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Passenger
April 6, 1905 - April 30, 1909
Manufacturer: Owner-provided
Material: Varies (usually porcelain or leather)
Colors: Varies
Dimensions: Varies
Pairs/singles?: Singles, one 1907 pair observed
Notes: On January 31, 1905, State Representative M. Howard Jester introduced a bill in the state legislature to regulate the use of automobiles for both residents and non-residents who drive in Delaware. Among other requirements, the bill would require the registration number to be displayed on a tag wth numbers three inches in height. However, the state did not provide these tags, so automobile owners were responsible to get a plate made, usually done at a leather shop or a porcelain sign shop. The bill passed the House on March 16, 1905, the Senate passed the bill on March 23, 1905, and Governor Preston Lea signed the bill into law on April 6, 1905. Very few plates are known in collections today from this era. Motorcycle and Dealer Class numbers are part of Passenger series for these years.
Serial range observed:
- 1905: 10 - 13 (per newspaper article, more were issued)
- 1906: None observed, no records known for this year
- 1907: 10 - 653 (per MV records, less Motorcycle and Dealer numbers, see respective pages)
- 1908: 5 - 881 (per MV records, less Motorcycle and Dealer numbers, see respective pages)
- 1909 (thru April 30): 13 - 1036 (per MV records, less Motorcycle and Dealer numbers, see respective pages)
May 1, 1909 - December 31, 1909
Manufacturer: Horace E. Fine Co (Trenton, NJ)
Material: Porcelain
Colors: White on black
Dimensions: 6.5" x 8.5"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Starting on May 1, 1909, the state assumed resposibility of issuing license plates to Delaware drivers. Three variations known: (1) Wide legend, thin numerals, short bolt slots, (2) thin legend, wide numerals, long bolt slots, and (3) wide legend, wide numerals, short bolt slots. See pictures for details. Numbers 1500 - 1506 and, later, 1037 - 1039 issued as Dealer Class. Motorcycles were assigned numbers from the Passenger run. MV records indicate the following numbers registered to motorcycles: 1041, 1042, 1043, 1050, 1051, 1056, 1066, 1070, 1075, 1100, 1114, 1120, 1121, 1123, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1173, 1178, 1179, 1183, 1194, 1203, 1229, 1233, 1234, 1271, 1272, 1273, 1285, 1287, 1291, 1304, 1318, 1353, 1360, and 1363.
Serial range observed:
- Variation 1: 1040 - 1217
- Variation 2: 1269 - 1330
- Variation 3: 1373 - 1438
1910
Manufacturer: Horace E. Fine Co (Trenton, NJ)
Material: Porcelain
Colors: Black on white
Dimensions: 6.5" x 7"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Two variations known: (1) High bolt slots and (2) low bolt slots. See pictures for details. Numbers 1000 - 1055 issued as Dealer Class. Motorcycles were assigned numbers from the Passenger run. MV records indicate the following numbers registered to motorcycles: 51, 61, 85, 108, 143, 166, 174, 179, 197, 232, 235, 239, 252, 262, 270, 271, 273, 282, 284, 285, 292, 293, 303, 324, 328, 337, 339, 385, 386, 391, 394, 397, 399, 401, 415, 422, 423, 426, 455, 458, 477, 480, 501, 525, 527, 532, 540, 541, 542, 546, 549, 571, 575, 579, 592, 600, 621, 624, 625, 626, 633, 634, 642, 643, 648, 663, 664, 669, 682, 696, 697, 703, 704, 707, 719, 721, 724, 759, 761, 768, 775, 780, 790, 797, 814, 816, 819, 849, 850, 873, 876, 894, and 899.
