VARIATIONS

1912:  Type 1 - "D" of "MD" under UR slot  1009 - 10467    (9,459)

       Type 2 - "D" of "MD" under UR hole 10508 - 10725      (218)

       Square corners 8833, 10122, round corners 9218 - 9401.

1913:  Type 1 - Small date                  2034 -  9899    (7,866)

       Type 2 - Large date                 10064 - 14833    (4,770)

1914:  Type 1 - Sunken numbers, mid  "M"    2051 - 15883   (13,833)

       Type 2 - Raised numbers, full "M"   16018 - 20218    (4,201)

1915:  4-digits have "MD/15" center-justified               (6,000)

1916:  4-digits have "MD/16" center-justified               (2,000)

1920:  Star prefix *46-208 (meaning unknown), no star 45-960, 46-351

       Restamped 1918 76-332, new plate 29-043

       No hyphen 200215, hyphen 112-958

1921:  Type 1 - 1922 dies               30-000 -  85-466

       Type 2 - Restamped 1919s         86-375 -  89-871    (3,497)

       Type 1a                          96-023 - 131-446, 202-868

1923:  Type 1 - 1921-22 dies, "- 1923"  30-000 - 229-743

       Type 2 - 1924-36 dies, "1923"   233-965 - 237-662    (3,698)

1930:  Type 1 - No bottom slots         30-000 - 310-259

       Type 2 - 2 bottom slots         315-960 - 341-782   (25,823)

1931:  Type 1 - 2 bottom slots          58-368 - 145-692

       Type 2 - No bottom slots        200-740 - 213-372   (12,633)

       Type 1a                        215-183 - 393-569

1936:  Type 1 - "MARYLAND  1936"        30-000 - 147-075

       Type 2 - "19 MARYLAND 36"       155-476 - 190-145   (34,670)

       Type 1a                         200-132 - 395-957

      (Type 2:  Rear plate is locking type; only issued to trucks.)

1937:  Type 1 - Wide leg. beyond slots  52-185 - 190-291

       Type 2 - Thin leg. within slots 200-898 - 297-416   (96,519)

       Type 1a                         302-133 - 408-533

3-31-41:  Late issues reported with "DRIVE SAFELY", but doubtful.

3-31-42:  173-517 heavy steel, 635-852 light steel.

3-31-45:  Some plates partially restamped from planned 3-31-43 bases.

         (Therefore, all should have at the very least the date changed

          from "43" to "45", except perhaps the very highest numbers?)

          Cumberland News, 7/28/1943:

          "...Elgin reported Maryland already has in storage

          approximately 300,000 sets made in 1941...He said the plates

          now on hand could be made to cover with a surplus the 425,000

          needed for the state's vehicles by using one tag of each set

          and altering one numeral of each duplicate."

          The Evening Sun (Baltimore), 3/15/1944:

          "As Commissioner of Motor Vehicles W. Lee Elgin explained

          the situation:  The plates now being distributed were

          placed in envelopes in 1941 but were stored away when the

          corner tab was adopted.  When the single plate was decided

          upon, one license plate was taken out of each envelope

          re-stamped and placed in a new envelope that didn't have

          the two-plate instructions printed on it."

           30-000 -  95-005 original/new (verify date)

          101-666 - 199-600 over 401-666 - 499-600 (97,935)

          203-395 - 214-661 original/new

          230-969 - 253-680 original (Truck)

          256-744 - 272-510 over 362-508 - 372-510 (15,767)

          300-562 - 499-217 original

          505-743 - 513-641 over 305-743 - 313-641  (7,899)

          515-544 - 515-761 original/new

          516-699 -         over 316-699 -              (1)

          520-786 - 529-953 original/new

          541-221 - 554-701 over 341-563 - 354-701 (13,481)

          555-762 - 568-515 over 525-762 - 538-515 (12,754)

          570-239 - 575-585 original/new

          580-020 - 598-002 over 380-020 - 398-002 (17,983)

          609-704 - 610-133 original/new

          620-228 - 638-357 over 320-228 - 338-357 (18,130)

          639-152 - 687-703 original/new (645-635, 687-703 definitely new)

                            (TOTAL 182,080/614,515 = 29.6%)

          EXPECTED:

           30-000 -  99-999 original/new (if original, mates

                            not remade, as numbers centered)

          100-000 - 199-999 over 400-000 - 499-999(100,000)

          200-000 - 229-999 original/new

          230-000 - 254-999 original/new (Truck)

          255-000 - 279-999 over 355-000 - 379-999 (25,000)

          280-000 - 299-999 new (Truck)

          300-000 - 499-999 original

          500-000 - 514-999 over 300-000 - 314-999 (15,000)

          515-000 - 515-999 original/new

          516-000 - 519-999 over 316-000 - 319-999  (4,000)

          520-000 - 524-999 original/new

          525-000 - 538-999 original

          539-000 - 554-999 over 339-000 - 354-999 (16,000)

          555-000 - 569-999 over 525-000 - 539-999 (15,000)

          570-000 - 579-999 original/new

          580-000 - 599-999 over 380-000 - 399-999 (20,000)

          600-000 - 619-999 original/new

          620-000 - 638-999 over 320-000 - 338-999 (19,000)

          639-000 - 687-999 original/new

                                            (TOTAL 214,000)

1948-51:  Type 1 - Aluminum   30-000 - 633-437, 700-243 - 762-989

          Type 2 - Steel     650-519 - 695-788, 767-060 - 794-596,

                              21-335

                                                           (72,808)

1952-53:  Some have high hyphen.

1955:  Type 1 - Tab slots     AA-10-01 - JJ-85-74 using A-J only,

                              KA-95-43, KB-78-35

       Type 2 - No tab slots  JK-13-36 - JK-91-18, HK-71-51

3-31-64:  Type 1 - Long slots    AA-10-01 - FM-52-22    (1,081,197)

          Type 2 - Short slots   FN-66-49 - FX-91-68       (64,801)

1965-71:  Different "K" die used intermittently.

3-31-70:  Type 1 - Slots          AA 1001 - HZ 8667     (1,565,259)

          Type 2 - Holes          JA 9113 - JB 7246         (7,056)

1981 BASE:  EPV 057 has no sticker box.

Late 1987 stickers have "MARYLAND" at left instead of top.

Month stickers changed "3 99" to White/Red.

SHIELD BASE:  6FG X51 - 8FH V84 aluminum.