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Michigan

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1983 white/blue "GREAT LAKES" base:  This design began in late 1982 with only month stickers issued for 1984 expirations.  After 1983, yearly stickers were issued.  There were a number of versions of the base and they are listed as follows:

Type I: This design originally started the "0000 AA" plate number format and had a larger "MICHIGAN" that was the same size as the previous "79" dated issue.

Type II: Sometime during 1998, the stickerwells were removed (around the beginning of the "QAA" series).  Beginning in late 1997 (1998 expirations), the stickers included both the month and year, discontinuing the two-sticker system.  Therefore the left stickerwell was no longer needed.  The state, evidently, felt that they might as well remove the right stickerwell as well.

Type III: In 2001, narrower dies were used in preparation of the seven-digit plates to come.

Type IV: In 2006, the plate number dies were modified to a smaller, squared format that allowed for a space between the letters and numbers.

Type II:

2003 (reflective white/blue) vg $3.00 "0759 JM" (11249)