Serial range observed:
- Variation 1: 1 - 795
- Variation 2: 818 - 900
(Variation 1)
From Greg Gibson
(Variation 2)
From eBay
1911
Manufacturer: Horace E. Fine Co (Trenton, NJ)
Material: Porcelain
Colors: White on dark blue
Dimensions: 6.5" x 7"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Numbers 2000 - 2066 issued as Dealer Class. Motorcycles were assigned numbers from the Passenger run. MV records indicate the following numbers registered to motorcycles: 9, 17, 27, 41, 175, 237, 238, 240, 263, 281, 282, 305, 306, 313, 328, 343, 345, 358, 363, 374, 375, 384, 389, 402, 442, 443, 444, 468, 481, 485, 502, 512, 543, 546, 549, 557, 559, 574, 576, 596, 633, 635, 641, 652, 662, 669, 675, 686, 701, 710, 722, 726, 728, 732, 742, 744, 797, 808, 819, 824, 851, 854, 858, 864, 869, 870, 912, 921, 923, 929, 936, 942, 956, 959, 971, 982, 1008, 1012, 1016, 1019, 1035, 1041, 1042, 1054, 1071, 1078, 1087, 1090, 1099, 1127, 1146, 1148, 1156, 1169, 1179, 1180, 1188, 1192, 1195, 1198, 1205, 1209, 1211, 1220, 1235, 1238, 1242, and 1247.
Serial range observed: 1 - 1251
From eBay
1912
Manufacturer: Baltimore Enamel & Novelty Company (Baltimore, MD)
Material: Porcelain
Colors: White on red
Dimensions: 6.5" x 7"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Numbers 2500 - 2582 issued as Dealer Class. Motorcycles were assigned numbers from the Passenger run. MV records indicate the following numbers registered to motorcycles: 1, 106, 110, 112, 158, 209, 223, 283, 314, 328, 329, 345, 460, 476, 486, 508, 510, 533, 545, 566, 568, 569, 576, 591, 593, 599, 608, 609, 610, 625, 627, 632, 633, 635, 638, 642, 648, 678, 682, 706, 709, 710, 713, 727, 735, 743, 744, 745, 774, 781, 782, 801, 840, 852, 856, 892, 894, 895, 899, 903, 904, 913, 915, 917, 918, 919, 925, 955, 960, 973, 980, 992, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1039, 1059, 1064, 1068, 1069, 1115, 1117, 1118, 1121, 1123, 1124, 1144, 1154, 1166, 1185, 1198, 1221, 1229, 1235, 1241, 1251, 1254, 1257, 1259, 1265, 1266, 1279, 1294, 1299, 1307, 1329, 1331, 1342, 1352, 1361, 1397, 1399, 1400, 1402, 1406, 1425, 1441, 1445, 1451, 1453, 1455, 1456, 1460, 1466, 1469, 1470, 1483, 1484, 1487, 1492, 1506, 1520, 1523, 1525, 1529, 1541, 1546, 1547, 1566, 1568, 1571, 1574, 1586, 1590, 1594, 1600, 1610, 1617, 1625, 1634, 1635, 1642, 1653, 1654, 1666, 1675, 1679, 1709, 1711, and 1715.
Serial range observed: 1 - 1784
1913
Manufacturer: Unknown
Material: Porcelain
Colors: White on black
Dimensions: 6.5" x 9.75" (Variation 1), 6" x 12" (Variation 2)
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. This was the first year that #1 was issued to the Governor and it has been reserved for their office ever since (confirmed through newspaper records). Numbers 3000 - 3093 issued as Dealer Class. Motorcycles were assigned numbers from the Passenger run. MV records indicate the following numbers registered to motorcycles: 2, 28, 37, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 105, 323, 327, 390, 392, 405, 419, 495, 497, 512, 612, 630, 632, 634, 686, 688, 789, 806, 807, 808, 855, 872, 890, 893, 928, 938, 963, 969, 975, 989, 996, 1005, 1017, 1034,1035, 1062, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1095, 1103, 1110, 1120, 1121, 1128, 1137, 1142, 1147, 1176, 1187, 1188, 1189, 1214, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1273, 1283, 1284, 1294, 1316, 1326, 1343, 1344, 1355, 1356, 1360, 1366, 1367, 1385, 1386, 1389, 1401, 1406, 1407, 1408, 1410, 1446, 1456, 1460, 1467, 1469, 1480, 1495, 1497, 1521, 1523, 1536, 1549, 1557, 1562, 1575, 1576, 1577, 1584, 1603, 1605, 1647, 1672, 1686, 1687, 1693, 1710, 1729, 1752, 1755, 1762, 1776, 1777, 1789, 1795, 1806, 1821, 1845, 1846, 1850, 1854, 1864, 1865, 1879, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1919, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1967, 1977, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2051, 2057, 2063, 2074, 2076, 2082, 2083, 2084, 2085, 2090, 2129, 2131, 2134, 2146, 2151, 2153, 2156, 2160, 2166, 2181, 2191, 2221, 2234, 2236, and 2247.
