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Up to six characters were permitted. Serials were limited to four characters, due to the MD. Only issued on the base. I don't know whether historic motorcycle vanity plates came out at the same time as sequential historic motorcycle plates, or later.
I know, I said I wasn't covering law enforcement motorcycle plates on this page, but there's nothing on this plate to indicate that it even is a police plate. Same plate design as standard motorcycle plates, but colored black-on-dark-yellow , and with very low serial numbers. Likely these were issued and used only about The sticker box was never used. I don't have any details regarding sample motorcycle plates from this era. The base motorcycle dealer sample plate shown above probably was not available to the general public, but rather was intended for internal use by the the Maryland MVA.
Motorcycle plates were modified to correspond with the black-on-reflective-white plates being issued to other vehicle types. They also received the script, fully spelled state name screened at the top of the plate. This base was issued to new registrants beginning in February , and as a general replacement plate during the period October to September Probably a very small number of these plates were issued with expirations, but the overwhelming majority would have first expired in or later.
Mandatory two-year registration periods for motorcycles owned by individuals were phased in between July and June On this base, all-numeric serial numbers were inexplicably given to trucks rather than motorcycles.
Motorcycle serial formats were therefore initially D , with the "D" indicating Maryland's vehicle class code for motorcycles. Lead zeroes are used. This initial format was quickly exhausted, since only five characters were variable, and formats D0 and D00 followed and were also exhausted.
Serial format 00D would have been the obvious next format, but it could not be used because it also conflicted with truck serial numbers. I imagine that the "M" is supposed to stand for "motorcycle", but it also makes motorcycle serial numbers very similar to Class M multi-purpose vehicle serial numbers with format M Both month and year stickers are the same as used on passenger vehicles. There are no sticker boxes or sticker wells; unfortunately, there is no place on this plate that the stickers will really fit without trimming them down, or covering all or part of either the screened "Maryland", the serial number, or the bolt slots at the top of the plate.
As you can see from the examples above, the vertical position of the serial characters was changed over time, but it didn't make much difference. Therefore, registrants have placed their stickers in varying and creative locations on this base plate. Serial number characters are two inches high and one inch wide. Beginning some time in , the state's web address www. This is reported to have occurred at approximately serial number M The web address uses such a small font that it's unreadable except at a very close distance, making it rather pointless.
Otherwise, these plates were unchanged from the previous version without the web address. About July , serial format M00 was also used up, and the familiar "D" was brought back in new format 0D This version was issued for about three years or so, from to , with the highest observed plate number being 7D Although no longer issued, this version can also still be renewed. Ellis photos of plates in actual use. Beginning in October , Maryland finally began issuing motorcycle plates with the same 4 inch by 7 inch dimensions and the same bolt hole positions as the other 49 states and the District of Columbia.
This obviously required the use of smaller serial dies, but I haven't yet seen one of these up close to measure them. However, one can readily see that the number "6" die was made in a different font than that of the old, larger dies; the number "9" was similarly affected. The switch to the smaller dimensions happened somewhere between plate numbers 7D and 8D, which is the lowest number reported so far on this base.
About March , the 0D serial format was also exhausted, and next issued was format D This version was issued through the first half of June , with the high number reported thus far being D This version can also still be renewed. On Flag Day, June 14, , a new standard base plate was introduced for several personal vehicle plate types, including motorcycles.
The plate features blue serial characters, and red and blue graphics, on a white background. Motorcycle plates use the "small flag" version of the graphics, also used on full-sized handicapped and vanity plates. The motorcycle plates on this base continued the previous base's serial format D , picking up somewhere between D and D Upon plate number D being issued in the summer of , the motorcycle serial fromat became Y.
The "Y" doesn't stand for anything; the Maryland MVA seems to have abandoned its long practice of incorporating the vehicle class code into the the plate number on non-passenger plates.
Beginning Monday, September 26, , Maryland began issuing what they call the "Maryland Proud" plate design to new registrants of motorcycles and all other vehicle types and plate types that had been previously issued War of plates. The state name uses the same font as the previous black-on-white plates, but colored red and outlined in black, rather than being solid black.
