All About License Plates

VARIATIONS

1911: 2-digit has dash suffix.

1912: Front plate has screen background, some with patent number.

Hexagonal all-numeric plate is Dealer.

1913: Type 1 - Rear is 2-piece, rolled edge 1 - 60000

Type 2 - Rear is 1-piece, plain edge 60001 - 91397

Front plate has no background.

Right arrow D-prefix plate is Dealer.

1914: 4-digit has space prefix.

22014 Rear has delible black stamp

"S.G.ADAMS, ST.LOUIS, MO."

65908 Front has indelible blue stamp

"PATENT ALLOWED/S.G.ADAMS, ST.LOUIS, MO."

65908 Rear has 1" x 2" indelible blue stamp

"S.G.ADAMS/ENAMEL & SEAL CO./ST.LOUIS, MO."

1914-15: Front plate has 3 or 5 vertical slits, 1 after each

figure or space.

1915: 4-digit has space suffix.

P0920 has LR slot 2 9/16" from edge, not centered.

Y1844 has LR slot 3" from edge, centered under last digit.

Dealer marked "DEALER", hamburger shaped.

1916: 70429 front has no mounting slots, 69992, 71568 normal.

1916-18: Front plate has 3 vertical slits between each digit.

1919: Type 1 - Olive back 1 - 197860

Type 2 - Maroon back 201051 - 467754 (266,704 P)

1920: Type 1 - Oval "0" of date 1 - 199312

Type 2 - Straight "0" of date 200571 - 501972 (301,402 P)

1921: Type 1 - Serif "1" of date 1 - 200000

Type 2 - Non-serif "1" of date 200001 - 300000 (100,000 P)

Type 3 - As Type 1, but ? 300001 - 500000 (200,000 P)

Type 2a 515042 -

Type 1a 516536 -

1922: Type 1 - Dark Gray back 1 - 196-214

Type 2 - Dark Green back 203-856 - 680-792 (476,937 P)

1924-on: 4-digit has no hyphen or space except 1937 hyphen.

1925-37: 7-digit has thinner dies.

1933: 7-digit has different legend dies (300,000 P ordered).

1934-55: Legend variations - see Sizes.

1941-42: 4-digit heavy steel.

1943: 177, 100 200 - 144 805 (44,607 P) have state seal;

182 - 99 159, 161 008 on have no seal.

Late issues of above have empty brackets for seal on rear.

1947: Hyphen only on 7-digit.

1949: 1-3-digit heavy steel.

1949-53: 1-4-digits have thinner legends; no grooves between or

around legends.

1950: Type 1 - Thin "ILL", no grooves 833 - 9994

Type 2 - Thin "ILL", grooves (see table below 443,758 P)

Type 3 - Wide "ILL", grooves (see table below 1,664,170 P)

Type 2 Type 3

11 008 - 145 548 154 250 - 243 331

251 051 - 298 184 301 438 - 346 085

356 462 - 380 752 388 105 - 391 955

400 096 - 423 656 426 012 - 474 635

475 239 - 504 602 509 118 - 522 604

536 734 - 537 414 553 507 - 583 242

587 713 - 593 159 601 002 - 613 904

625 863 - 642 257 645 138 - 648 060

650 660 - 676 834 680 526 - 803 872

809 424 - 817 966 818 103 - 840 815

843 172 - 848 793 853 355 - 855 209

864 518 - 877 586 881 012 - 889 275

896 542 - 974 416 986 355 - 2249 091

2253 117 - 2283 877

1951: Type 1 - Thin "ILL", no grooves 152 - 9994

Type 2 - Thin "ILL", grooves 10 017 - 1071 362 (1,061,346 P)

Type 3 - Wide "ILL", grooves 1073 838 - 2419 588 (1,345,751 P)

1952-55: 1-4-digit heavy steel.