Serial range observed:
- Variation 1: 2 - 1995
- Variation 2: 2072 - 2445
1914
Manufacturer: Baltimore Enamel & Novelty Company (Baltimore, MD)
Material: Porcelain
Colors: Yellow on black
Dimensions: 5.5" x 11" (both variations)
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Two variations known: (1) full-size numbers and (2) shorter numbers. This was the first year that Dealer had its own plate type, and the first full year that Motorcycle had its own plate type.
Serial range observed:
- Variation 1: 2 - 2993
- Variation 2: 3019 - 3195
(Variation 1)
From Mike Sells
1915
Manufacturer: Baltimore Enamel & Novelty Company (Baltimore, MD)
Material: Porcelain
Colors: Indigo on white
Dimensions: 5.5" x 11"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. White backs through #3461, black backs starting at #3549.
Serial range observed: 2 - 4690
From eBay
1916
Manufacturer: New York Metal Ceiling
Material: Steel
Colors: White on green
Dimensions: 6.25" x 15.25"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor.
Serial range observed: 2 - 7080
From Greg Gibson
1917
Manufacturer: New York Metal Ceiling
Material: Steel
Colors: White on black
Dimensions: 6.25" x 15.25"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. This was the first year to hit five digits.
Serial range observed: 2 - 10711
From eBay
1918
Manufacturer: Unknown
Material: Steel
Colors: White on brown
Dimensions: 5 1/2" × 13 3/8"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. This was the first observed year (confirmed through MV records) that #2 was reserved for the Lieutenant Governor and it has been reserved for their office ever since.
Serial range observed: 3 - 12956
From Greg Gibson
From Marc Auger
1919
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: White on dark blue
Dimensions: 5.75" x 10.75" (#1 - 999); 5.75" x 13.5" (#1000 and above)
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 16152
(10.75" length)
From Greg Gibson
(13.5" length)
From Mike Sells
1920
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Black on light green
Dimensions: 5 5/8" x 13 3/8" (#1 - 9999); 5 5/8" x 14 7/8" (#10000 and above)
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 18507
(13 3/8" length)
From Greg Gibson
(14 7/8" length)
From Mike Sells
1921
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Red on white
Dimensions: 5 5/8" x 13 3/8" (#1 - 19999); 5 5/8" x 14 7/8" (#20000 and above)
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 24560
(13 3/8" length)
From Mike Sells
(14 7/8" length)
From eBay
1922
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Blue on white
Dimensions: 5 3/8" x 15"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. No hyphen observed for 22551 - 22745. More compact hyphen observed for 23274 - 24651.
Serial range observed: 3 - 24651
From Snookie Vent
(Normal hyphen)
From Mike Sells
(No hyphen)
From Dave Lincoln
(More compact hyphen)
From Worthpoint
1923
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: White on black
Dimensions: 5.5" x 13.5"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Numbers 25001 and above reserved for Commercial.
Serial range observed: 3 - 24530
From eBay
From eBay
1924
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Brown on cream
Dimensions: 5.5" x 13.5"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Numbers 20001 - 30000 reserved for Commercial.
Serial range observed: 3 - 20000, then 30001 - 39060
From John Anshant
From Greg Gibson
1925
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Black on orange
Dimensions: 5.5" x 13.5"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Numbers 30001 - 44999 reserved for Commercial and Tractor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 30000, then 45000 - 47509
From Greg Gibson
From eBay
1926
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Yellow on blue
Dimensions: 5.5" x 13.5"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Numbers 40001 - 50000 reserved for Commercial. Numbers 50001 and above reserved for Tractor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 36246
From Reid Williamson
From Greg Gibson
1927
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Red on gray
Dimensions: 5.5" x 13.5"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Numbers 50001 - 69999 reserved for Commercial. Numbers 70000 and above reserved for Tractor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 39492
From Greg Gibson
From eBay
1928
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Black on white
Dimensions: 5.5" x 13.5"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Numbers 51750 - 69999 reserved for Commercial. Numbers 70000 and above reserved for Tractor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 49874
From Greg Gibson
From Worthpoint
1929
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Colonial Blue on yellow
Dimensions: 6" x 15"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Numbers 43001 - 43900 reserved for Convertible.