Numbering for all plate types picked up from where it had ended on the War of plate design. Regular motorcycle plate numbering on this base began somewhere in the mid Y series. Other vehicle classes continue to be issued the old-design black-on-white plates. In December , the Y motorcycle numbering format was exhausted, and subsequent motorcycle plates are being issued in numbering format Y I have no idea why they skipped format Y0.
Special motorcycle plate types in the 4 inch by 7 inch size issued since the fall of Historic motorcycle plate and vanity motorcycle plate both Ellis photos of plates in actual use ; motorcycle handicapped plate plate in actual use. It's possible that some types were issued in this size longer than that, using up existing stock.
However, all motorcycle plate types are now being issued in the new 4 inch by 7 inch size. Handicapped motorcycle plates, vanity motorcycle plates, and handicapped vanity motorcycle plates were issued on the War of base between June 14, and September 25, , and have been issued on the "Maryland Proud" base since September 26, Other types continue to be issued on the black-on-white base.
This is a fairly obscure plate type, as most people qualifying for handicapped plates probably are not physically able to ride a motorcycle. The wheelchair and the suffix letters were both screened, while the numeric serial digits were embossed. I don't know what the significance of the letters "DM" is; perhaps "disabled motorcyclist"? Numbering continued uninterrupted on the War of base, and I presume also on the "Maryland Proud" base on which they're now being issued.
Motorcycles over 20 years old in basically stock condition are eligible for historic motorycycle plates. The numeric digits are embosssed, while the suffix letters are screened. The letters signify that the vehicle has a Class L historic vehicle , subclass D motorcycle registration. Heavily modified motorcycles over 25 years old may be registered as streed rod motorcycles. Their plates are very similar to a historic motorcycle plates, but instead have the screened legend Street Rod at the bottom edge.
These letters indicate a Class N street rod , subclass D motorcycle registration. I've personally seen only one of these in use, but was unable to get a photo. Up to six characters are permitted. Vanity plates on the black-on-white base were apparently only briefly issued with the www. Perhaps the state thought including the web address somehow constituted a state endorsement of the message the vanity plate conveyed.
The 4" by 7" vanity plate shown above would have been issued between late and June , and it doesn't have a web site legend, either. Vanity plates were made on the War of base and are now being made on the "Maryland Proud" base. I would imagine that they're limited to four or five serial characters. These were issued on the black-on-white base and the War of base, and are now being issued on the "Maryland Proud" base.
I've never seen one of these, but they're reported to be available. I'm sure they would also have up to six characters, and would have the legend Street Rod along the bottom edge.
Some leftover plates had the state abbreviation and year restamped to and were then issued in ; one of these is shown at right. You can best see the original stamping between the "D" and the dash. Similarly, some leftovers were restamped and used in Plates originally stamped in used new dies with a serif font. Again, apparently blocks of Maryland plate numbers were reserved for residents of Washington, D.
Starting with the plates, the full state name and four-digit year without dashes were embossed onto the edge of the plate, continuing the pattern of the top edge in even years, and the bottom edge during odd years. In mid-year , the serial dies were changed to a thick-stroke, sans-serif font, similar but not identical to the dies used between and Lower bolt slots were added to the plates in approximately Again, it's been reported that specific blocks of Maryland plate numbers were reserved for residents of Washington, D.
The blocks varied from year to year, and I don't have reliable information about what those were. However, I do have a Maryland motor vehicle registration card from that indicates that plate number was issued to a D.
This practice ended after , as a reciprocity agreement between Maryland and D. It's also been reported by others that during most of this period, specific blocks of plate numbers were assigned to passenger cars registered to Baltimore residents, to passenger cars registered to members of various civic organizations, and to trucks registered statewide. Which groups had a number block, and what those number ranges were, apparently varied from year to year, and with few exceptions, I don't have good information about the specifics.
Also during this period, very low numbers on what would seem to be passenger car plates were actually issued to buses. The and some plates were distinctive from the other years in this group. The plate commemorated the th year since Maryland was first settled; the top of the plate read Maryland with very short characters, while the bottom edge of the plate contained the word Tercentenary using the same short-character font. It has been reported that not all plates contained the word "Tercentenary", but I've never seen one without it.
Most plates read Maryland , which is consistent with other years. However, some plates that would seem to be passenger car plates were issued with one plate of each pair using a locking strip, which was intended to keep people from moving the plates from one vehicle to another.
