My Nova Scotia Licence Plate Collection

REGISTERED WEIGHT PLATES
These plates indicated the maximum weight of a vehicle including its load.

Issued from 1934 to 1958 on an annual basis,
followed by a "permanent" issue commencing
in 1959 and thought to have been issued and/or valid until the mid 60's
 

Bill White, Lower Sackville, NS    ALPCA 13568   Last updated September 6, 2024
 

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These plates are displayed separately from my other plates as they serve a different purpose, and some purists would
say that they are not actually licence plates at all.   I certainly feel it is appropriate to consider them
along with regular registration plates, as they share the dimensions and colours of those plates.  It is not known for certain
how they were displayed, but most likely mounted on the sides of the truck.  In most years there were pairs issued,
but in some years it was only singles, and therefore the concept of where they were mounted becomes more
complicated.   These plates came in a variety of indicated weights and frankly, I have no idea which weights were
issued in any of the years, or whether it varied from year to year.   This has not until recently been a collecting interest of
mine but having come into possession of a few nice plates it has become in fact an interest and I am on the lookout for more.

1934 None in my collection 1935 None in my collection
1936 None in my collection 1937 None in my collection


 
 

 

 

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Almost no paint left. A great candidate for restoration!


 



 
 
 

1943  None in my collection

1944 None in my collection 1945 None in my collection
1946 None in my collection 1947 None in my collection

 




 





 

 

 


1952
None in my collection
Thought to be first year to omit Province name and Year (but possibly 1953 or later)

 

1953
None in my collection. Note that instead of the coloured strips used for regular plates, it seems to be that registered weight plates in 1953 to 1956 were actual annual plates using the same colours as
the strips for those years.
1954 None in my collection 1955 None in my collection
1956 None in my collection 1957 None in my collection
1958 None in my collection

1959 permanent, used to the mid-60's