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Mississippi: Variations

VARIATIONS

1920:     Type 1 - "1920 MISS"   6369 - 59001

          Type 2 - "MISS 1920"  60383 - 64752  (4,370 P)

1943-45:  Restamped or new plate.

1963:     1962 or 1964 legend dies.

1964:     Hyphen omitted on most lettered plates; 7-figure has

          non-serif "1".

1969:     32B 455 - 32B 497 have wide dies, all others thin dies.

1971:     Wide dies 60C 101 - 60C 300, thin dies 60C 301+.

1973:     36D 613 has normal "D", 36D 1674 has full-size "D".

1976:     Late issues galvanized steel, off-white or bright white.

1977:     Some "DEC" (77) stickers have "MVD" at bottom.

1999:     2 different "DEC" stickers seen.

2013:     "13" with separate month sticker, or "10-13" to "12-13".

 

1977-82 MAGNOLIA BASE

Oct.76 "(OCT) 77" Type 1:  Light green flower  AAA 001 - YTS 600

1978    "DEC 78"  Type 2:  Turquoise flower    ABB 001 - YTW 466 (67 counties)

                                                                     (317,505)

1979    "AUG 80"  Type 1a                      ABM 882 - XWS 237 (46 counties)

                                                                     (148,171)

1981    "AUG 82"  Type 3:  Non-graphic, thin dies DMT 210 - DMT 814, LPK 512 - LPL 075

1981    "AUG 82"  Type 4:  Non-graphic, wide dies DMV 287, MTF 056, NDP 517

                          (Washington also reported)

 

1993-98 BLUE TANGLED-S BASE

Oct.92  "OCT 93"  Type 1:  Miss. dies, steel   AAA 001 - YTZ 999

Sep.94  "SEP 95"  Type 2:  Waldale dies, steel AMJ 201 - WSH 999

Nov.95  "NOV 96"  Type 3:  Waldale dies, alum. BPG 019 - WCP 432

 

1998-2003 WHITE MAGNOLIA BASE

10-1-97 "OCT 98"  Type 1:  Waldale dies, aluminum

2002              Type 2:  Irwin-Hodson dies, thinner dies and

                           county name