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Hawaii: Variations

VARIATIONS

1922:  Type 1 - Square dies   Hon., Kauai (Verify Maui)

       Type 2 - Round dies    Hawaii

 

1923: (Verify Maui)

 

1924: (Verify Maui)

 

1926:  Type 1 - Grimm dies    Hon., Hawaii

       Type 2 - 1927-33 dies  Maui, Kauai

 

1927: (Verify Maui)

 

1931:  Hawaii Tribune-Herald, December 17, 1930, reported that plates

       received for Hawaii County were dark blue, not black as ordered.

       Another article on January 5, 1931, stated that they were sent

       back and remade, but "Those with new cars applying for a number

       plate will be issued the old numbers from 26,700 on up."

       White/Dark Blue #26-783 seen.  Final plate ordered was #27-000.

       Honolulu's order also incorrect - #50-000 seen in Honolulu

       Star-Bulliten photo on December 13, 1930, with "HONOLULU", not

       "HAWAII".  The entire order of 33,000 pairs was wrong and had

       to be scrapped and remade.

 

1934:  Type 1 - Straight dies   Hon. (Verify Maui)

       Type 2 - 1927-33 dies    Hawaii, Kauai

 

1936:  Type 1 - 1927-33 dies    Hon., Hawaii, Maui

       Type 2 - Straight dies   Kauai

 

1937, 1939:  Type 1 - Straight dies   Hon.

             Type 2 - 1927-33 dies    Hawaii, Maui, Kauai

 

1941:  Type 1 - Square date, "1" centered under UR slot, unequal "3"

                and "8"   Hon., Hawaii, Kauai

       Type 2 - Rounded date, "41" centered under UR slot, almost

                equal "3" and "8"   Maui

 

1942:  Type 1 - Rounded date, date to left of LR slot, almost equal

                "3" and "8"   Hon., Hawaii (Verify Kauai)

       Type 2 - Square date, "2" above LR slot, unequal "3" and "8"

                Maui

 

1951:  A 000 format has no hyphen.

 

1952:  Type 1 - Legend centered, "2" of date centered under UR slot

                All counties

       Type 2 - Legend right, "5" of date centered under UR slot

                Hon. only, no exact breaks

 

1953-56 BASE

 1953  Type 1 - 6 1/8" x 12 3/4", no tab slots            (199,563)

(1956) Type 2 - 6" x 12", tab slots at UL, bolt holes       (1,091)

(1956) Type 3 - 6" x 12", tab slots at LR, bolt holes         (687)

(1956) Type 4 - 6" x 12", no tab slots, bolt slots

 

1976-80 BASE

 1976  Type 1 - Arkansas dies, long slots                 (635,181)

(1979) Type 2 - Oregon dies, long slots                   (132,544)

(1979) Type 2k - As Type 2, but "K" restamped to "L"        (2,500)

(1980) Type 3 - Oregon dies, very short slots                 (230)

 

1991-2020 BASE

Later issues (Type 1) have uncoated back (Feb. 94, "JAN 95").

Later issues (Type 1) have small sticker box (1997):

Large box - GXA 672, GYY, GZR mixed, KSK 121

Small box - GZN, GZR mixed, HYS 019, MBW 707

 

STICKER VARIATIONS

2002-03:  Tall or short month.

2004:     White/Orange or Black/Orange & White.

2018:     Large (Black Serial) or small (White Serial).