First Issue 1923?
type exists without second dashSamples were generally traded between states for law enforcement to recognize style/color from other states. Always representative of normal passenger. Only issued as single. See Passenger section for colors/design. 1923 white/dark green 1924 black/orange 1925 white/green 1926 "SC" inside Palmetto Tree design red/white 1927 "SC" inside Palmetto Tree design green/white 1928 black/yellow 1929 black/white 1930 "IODINE" vertically on right side white/black 1931 "THE IODINE STATE" bottom green/gray 1932 "THE IODINE STATE" bottom black/yellow 1933 "THE IODINE PRODUCTS STATE" bottom black/white "APRIL 30" top or "OCTOBER 31" bottom black/yellow(April) yellow/black(October) believed that Samples exist for both color schemes 1935 "APRIL 30" top or "OCTOBER 31" bottom color variations: red/white; white/red; black/white; white/black no rhyme or reason known as to color variations believed that Samples exist for all color schemes 1936 "APRIL 30" top or "OCTOBER 31" bottom yellow/black(April) black/yellow(October) 1937 unknown if APRIL exists - all I've seen are OCT black/white 1938 black/yellow 1939 black/white 1940 "OCTOBER 31" bottom yellow/black 1941 black/yellow 1942 yellow/black 1943 restamped from collected plates - most '42; rare unstamped exist yellow/black 1944 strip applied to existing 1943; weight class matched, plate number did not yellow/green 1945 yellow/green 1946 silver/black 1947 black/yellow 1948 yellow/black 1949 white/black 1950 black/white 1951 white/black 1952 yellow/black 1953 black/yellow 1954 white/black 1955 black/white 1956 black/yellow 1957 white/blue 1958 blue/white 1959 white/blue 1960 blue/white 1961 red/white 1962 some experimental reflective (some debossed in E and F series)* white/red unknown if experimental Samples were available 1963 white/green 1964 white/black 1965 black/white unknown if normal A-00-000 format was available 1966 white/blue 1964 was the first year 2-letter prefixes were issued on passenger plates. Two types of 1966 Samples known. 1967 blue/white 1968 begin reflective letters; "AUTO" bottom (passenger only) white/black single letter prefix also valid on passenger plates; unknown if single-letter Sample available 1969 white/blue 1970 "1670 300 YEARS 1970" white/green 1971 white/brown 1972 begin 3-letter, 3-number format white/black 1973 white/blue 1974 white/green 1975 white/maroon 1976-1980 "Bicentennial" base sample stickers used 1981-1985 State Outline base sample stickers used 1986-1990 Palmetto base sample stickers used 1991-1998 Wren (state bird) base sample stickers used 1999-June, 2008 "Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places" base regular plates transitioned to flat, debossed border, beginning Sept, 2007 unknown if flat Samples were available sample stickers used July, 2008-March, 2016 "Sunrise" base sample stickers used February, 2016-present "Hope" base
no stickers used on samples
No specialty samples are issued by South Carolina. Any plates with only "000" are considered prototypes. |