Serial range observed: 3 - 42302, then 45107 - 46851
From eBay
1930
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Yellow on Colonial Blue
Dimensions: 6" x 15"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 44720
From Greg Gibson
From Greg Gibson
1931
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Colonial Blue on yellow
Dimensions: 6" x 15"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Numbers 47001 and above reserved for Convertible.
Serial range observed: 3 - 44921
From Greg Gibson
1932
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Yellow on Colonial Blue
Dimensions: 6" x 15"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 46619
From Eric Taylor
1933
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Colonial Blue on yellow
Dimensions: 6" x 15"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 47875
From Greg Gibson
1934
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Yellow on Colonial Blue
Dimensions: 6" x 15"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Number 24025 observed without lower bolt slots.
Serial range observed: 3 - 44506
From Greg Gibson
1935
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Colonial Blue on yellow
Dimensions: 6" x 15"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 47859
From Eric Bryson
From Greg Gibson
1936
Manufacturer: Grote Brothers (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Yellow on Colonial Blue
Dimensions: 5 3/8" x 10 1/2"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 50796
From Keith Fitzgerald
From Greg Gibson
1937
Manufacturer: Grote Brothers (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Colonial Blue on yellow
Dimensions: 5 3/8" x 10 1/2"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 53748
From Greg Gibson
1938
Manufacturer: Grote Brothers (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Maroon on silver
Dimensions: 5 3/8" x 10 1/2"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 54904
From eBay
From eBay
1939
Manufacturer: Grote Brothers (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Silver on maroon
Dimensions: 5 3/8" x 10 1/2"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor.
Serial range observed: 3 - 57897
From eBay
From Greg Gibson
1940
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Blue on yellow
Dimensions: 5.5" x 9.5"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: On September 5, 1939, Motor Vehicle Commission Zack W. Wells unveiled a plan to change the serial format of plates to a county-coded system starting in 1940. There was public outcry about this change through the rest of 1939 but Wells pushed back several times, stating that the order was already in place and could not be changed without incurring a large expense. On January 6, 1940, the newly-appointed Motor Vehicle Commissioner William D. Denney announced that he was able to cancel the order, leaving the current numbering system in place. Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. There is no dated 1940 Delaware license plate.
Serial range observed: 3 - 60547
From eBay
From Greg Gibson
1941 (January - July)
Manufacturer: National Colortype Co. (Bellevue, KY)
Material: Steel
Colors: Yellow on blue
Dimensions: 5.5" x 9.5"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs
Notes: Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Number 3 reserved for Secretary of State. This was the first observed year (confirmed through MV records) that #3 was reserved for the Secretary of State and it has been reserved for their office ever since.
Serial range observed: 4 - 63060
From James Personti, Jr.
From Greg Gibson
July 1941 - Early 1947
Manufacturer: Varies, see notes
Material: Porcelain
Colors: White on black
Dimensions: 5.5" x 9.5"
Pairs/singles?: Pairs until March 1943, then singles
Notes: In early 1941, State Senator Harold W. T. Purnell introduced a bill that would create a permament license plate with room for inserts that would be updated every year. State Highway Commission Chairman Francis V. du Pont was a big proponent of this plan and helped to bring it to fruition. In fact, he received the first number issued (#65000) on the new permament plates. There were three variations of white on black porcelain plates: (1) the initial run produced by the Baltimore Enamel & Novelty Co. (July 1941 - 1945), (2) a short run produced without the diamond separator (1945 only) and (3) the final run produced by Lansdale Porcelain, with dies matching the dies used on Pennsylvania license plates of the same era (1945 - Early 1947). Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Number 3 reserved for Secretary of State.
