VARIATIONS

1919:  35298 on back of Nevada 1918.

1922:  Hyphen only on 4-digit.

1930-35, 1937:  1-3-digits have smaller legends.

1936:  1-3-digits have "1936 RHODE ISLAND", no slogan.

1980-99 ANCHOR BASE

2-20-80     "80"   Type  1:  Dated "80"

1982     "OCT 82"  Type  2:  Dated "82"

1983     "AUG 83"  Type  3:  Dated "83"

1984     "MAY 84"  Type  4:  Dated "84"

1985     "APR 85"  Type  5:  Dated "85"

1986     "APR 86"  Type  6:  Dated "86", embossed legends

1986     "APR 86"  Type  7:  Dated "86", graphic legends

1986     "SEP 86"  Type  8:  Undated, R.I. dies, all-embossed,

                             rounded legends

1987     "AUG 87"  Type  9:  As Type 8, but square slogan

1987     "JAN 88"  Type 10:  As Type 9, but "87" image added

1988     "NOV 88"  Type 11:  As Type 9, but "88" image added

1988     "JAN 89"  Type 12:  As Type 9, but non-clearcoated

1989     "APR 89"  Type 13:  As Type 8, but non-clearcoated

1989     "JAN 90"  Type 14:  As Type 8, but "88" image added

1989     "JAN 90"  Type 15:  As Type 8, but "89" image added

1989     "JAN 90"  Type 16:  As Type 9, but "89" image added

1990     "JUN 91"  Type 17:  As Type 16, but square state name

1990     "SEP 90"  Type 18:  As Type 17, but "90" image

1990     "OCT 90"  Type 19:  As Type 18, but rounded slogan

1990     "FEB 91"  Type 20:  As Type 8, but "90" image added

1991     "NOV 91"  Type 21:  As Type 17, but "91" image

11-15-91 "JAN 92"  Type 22:  Undated, Mass. dies., round slogan,

                             square state name, "91" image

1992     "JAN 93"  Type 23:  As Type 22, but "92" image

1992     "JAN 93"  Type 24:  As Type 23, but square slogan

4-16-93  "JAN 94"  Type 25:  Undated, R.I. dies, graphic legends

1995     "JAN 96"  Type 26:  As Type 17, but images "BPH3", etc.

Dated "81" plates were only issued as replacements.

Types 2-26 are reissues of dormant numbers.  Undated version of

Type 7 only for replacements and reserved numbers.

Hyphen added on some single-letter reserved series since 1984.