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Collecting Ontario licence plates for 40 years
THE
BACK
BUMPER
ONTARIO PASSENGER PLATES
1903-05
Leather shield
1905-09
Pressed rubber
1910
Late rubber issue
1911
Only porcelain year
1912
Tin sheet over wire rim
1913
Tin sheet over wire rim
1914
Tin sheet over wire rim
1915
Tin sheet over wire rim
1916
Tin sheet over wire rim
1917
Flat steel
1918
Flat steel
1919
Flat steel
1920
Flat steel
1921
First embossed year
1922
1923
1924
Round and squared numbers used
1925
1926
Like 1922, but no lower bolt slots
1927
1928
1929
1930
Letters now used for passenger autos
1931
Prison manufacture begins
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
First appearance of crowns
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