Serial range observed:
- Variation 1: 4 - 75991
- Variation 2: 76104 - 77149
- Variation 3: 77419 - 86966
(Variation 1)
From Greg Gibson
(Variation 2)
From Greg Gibson
(Variation 3)
From eBay
Early 1947 - October 1958
Manufacturer: Unknown
Material: Stainless steel
Colors: Silver/off-white (Scotchlite) on black
Dimensions: Varies, see notes and pictures
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Notes: The state switched to stainless steel plates in early 1947. These plates featured numbers that were spot riveted onto the plate and tab slots to continue using the same style of tab that had been in use up to that point. In late 1950/early 1951, reflective Scotchlite tape was applied to numbers. Number 100000, issued to Governor Bacon, was reached in April 1949. The United States mandated that all license plates measure 6" x 12" starting in 1956. Delaware was the last state to switch to this new standard in 1958. Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Number 3 reserved for Secretary of State.
Serial range observed:
- Steel numbers, 5.5" x 9.5": 4 - 99999
- Steel numbers, 5.5" x 11": 4 - 102658
- Scotchlite numbers, 5.5" x 11": 103421 - 179691
- Scotchlite numbers, 6" x 12": 179849 - 185860
(Steel numbers, 5.5" x 9.5")
From Mike Sells
(Steel numbers, 5.5" x 11")
From Snookie Vent
(Scotchlite numbers, 5.5" x 11")
From Greg Gibson
(Scotchlite numbers, 6" x 12")
From Mike Sells
October 1958 - June 1959
Manufacturer: Unknown
Material: Stainless steel
Colors: Gold on dark blue
Dimensions: Varies, see notes and pictures
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Notes: The state decided to switch to a completely reflective plate (background and numbers) in 1958 but still had a large number of black stainless steel blanks leftover of all three sizes (see previous record), so early blue & gold plates were those blanks painted blue with gold numbers spot riveted on. The vast majority of these plates were replacement/holdover plates until this supply was exhausted. Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Number 3 reserved for Secretary of State.
Serial range observed:
- 5.5" x 9.5": Only replacement plates observed
- 5.5" x 11": Only replacement plates observed
- 6" x 12": 186948 (only one new registration observed)
(Only new registrations shown; numbers from former bases also observed reprinted on these formats)
(5.5" x 9.5")
From eBay
(5.5" x 11")
From J.R. Argo
(Scotchlite numbers, 5.5" x 11")
From Chris Turner
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". Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Number 3 reserved for Secretary of State.
Serial range observed:
- Thinner "DELAWARE": 187464 - 193626
- Thicker "DELAWARE": 200046 - 213893
(Only new registrations shown; numbers from former bases also observed reprinted on these formats)
(Thinner "DELAWARE")
From Jordan Irazabal
(Thicker "DELAWARE")
From Jordan Irazabal
June 1962 - Autumn 1968
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. Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Number 3 reserved for Secretary of State.
Serial range observed: 214416 - 261865
(Only new registrations shown; numbers from former bases also observed reprinted on these formats)
From Jordan Irazabal
From Jordan Irazabal
Autumn 1968 - July 2002
Manufacturer: Demco (Milford, DE)
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Gold on dark blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Notes: Gold border and sticker box added. Sticker box added "PLACE STICKER HERE" circa 1971. Starting point of #262000 per newspaper article. Some plates in the low #200000s had folio-style "THE FIRST STATE". Riveted numbers are generally replacement plates made at DMV while you waited. Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Number 3 reserved for Secretary of State.
Serial range observed: 262000 - 1000000
(Only new registrations shown; numbers from former bases also observed reprinted on these formats)
From eBay
From eBay
(Folio-style "THE FIRST STATE")
From Michael Williams
(Sticker box & "PLACE STICKER HERE")
(Standard & folio style)
July 2002 - Present
Manufacturer: Waldale Manufacturing Limited (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Gold on dark blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
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. Barcode added to bottom-right in early 2022. Number 1 reserved for Governor. Number 2 reserved for Lt. Governor. Number 3 reserved for Secretary of State.
Serial range observed: No new registrations observed, numbers through 1000000 are recycled.
(Thin font)
From Jordan Irazabal
(Thicker font)
From Jordan Irazabal
(Demco-style font)
From Jordan Irazabal
(Beveled edges)
From Jordan Irazabal
(Barcode at bottom-right)
From Mark O'Neil