1952: Type 1 - Thin 1.4-inch "ILL", no grooves 7 - 9994

Type 2 - Thin 1.4-inch "ILL", short 1-inch bottom

groove (see table below 1,912,476 P)

Type 3 - Wide 1.9-inch "ILL", long 2.1-inch bottom

groove overhanging last "L" (see table below 154,719 P)

Type 2 Type 3

11 008 - 1012 712 1028 348 - 1043 308

1066 508 - 1094 247 1105 232 - 1139 942

1175 183 - 1191 127 1202 362 -

1210 606 - 1214 965 1219 753 - 1224 344

1230 374 - 1282 293 1313 172 - 1340 818

1354 406 - 1395 834 1414 442 - 1415 984

1429 261 - 1459 014 1479 153 - 1495 298

1511 259 - 1540 407 1585 653 - 1618 612

1626 950 - 1911 312 1977 680 - 1999 837

2045 505 - 2462 076

1955: Over 2000000 has wider slogan.

1956-58: Over 2000000 has no space.

(except 1958 1000042 no space, 1006 169 on have space)

1956: Type 1 - Aluminum (1,686,000 P, 56.5% - see tables below)

Type 2 - Steel (1,300,000 P, 43.5% - see tables below)

1957: Type 1 - Aluminum (1,680,000 P, 58.3% - see tables below)

Type 2 - Steel (1,400,000 P, 41.7% - see tables below)

1959: Type 1 - Wide 1949-58 dies 1 - 3199055

Type 2 - Thin 1960-69 dies 3209 227 - 3224 011 (14,785 P)

1960: Type 1 - King-Seeley 1 - 2953 060

Type 2 - S. G. Adams 3025 926 - 3055 914 (29,989 P)

Type 1a 3288 612 - 3299 250 (10,639 P)

1961-69: Letter series has wider dies than all-numeral series.

TYPE 1 TYPE 2

Small serifs on "1" of date Large serifs

1961 AA-GY, KA-KY, MA-NP HA-JY, LA-LY

1964 AA-RD, SA RH-RY

1965 AA-MY, PA-PY, SA-VC NA-NY, RA-RY

1966 AA-KY, MA-NY, SA 7866-WC LA-LY, PF-RT

1967 AA-CN, EA-FJ, KP-SA CS-DY, FL-KN

1968-69 AA-HY, KA-KY, MJ-SM JA-JY, LA-MG

1979 Spacing variations: 12 538, 13802 - 119441, 119 816, 120081,

131 444 - 999 999

1980 Stickers: SEP - NOV have different design than MAR - AUG.

1981 Stickers: "MAR 81" - "AUG 81", "9 81" - "11 81".

2002-19 BASE:

   WALDALE LTD.                  MACON RESOURCES 2-8-02 "04-03"
100 0001 - 295 0000 (1,950,000) 295 0001 - 317 8000   (228,000)
317 8001 - 342 0000   (242,000) 342 0001 - 359 5000   (175,000)
359 5001 - 465 3000 (1,058,000) 465 3001 - 510 3000   (450,000)
510 3001 - 552 7000   (424,000)
All old formats
              (TOTAL 3,674,000)                  (TOTAL 853,000)

As of 7/1/2007, Waldale ended at X58 8000, returned to Macon.

OTHER VARIATIONS
Type 1: Steel, thick bottom band 100 0001 - 555 0000 (4,550,000)

                                  (also all old formats)
Type 2: Steel, thin bottom band   555 0001 - 664 1000 (1,091,000)
        (Reported 11/18/2003)
Type 3: As Type 2, but aluminum   664 1001 -
        (Reported 6/?/2004)

Y601 ---, Y609 --- in old spacing; 7160884 no space.
Wider font seen "08-05".

