COMMERCIAL 1960-1980
1960-1970XAA-100 - XXZ-999
XA-1000 - XZ-9999
X-10000 - X-99999
X1A-100 - X9Z-999
The numbering of the tan base Commercial plates started with XAA-100 in 1960. These plates have tab slots, even though actual tabs were not used.
Plates are displayed in alphabetical order.
1960Trailer tab/stickerEd B

1960Dave Zullo

1960Dave Zullo

1960Dave Zullo

1960

1961

1961Dave Zullo

1962

1963

1964

1963

In 1964, this series stopped at XXZ-999. (Farmer plates used XYA-100 through XZZ-999.)
A new series started at XA-1000.
1964

1964

1965

1965

1964Dave Zullo

1966

1967

1966

1966Dave Zullo

1967

1965

1967Dave Zullo

1967

In late 1966, another new series started at X-10000.
1966

1966

1967

1966Dave Zullo

1968

1968Dave Zullo

The next series started in 1968 at X2A-100.
(The X1A series was apparently skipped because number 1 looks too much like letter I.)
1968Dave Zullo

1968

1968

1968

1970

Between X6N- and X6T-, the tab slots were eliminated.
STICKERED 1977

1969

1969

In 1969, experimental reflectorization was introduced - probably at X8A-100.
1969REFLECTORIZED

1969REFLECTORIZED

1969Dave ZulloREFLECTORIZED

1970Dave ZulloREFLECTORIZED

1969REFLECTORIZED

1970-1980XAA-10A - XT?-99Z
In 1970, a new series started at XAA-10A, still using the reflectorization.
1970REFLECTORIZED

1970REFLECTORIZED

1971REFLECTORIZED

1973REFLECTORIZEDSal Dodd

1973REFLECTORIZEDDave Zullo

Reflectorization was dropped late in the XC series. XCZ-95S below is non-reflective.
1971

STICKERED 1971
Leib Brothers

UNIQUE 1971
SAMPLE STICKER
# 000000

1973

1971

There were no commercial plates dated 1972.
The stickers changed from year-of-validity (1971) to year-of-expiration (MAR 73).
1973

1974

1974/75

1975

1975

2002Passenger sticker

1976

1977

1978

1978

1979

1980CONSTRUCTOR sticker

1980

1980

This series ended somewhere between XTA and XTH.