COMMERCIAL 1918-1960
The first year for commercial plates was 1918.
1918-1938
1918
1918Ron Hepkin
1919Dave Zullo
1919
1919
The use of the "X" prefix began in 1920, and continues today.
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1924
The "A" suffix was only used for overflow in 1924.
7-digit plates were used from 1925 to 1930.
1925
1925
1926
1926
1927
1927
1928
1928
1929
1929
1930
1930Repaint
1930
Starting in 1931, the 7-digit plates were discontinued, and the 1/X prefix was used for numbers over X99999.
1931
1931
1931Repaint
1932
1932
1933
1933
1934
1935
1935
1936
1937
1937
1938
1938
1939-1951X/D 100 - X/Z 9999
1939 started the era of smaller plates with a stacked prefix.
X/D and higher were used for commercial plates (X/A through X/C were reserved for farmers).
1939
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1945
1946
1947
1947
1948
1949
1949
1950
1952 BASEX/A 100 - X/Z 9999
X/A A100 - X/N Z999 (?)
In 1951, the numbering changed and commercial plates started with X/A.
The 1952 plates were multi-year, starting with the X/A prefix and going to X/Z 9999.
Once X/Z 9999 was reached, the pattern changed to X/A A100.
1951
1951
1952
1953
1954
1954
1955
1955
1956
1957
1957
1957
1958
1958
1959
1960
1960
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Highest number known on this base is X/N J428.
Color variation ? Weird fading ? Who knows ? This plate is in as-found condition - and was not repainted.
Whatever environment it was in caused most of the orange to fade to (?!?) green. (Still a bit of orange near the bottom left !)
Dave Zullo
1957 BASEX/O A100 (?) - X/X K215 (?)
In 1957, the plates were re-sized to 6 x 12 inches and the numbering continued from the 1952 base, probably starting at X/O A100.
I will display these in issue order, no matter what year tabs they have.
1959Dave Zullo
1957
1958Dave Zullo
1959
1957
1958
1957
1959
1958
1960
1960
1959Dave Zullo
1960
1960
1960
XF 1881 is a very early remake - a 1952 number remade on the 1957 base.
1960Dave Zullo
In late 1959, a few commercial plates were made with the "N. J." on the bottom, with new thinner dies like the upcoming tan 1960 base.
They were also made of aluminum, whereas the earlier plates were steel.
The steel plates with the stacked NJ stopped sometime after X/W C764, and the new aluminum plates started before X/W F273.
1960John Willard
1960Dave Zullo
1960
1960Dave Zullo
1960
1960Dave Zullo
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