TYPE |
INFORMATION |
VARIATIONS
1916: Type 1 - Round (1916 Kan.) dies 1 - 11805
Type 2 - Square 1917 dies 12094 - 12882 (789 S)
1918: Type 1 - Dark brown, dark green back, round slots
1 - 4999 (4,999 P)
Type 2 - Medium brown, dark green back, round slots
5111 - 14688 (9,578 P)
Type 3 - Medium brown front and back, round slots
15005 - 20996 (5,992 P)
Type 4 - As Type 3, but square slots
21602 - 30800 (9,199 P)
Type 3a 34540 -
1919: Type 1 - "IDAHO" 1 - 39899
Type 2 - "IDA" 40048 - 42498 (2,451 P)
Restored #182 seen in 1918 design; #43, 1438 normal.
(Various back colors seen 1920-21, 1928)
1932: (Verify if A/1 10-000+ is on longer base)
1933: (Verify if 1A-10-000+ has thinner "A")
1934: (Verify if 1A-10-000+ has smaller serifs on first "1")
1935: 7-figures have smaller serifs on "1" of 1A.
2A-20-56 (prototype) seen in different dies; 2A-616 normal.
1936: 7-figures have dies squeezed closer together.
1937-46: 7-figures have thinner dies.
1946: 2-O-10-80 has thinner dies.
1947: 7-figures have skier shifted right.
1959: Type 1 - Bolt holes, 2 tab slots, all counties, including
1A 34616, 8B 14634
Type 2 - Bolt slots, no tab slots, late issues, 1A 37965,
8B 16229 - 16344 (117 P)
1962: Type 1 - Small slogan, sharp corners (1A 36330)
Type 2 - Large slogan, round corners (1A 41839)
1963: Reported large slogan K 3162, small slogan K 13424.
1964: Type 1 - Wide 1957-63 slogan reaching slots, all counties,
including 8B 21748, 2C 29265.
Type 2 - Thin 1965 slogan, away from slots, late issues
8B 22899, 2C 31118.
1965: Type 1 - Wide date, square "O" of "IDAHO", counties 1B,3B,4B,5B,
7B,8B,9B,10B,1C,4C,E,2F,2G,I,1J,K,1L,3L,1M,2M,N,1P,2P,
S,2T,V,W, including 8B 4138, K 16606, 1L 9981, 2P 1,
2T 324 - 12392.
(Verify 2A,6B,5C,7C,2L,4L,1O,1T)
Type 2 - Thin date, square "O" of "IDAHO", counties 1A,2B,2C,3C,
6C,1F,1G,2J,2O,2T, including 1G 522, 2T 17401 - 23161.
Type 3 - Thin date, round "O" of "IDAHO", late issues all above
assignments 8B 23853, 1G 5177, K 18480, 1L 10054 - 10537,
1O 2160, 2P 2931, 2T 24261.
1966: Type 1 - Square "O" of "IDAHO", tall round slogan, counties
3B,1F,2J,1L,2M,2T, including 1A 51893 - 55286,
2T 177 - 20656.
Type 2 - Round "O" of "IDAHO", short round slogan, counties
1A,1B,4B,5B,7B,8B,9B,10B,1C,2C,3C,4C,6C,E,2F,1G,2G,I,K,
2L,3L,4L,1M,N,1O,2O,1P,2P,2T,V,W, including 1A 47430,
8B 24414, 2T 21814 - 25153.
(Verify 2A,2B,6B,5C,7C,1J,S,1T)
Type 3 - Square "O" of "IDAHO", square slogan, late issues
1B 25777, 2B 3611, 8B 25511, 1G 5111, 1J 5901, K 18005,
2M 8387 - 8630.
1967: Type 1 - Open "7" of date, square "IDAHO" and slogan, counties
1A,1B,2B,4B,8B,2C,3C,4C,5C,E,1F,2F,1G,1J,2J,K,1M,2M,1O,2O,
2P,1T,2T, including 1B 2945 - 27881, 8B 1578 - 22259,
2C 5234 - 37589, 1F 4353, 1G 5532, K 19688 - K 20126,
2T 150 - 9141. (Verify V)
Type 2 - Open "7" of date, square "IDAHO", round slogan,
1B 119 - 120, N 18037 - 18153, 2T 10426 - 19535,
2T 20938 - 24911 (13,203 P).
Type 3 - Open "7" of date, round "IDAHO" and slogan,
6B 800, 2C 23 - 2400, 1G 184 - 5324, 2T 20485 - 20490 (7,525 P).
Type 4 - Closed "7" of date, square "IDAHO" and slogan,
counties 3B,5B,7B,9B,10B,1C,6C,7C,1F,2G,I,K,1L,2L,3L,4L,N,1P,S,
including 1F 11, K 772 - 16571, N 1522 - N 17824.
Type 5 - Closed "7" of date, square "IDAHO", round slogan, counties
2A,W, including 2A 66 - 2155, W 499 - 2982 (4,574 P).
Type 6 - 1968 dies, late issues 8B 26655 - 26689 (35 P).
1968-73 BASE
1968 "68" Type 1 - 1948-67 dies
1968 "68" Type 2 - 1968 dies (needed since old dies over 9999
wouldn't leave room for sticker)
1969 "69" Type 3 - Thin dies, non-serif "1", open "4"
1970 10 "70" Type 3a - As Type 3, but serif "1", closed "4"
1971 8 "71" Type 4 - 1974 dies, dated "68", 2 decal boxes
Sep.71 3 "72" Type 5 - 1974 dies, undated, no decal boxes
(Many spacing variations also exist)
1974-87 BASE
Jan.73 1 "74" Type 1 - Dated "74", no decal boxes
Jul.74 7 "75" Type 1a - Dated "74", 2 decal boxes
Sep.75 9 "76" Type 2 - Undated, 2 decal boxes, off-white
Sep.76 9 "77" Type 2a - Undated, no decal boxes, off-white
Aug.77 8 "78" Type 2b - Undated, no decal boxes, snow-white
Dec.81 4 "82" Type 3 - Graphic, capped "A" design
Jan.85 1 "86" Type 4 - Mountain graphic, as 1987-92 base but
smaller prefix, solid horizon across
Nov.86 "11 87" Type 5 - Mountain graphic same as 1987-92 base,
horizon cut off at upper left
(Many spacing variations also exist)
Type 1/1a: 2 "75" 2/C 49 416, 3/B 5 716, 2/L 5 092, N 22 424 - N 22 648.
1/P 8897 have "IDAHO 74" shifted 3/4" to right.
1987-92 BASE
12-1-86 "11 87" Type 1 - Wide 1974-86 dies, horizon cut off at UL
Aug.89 "8 90" Type 2 - Thin 1992-2009 dies, horizon same
1/A A5948 - 1/A A9759 and 1/A C1583 - 1/A C2634 seen with old graphic, as
Type 4 of 1974-87 base. Were they using up old sheeting?
1998-2020 BASE
Jun.97 Type 1 - Embossed (1M 39377 seen with inverted "W" 8/24/05)
4/9/08 "SEP 08" Type 2 - Flat
STICKER VARIATIONS
1986: Small size, CS, or Large size, BS, for 11/86 and 12/86.
2009: White/Red or Black/Red