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Illustrated History of Connecticut License Plates
Joe Wasielewski - ALPCA Member 6996
All-Terrain
Ambulance
Amateur Radio
Apportioned
Boat Ramp
Bus
Camp Trailer to 1957
Camp Trailer 1958-
Camper
Classic Vehicle
Combination 1
Combination 2
Commercial to 1957
Commercial 1958-
Common
Construction
Dealer Motorcycle
Dealer New to 1969
Dealer New 1970-1989
Dealer New 1990-
Dealer Spec. Equip.
Dealer Used to 1969
Dealer Used 1970-1989
Dealer Used 1990-
Dismantler
Early American
Error Plates
Exp. Test
Factory
Farm
Fire Apparatus
Fish
Foreign Consul
Gasoline
Handicapped
Hearse
High Mileage Veh.
Interstate
Junk
Livery
Marine Trailer
M.F.G.
Military
Miscellaneous/Local
Motorcycle
Municipal
M.V. Dept
Official
Parade
Permits
Political - State
Political - US
Postmaster
POW
Prototype
PUC
Repair to 1969
Repair 1970-
Sample
School Bus
Service Bus
Snowmobile
Special Equipment
Sphinx
State
Student Transport
Taxi
Temp. Metal Plates
Temp. Non-Passenger
Temp. Pass.
Temp. Reg. Certificate
Toll
Trailer
Trans.
Vanpool
Veteran
Volunteer Firefighter
Wrecker
Official

   

Click to see this type in use.State Official plates are issued to the top six state officials for use on their state-owned vehicles.
1 = Governor
2 = Lieutenant Governor
3 = Secretary of State
4 = Treasurer
5 = Attorney General
6 = Comptroller

This type was first issued in the mid-late 1930s. The earliest plates are black on aluminum with the "State Official" legend. In the 1940s and 1950s reflectorized scotchlite plates were issued with black letters/numbers. Beginning with the 1957 issue these plates followed the colors of regular passenger car plates but retained the "Official" legend.

Click the photo above to see this type in use.



1930s/1940s:  
1940 3   
1940 Secretary of State.
This plate was issued to Sara B. Crawford, a Republican from Westport. She served from 1939 to 1941.
 
   
1940s/1950s:  
Black letters/numbers on reflective yellow or white scotchlite plates.
 
   
1957 to ~1966:  
1957 1  
White letters/numbers on a blue background. The reverse side of these plates is blue.
(Governor)
 
   
~1967 to 1973:  
1973 4  
White letters/numbers on a blue background. The reverse side of these plates is white.
(Treasurer)
 
   
1974 to 1976:  
 1 2 
Blue on reflective white plates made by the Polyvend Company
(Governor)
(Lieutenant Governor)
   
 3 4 
(Secretary of State) (Treasurer)
   
 5 6 
(Attorney General) (Comptroller)
   
1977 to 1986:  
1980s 2  
(Lieutenant Governor)  
   
1987 to 2000:  
 3 4 
(Secretary of State) (Treasurer)
   
2001 to Present:  
Dark blue on reflective light blue fade background.
 
   

 

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