These plates had two holes cut out of the plate on the either side of Maryland ; the locking strip was visible through the holes, and it was stamped with "19" visible through the left hole and "36" visible through the right hole. The other plate in each pair did not have holes or any locking strip, but nevertheless were stamped 19 Maryland 36 in order to match its mate.
Thus, there were actually three styles of plates. The known number range of locking strip plates is approximately to That number range was what was assigned to not-for-hire trucks that year. I show photos of such plates on my Maryland truck plate history page. For , Maryland introduced smaller plates which were 13 inches long by 6 inches high; this size would then remain constant through The smaller-sized plates also necessitated the use of different dies in order for the serial numbers to still fit.
For the expiration plates, the dies were changed again to more rounded chararacters with thinner strokes; however, these were used only for a single year.
At some point in the late s, Maryland converted from calendar year registrations to registrations that expired annually on March This was first indicated on the plates themselves in The plates issued at the beginning of the registration year only indicated the expiration date thus: Ex There were no Maryland plates made with the year on them. All dated Maryland license plates, renewal tabs, and renewal stickers from this point forward always indicate the expiration year, rather than issue year.
Annual, statewide March 31 passenger car plate expirations continued until , when staggered registration periods were implemented. Again, others have reported that during these years, specific blocks of plate numbers were assigned to passenger cars registered to Baltimore residents, to passenger cars registered to members of various civic organizations, and to trucks registered statewide.
I don't have good information about the specifics. The plate had the expiration date moved to the upper corners, flanking the state name, with the month and date in the left corner and the four digit year in the right corner. The legend Drive Carefully was embossed along the bottom edge of the plate, and the colors were black characters on a silver background.
Despite the silver color, the plates were painted steel, not unpainted aluminum. Like all previous Maryland plates, the plates were issued in pairs. The plate became the first Maryland multi-year base plate, as metal tabs dated and were issued to extend the expiration year stamped on the base plate.
The tabs were also issued in pairs, but only a single tab was issued. A new base plate was issued for expirations; it was identical in design to the base and differed only in that the colors were reversed to silver on black; however, only a single plate was issued on the base.
Renewal tabs were again issued obviously singly to extend the life of the base plate to and An interesting detail about the base is that many of them were stamped a second time to change a digit of the serial number. There does not appear to be a consistent pattern for this restamping. The expiration plate pictured above had its first digit changed from a "3" to a "5", as you can see from the close-up photo at right.
The expiration plate shown above had its first digit changed from a "4" to a "1". I've seen photos of other restamped base plates, including one where the first digit was left unchanged as a "5", but the second digit was changed from a "2" to a "5".
Also, on my base plates, it looks like the last digit of the year was also restamped to change the expiration year from to This is difficult to see in person, and would be impossible to see in a photo. I've seen a photo of a sample plate, but no real expiration plates were issued.
It would seem that the state had intended to produce expiration plates and had already manufactured some, when, due to the metal shortage caused by World War II, they decided to hold on to the plates they already had and issue the renewal tabs instead.
These unissued plates were made in pairs, but they issued plates as singles. Apparently, all of the expiration plates were restamped to have expirations, and one of each pair was restamped to a create a different plate number.
On the plate with the tab shown above, the motorist didn't follow the normal procedure and bend the flaps of the tab and insert them into the tab slots on the plate; rather, he drilled holes into the tab flaps and the plate itself, and bolted the tab flaps to the front of the plate.
The base plate design was a simplified version of the and bases. The "Drive Carefully" slogan was removed perhaps the state thought everyone was now driving carefully enough , and the month, day, and century of the expiration date also vanished. The two-digit expiration year was moved to the bottom center and was flanked by tab slots.
Most base plates were made of unpainted aluminum, although some steel plates are also known to exist. Renewal tabs were issued annully to extend the life of the plate to , , and This base plate and all of its renewal tabs were issued in pairs.
For expirations, a new base plate was issued. This plate was made of steel, but was otherwise similar in design to the base. The major difference was that the expiration month was reintroduced, this time spelled out in full.
The tab slots remained on either side of the two-digit year. Thus, on passenger car plates, the bottom of the plate read March 52 , with the vertical lines indicating the location of the tab slots.
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