1956 ALUMINUM 1956 STEEL

19 - 169 699 (169,681) 180 112 - 192 544 (12,433)

200 268 - 298 081 (97,814) 304 790 - 399 627 (94,838)

406 900 - 498 569 (91,670) 503 078 - 580 817 (77,740)

612 004 - 648 549 (36,546) 650 880 - 797 871 (146,992)

801 874 - 835 907 (34,034) 850 184 - 952 520 (102,337)

979 241 - 1045390 (66,150) 1059842 - 1196258 (136,417)

1211834 - 1241958 (30,125) 1250400 - 1397960 (147,561)

1408122 - 1448458 (40,337) 1450185 - 1566289 (116,105)

1602069 - 1638434 (36,366) 1662230 - 1735760 (73,531)

1804690 - 1871553 (66,864) 1902283 - 1985401 (83,119)

2002880 - 2685962 (683,083) 2704254 - 2793425 (89,172)

2804587 - 2959649 (155,063)

(1,507,733) (1,080,245)

ESTIMATES:

1 - 174 999 (174,999) 175 000 - 199 999 (25,000)

200 000 - 299 999 (100,000) 300 000 - 399 999 (100,000)

400 000 - 499 999 (100,000) 500 000 - 599 999 (100,000)

600 000 - 649 999 (50,000) 650 000 - 799 999 (150,000)

800 000 - 849 999 (50,000) 850 000 - 974 999 (125,000)

975 000 - 1049999 (75,000) 1050000 - 1199999 (150,000)

1200000 - 1249999 (50,000) 1250000 - 1399999 (150,000)

1400000 - 1449999 (50,000) 1450000 - 1599999 (150,000)

1600000 - 1649999 (50,000) 1650000 - 1799999 (150,000)

1800000 - 1899999 (100,000) 1900000 - 1999999 (100,000)

2000000 - 2699999 (700,000) 2700000 - 2799999 (100,000)

2800000 - 2986000 (186,001)

(1,686,000) (1,300,000)

1957 ALUMINUM 1957 STEEL

24 - 511 205 (511,182) 516 047 - 598 546 (82,500)

604 318 - 696 383 (92,066) 708 705 - 797 821 (89,117)

803 182 - 888 780 (85,599) 903 603 - 973 464 (69,862)

1010146 - 1087834 (77,689) 1110356 - 1185295 (74,940)

1216574 - 1299675 (83,102) 1305624 - 1392906 (87,283)

1421707 - 1496872 (75,166) 1507125 - 1566726 (59,602)

1601022 - 1685524 (84,503) 1719863 - 1799778 (79,916)

1805708 - 1888888 (83,181) 1927843 - 1961809 (33,967)

2003323 - 2090334 (87,012) 2100184 - 2191400 (91,217)

2203256 - 2292610 (89,355) 2300015 - 2400000 (99,986)

2407803 - 2492256 (84,454) 2524052 - 2598076 (74,025)

2600000 - 2684596 (84,597) 2703025 - 2758706 (55,682)

2889474 - (1) 2969709 - 2999152 (29,444)

3002622 - 3066638 (64,017)

(1,501,924) (927,541)

ESTIMATES:

1 - 514 999 (514,999) 515 000 - 599 999 (85,000)

600 000 - 699 999 (100,000) 700 000 - 799 999 (100,000)

800 000 - 899 999 (100,000) 900 000 - 999 999 (100,000)

1000000 - 1099999 (100,000) 1100000 - 1199999 (100,000)

1200000 - 1299999 (100,000) 1300000 - 1399999 (100,000)

1400000 - 1499999 (100,000) 1500000 - 1599999 (100,000)

1600000 - 1699999 (100,000) 1700000 - 1799999 (100,000)

1800000 - 1899999 (100,000) 1900000 - 1999999 (100,000)

2000000 - 2099999 (100,000) 2100000 - 2199999 (100,000)

2200000 - 2299999 (100,000) 2300000 - 2399999 (100,000)

2400000 - 2499999 (100,000) 2500000 - 2599999 (100,000)

2600000 - 2699999 (100,000) 2700000 - 2799999 (100,000)

2800000 - 2899999 (100,000) 2900000 - 2999999 (100,000)

3000000 - 3080000 (80,001)

(1,795,000) (1,285,000)