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California License plate Data
Year Background Numbers and Letters Tab or sticker color

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 Comments
1914 Brick Red White    
1915 Yellow Black    
1916 White Blue Bear 1916/w front and rear bear tab
1917 White Blue Poppy 1916 w/front and rear poppy
1918 White Blue Liberty Bell 1916 w/front and rear Liberty Bell
1919 White Blue Star 1916 w/front and rear Star
1920 Black White    
1921 Yellow Black    
1922 White Blue    
1923 Black White    
1924 Green White    
1925 Yellow Black    
1926 Blue White    
1927 Maroon White    
1928 Blue Yellow    
1929 Black Orange    
1930 Orange Black    
1931 Black Orange    
1932 Orange Black    
1933 Black Orange    
1934 Orange Black    
1935 Black Orange    
1936 Orange Black    
1937 Black Orange    
1938 Lemon Yellow Black    
1939 Blue Yellow   "California Worlds Fair"
1940 Orange Black    
1941 Black Yellow    
1942 Black Yellow   Either Black letter/year on Yellow strip tab or Yellow strip embedded on plate
1943 Black Yellow Red V for Victory on White Tab 1941-1942 w/1943 tab
1944 Black Yellow Windshield Sticker   1941-1942 w/Windshield sticker
1945 Black White   Single plate issued only
1946 Black White Black #'s on Yellow Tab Single 1945 plate w/1946 tab
1947 Yellow Black   COM stacked is a truck plate
1948 Yellow Black Red "48" on natural background 1947 w/1948 tabs front and back
1949 Yellow Black Black "49" on natural background 1947 w/1949 tabs front and back
1950 Yellow Black Red "50" on natural background 1947 w/1950 tabs front and back
1951 Black Yellow   51 california commercial COM stacked is a truck plate
1952 Black Yellow Black "52" on Yellow background 1951/w 1952 tab
1953 Black Yellow Black "53" on White background 1951 w/1953 tab
1954 Black Yellow White "54" on Red background 1951 w/1954 tab
1955 Black Yellow Black "55" on Grey background 1951 w/1955 tab
1956 Yellow Black   3 letter 3 number configuration for car. 1 letter 5 number configuration for truck

 

 Plate letter sequence
A-G
1957 Yellow Black Black lettering on Red sticker 1956 w/1957 sticker. Sticker on rear plate only D-O
1958 Yellow Black White lettering on Green sticker 1956 w/1958 sticker. Sticker on rear plate only M-R
1959 Yellow Black Black lettering on White sticker 1956 w/1959 sticker. Sticker on rear plate only R-T
1960 Yellow Black Silver lettering on Blue-Gray sticker 1956 w/1960 sticker. Sticker on rear plate only T-V
1961 Yellow Black Silver lettering on Red sticker 1956 w/1961 sticker. Sticker on rear plate only U-X

1962

 Yellow Black Green lettering on White sticker 1956 w/1962 sticker. Sticker on rear plate only W-Z
 

 

 

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