Canal Zone
STATUS: Former U.S.Territory located in Panama. Plates no longer issued (since 1979)
WORLD LOCATION: Central America
FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1910
FORMER SLOGANS: "Funnel for World Commerce" - from 1961 through 1979. There are also a small number of plates with the slogan "1903 CANAL ZONE 1982" across the top, but these may be numbered booster plates.
PLATES WERE: Officially issued.
Colors for known issues are as follows:
1910 - black/white
1911 - white/black
1912 - black/white; porcelain
1913 - white/black
1914 - black/white
1915 - white/black
1916 - black/white
1917 - black/yellow
1918 - black/white
1919 - white/dark blue
1920 - black/yellow
1921 - black/olive drab
1922 - white/black
1923 - black/yellow
1924 - yellow/black
1925 - white/navy blue
1926 - black/yellow
1927 - red/white
1928 - black/yellow
1929 - red/white
1930 - black/yellow
1931 - red/white
1932 - black/yellow
1933 - red/white
1934 - white/blue
1935 - blue/yellow
1936 - red/white
1937 - white/green
1938 - white/red
1939 - black/yellow
1940 - yellow/green
1941 - black/yellow
1942 - white/dark blue
1943 - white/dark blue with
black on yellow square date tab
1944 - white/dark blue with
black on red date tab
1945 - black/orange
1946 - yellow/black
1947 - white/black
1948 - blue/white
1949 - white/blue
1950 - white/maroon
1951 - white/dark green
1952 - green/yellow
1953 - maroon/white
1954 - black/orange
1955 - yellow/black
1956 - black/yellow
1957 - yellow/black
1958 - black/yellow
1959 - yellow/black
1960 - black/yellow
1961 - yellow/black
1962 - black/yellow
1963 - yellow/black
1964 - black/yellow
1965 - yellow/black
1966 - black/yellow
1967 - yellow/black
1968 - black/yellow
1969 - yellow/black
1970 - black/yellow
1971 - yellow/black
1972 - green/refl white
1973 - blue/refl white
1974 - green/refl white
1975 - blue/refl white
1976 - green/refl white
1977 - dark blue/refl white
1978 - green/refl white
1979 - green/refl white, with
black on orange date sticker.
SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Pairs
OVAL: USA ISO: US
CARS DRIVE ON: Right
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1910-1916 series porcelain plate, possibly motorcycle. White on black. White on brown issues are also known. From the PL8S archive. |
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1910-1916 series porcelain plate, also possibly a motorcycle. (Note scale size) White on cobalt blue, from the PL8S archive. |
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1919 Canal Zone passenger plate. Embossed steel, colors are white on dark blue. Plate from the collection of Don Merrill. |
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1937 Canal Zone passenger plate, embossed steel, white on green. From the Drew Steitz collection. |
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1944 Canal Zone passenger plate. Embossed steel with stamped steel date tab. Plate is white on dark blue, the date tab is black on red. This may be the only known example of the war issue date tab for this year. From the Jim Fox collection. |
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1947 Canal Zone motorcycle plate. Embossed steel, white on black. From the Jerry Boone collection. |
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