COMMERCIAL 1960-1995
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 generally used.
1960Trailer tab/stickerEd B
1960
1961
1961Dave Zullo
1962
1963
1963
1964
In 1964, after XXZ-999, a new series started at XA-1000. (Farmer plates used XYA-100 through XZZ-999.)
1964
1964
1964Dave Zullo
1965
1965
1966
1967
1965
1967
In late 1966, another new series started at X-10000.
1966
1967
1966Dave Zullo
1968
1968Dave Zullo
The next series started in 1968 at X1A-100.
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
1970-1979XAA-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
1976
1977
1978
1978
1979
1980CONSTRUCTOR sticker
1980
1980
This series ended somewhere between XTA and XTH.
2002Passenger sticker
1980-1995XT?-10A - XXZ-99Z
XA-10AA - XX-99ZZ
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
In 1981 after XXZ-99Z was reached, the next series started at XA-10AA. (Farmer plates will/would use XYA-10A through XZZ-99Z.)
1981
1982
Commercial plates from 1973 through 1982 expired in March.
Starting in late 1983, all months were used.
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
A small group of plates in the XM series was made with the NJ map separator in the wrong place.
The known range is from XM13-SZ to XM53-TC.
1988Photoshop
1988my collection
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
The last of the blue plates were issued up through 1994 with 1995 stickers, even though the new graphic base came out in 1993.
1995
2002
The last issued blue commercial plate was XX-99ZZ.
19937-DIGIT VANITY
20027-DIGIT VANITY
Jeff Fazekas
2011MF TRANSPORT STICKER
Apparently somebody was trying to display every single sticker in a different place on this plate.
In the newest picture, it has 15 separate visible stickers.
Jeff Fazekas
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
