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Secretary of State
1938
Manufacturer: Grote Brothers (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Maroon on silver
Dimensions: 5 3/8" x 10 1/2"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: The list is known for numbers 1 - 100 for 1938. Number 3 is registered to Charles L. Terry, Jr., who was serving as Secretary of State at that time. The next-earliest registration book that is known is 1929, and #3 for that year was not registered to the Secretary of State.
1939
Manufacturer: Grote Brothers (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Silver on maroon
Dimensions: 5 3/8" x 10 1/2"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
1940
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Blue on yellow
Dimensions: 5.5" x 9.5"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
From Anonymous
1941
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Yellow on blue
Dimensions: 5.5" x 9.5"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
1942 - June 1959
Manufacturer: Unknown
Material: Porcelain
Colors: White on black
Dimensions: 5.5" x 9.5"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs until March 1943, then singles
June 1959 - June 1962
Manufacturer: Unknown
Material: Steel (briefly), then aluminum
Colors: Gold on dark blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Notes: Two variations: (1) thinner "DELAWARE", straight-leg "R" in "DELAWARE", and (2) thicker "DELAWARE", curved-leg "R" in "DELAWARE".
(Thinner "DELAWARE")
(Thicker "DELAWARE")
June 1962 - circa 1977
Manufacturer: Unknown
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Gold on dark blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Notes: "THE FIRST STATE" slogan added for the first time. Two fonts for "2" observed. Blue on gold plates are also known, starting June 1974.
From Dave Lincoln
From Dave Lincoln
Circa 1978 - circa 2010
Manufacturer: Demco (Milford, DE) until July 2002, then unknown
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Dark blue on gold
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Notes: Thick (early plates) and thin (later plates) "3" known. Blue on gold plates are also known. It is believed that the Secretary of State in office could choose whether they wanted a blue or gold plate.
From Marc Auger
From Marc Auger
From Dave Lincoln
From Jordan Irazabal
Circa 2010 - Present
Manufacturer: Waldale Manufacturing Limited (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Gold on dark blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Notes: Centennial #3 observed.
(Gold plate)
From DMV