Complete Listing of All Delaware Plate Types

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Amateur Radio

Chapter 78 of Delaware law authorized registration plates for amateur/ham radio operators, effective May 20, 1953. The earliest plates had 3-31-54 expiration tabs. Despite this type starting during the time when most other plates were on the stainless base, this type was produced on black/white porcelain and continued to be produced on black/white porcelain until the switch to blue and gold in late 1958.

May 1953 - June 1959

Manufacturer: Demco?
Material: Porcelain
Colors: White on black
Dimensions: 5.5" x 9.5"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Serial range observed: N/A
Notes: This type began during the time that stainless plates were being issued, but this type was only issued in porcelain until the blue & gold era began in mid-1959.

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From Dave Lincoln

('53 tab was added later)
From eBay

June 1959 - June 1962

Manufacturer: Demco?
Material: Steel briefly, then aluminum
Colors: Gold on blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Serial range observed: N/A
Notes: Two font variations: (1) Thinner "DELAWARE", straight-leg "R" in Delaware, and (2) thicker "DELAWARE", curved-leg "R" in Delaware. The "Restamp" base was issued to other types from October 1958 through June 1959, but no plates of this type have been observed on this base. See the Passenger page for more information.

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(Straight "R")
From Joe Sallmen

(Curved "R")
From eBay

July 1962 - Autumn 1968

Manufacturer: Demco?
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Gold on blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Serial range observed: N/A

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From Joe Sallmen

From Joe Sallmen

From John Anshant

Autumn 1968 - July 2002

Manufacturer: Demco
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Gold on blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Serial range observed: N/A

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From Travis Allen

July 2002 - Present

Manufacturer: Waldale
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Gold on blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Serial range observed: N/A
Notes: Three font variations:
(1) Thin ("Waldale 1", July 2002 - Early 2003)
(2) Thicker ("Waldale 2", Early 2003 - 2006)
(3) Copy of Demco font ("Waldale 3", 2006 - Present)
Beveled edges around plate added around March 2010.

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(Waldale 1)
From Jordan Irazabal

(Waldale 2)
From Jordan Irazabal

(Waldale 3)
From Jordan Irazabal

(Waldale 3, beveled edges)
From Jordan Irazabal