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Site Activity Log

Most recent activity is listed first.
Some links may be inoperable due to changes subsequently made to corresponding pages.

Activity Logs of Years Past:

Sun., Feb. 28
Added images of 1975 (exp. 3-31-1976), 1976, and 1980 Reserved-Number auto plates to our page dedicated to that subject, courtesy of Charlie Gauthier.
   
Sun., Feb. 21
Added images of 1982 (exp. 3-31-1983), 1983, and 1984 Reserved-Number auto plates to our page dedicated to that subject, courtesy of Charlie Gauthier.
   
Sun., Feb. 14
Added images of 1986 (exp. 3-31-1987), 1989, and 1990 Reserved-Number auto plates to our page dedicated to that subject, courtesy of Charlie Gauthier.
   
Wed., Feb. 10, 2009
Added images of 1992 (exp. 3-31-1993), 1995, and 1996 Reserved-Number auto plates to our page dedicated to that subject, courtesy of Charlie Gauthier.
   
Fri., Jan. 29
Added images of 1997 (exp. 3-31-1998), 1998, 1999, and 2000 Reserved-Number auto plates to our page dedicated to that subject, courtesy of Charlie Gauthier.
   
Sun., Jan. 24
Added to our page about Reserved-Number plates images of 1925, 1927, and 1933 two-digit auto plates provided by Charlie Gauthier; added these images to pages devoted to plates of the 1920s and 1930s. NOTE: During the last ten days additions to the site have been less frequent than in the recent past, and this will continue to be the case for an additional week or two while we prepare a printed version of DCplates.net. Printing of the 444 pages that comprise 71 of the site's 78 currently active pages has recently been completed, but formatting and other time-consuming tasks remain.
   
Sat., Jan. 16
Added to our page about 1991 baseplates an image taken by J. Reid Williamson of an auto plate with faded graphics; removed our separate Type Sets page by copying the images presented thereon to separate pages upon which are described 1974, 1978, and 1984 baseplates.
   
Thur., Jan. 14
Updated for the current DK series the list of two-letter prefixes, and months they were issued, at the bottom of our page devoted to the two-letter-prefix auto plates issued since April 1997; updated the table in which approximate registration number annual cutoff points are indicated on our page devoted to the current general-issue auto baseplate; added to our 2000 Baseplate page an image in our DCscenes series taken by J. Reid Williamson.
   
Wed., Jan. 13
Added to our page about D.C. plates of the 1960s images of sample plates added to a dedicated page on January 1 and 2.
   
Sun., Jan. 10
Added to our pages about D.C. plates of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s images of sample plates added to a dedicated page last week.
   
Sat., Jan. 9
Completed the present work on our Sample Plates page by adding images of 1930, 1936, 1938, 1940 (exp. 3-31-41) and 1941 plates; additional images will be added to this page as they become available.
   
Thur., Jan. 7
Added images of 1942 (exp. 3-31-43), 1949, and 1950 Sample plates to our page dedicated to that subject.
   
Wed., Jan. 6
Added images of 1951, 1952, and 1953 (exp. 3-31-54) Sample plates to our page dedicated to that subject.
   
Sun., Jan. 3
Added images of Antique Car plates with 1958 (marked "59") and 1963 tabs to our page dedicated to that type; added a table of Antique Car plate tab characterstics to the same page and made other minor edits to text describing this type; added image of 1958 Antique Car plate to our page about D.C. plates of the 1950s; added images of 1955 (exp. 3-31-56), 1958, and 1959 Sample plates to our page dedicated to that subject.
   
Sat., Jan. 2
Added to our page about the 1968 Baseplate information about the proper location for validation stickers, especially those for 1970 and 1971; added images of 1960 (exp. 3-31-61), 1961, and 1962 Sample plates to our page dedicated to that subject.
   
Fri., Jan. 1, 2010
Added images of 1963 (exp. 3-31-64), 1965, and 1966 Sample plates to our page dedicated to that subject.


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This page last updated on February 28, 2010

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