZ

          High intensity sheeting 789 XHY - 311 XKR

STICKER VARIATIONS  TYPE 1                  TYPE 2

1969 YEAR    "ARKANSAS" at top, CS?   "ARKANSAS" at right, BS?

1971 YEAR    Reflective (D-91859)     Non-Reflective

1976 YEAR    Large state name         Small state name

1979 YEAR    Straight "7" (6-digit)   Curved "7" (Letter prefix)

1981 YEAR    Small date (no prefix)   Large date (M prefix)

1985 YEAR    Light Blue               Dark Blue

1986 YEAR    Wide date  (no prefix)   Thin date  (K prefix)

1988 MONTH   Dark Blue  (JAN)         Light Blue (APR)

1989 YEAR    Small date (K prefix)    Large date (9V prefix)

1990 YEAR    Small date, white box?   Large date, no white box?

2003-04 YEAR White lettering, serial  Black lettering, plate #