Starting in 1939, plates got smaller, and started using 2 different numbering configurations: A/A 000 and A/A 00A The letters on the left side are still a county code. AA-AT = Atlantic HA-IZ = Hudson MA-MZ = Monmouth SK-SU = Somerset WT-WZ = Hunterdon AU-AZ = Burlington JA-JZ = Essex NA-NZ = Union SV-SZ = Sussex YA-YZ = Essex BA-BZ = Bergen KA-KZ = Middlesex PA-PZ = Passaic UA-UZ = Union ZA-ZJ = Gloucester CA-CZ = Camden LA-LU = Mercer RA-RZ = Bergen VA-VZ = Morris ZK-ZU = Cumberland EA-FZ = Essex LV-LZ = Ocean SA-SJ = Salem WA-WS = Warren ZV-ZZ = Cape May
1939		1940
1941		1942
1943 This year, tabs were used to conserve metal for the war effort.		1944
1945		1946
1947		1948	1948 PROTOTYPE ? From 693
1949		1950
1951     In 1951, some plates were issued in the "long" format and numbered A/A 0000.
1952 New plates were issued with slots for re-validation tabs. These plates were used until 1956. The numbering sequence went from A/A 000  to  A/A 00A  to  A/A 0A0  to  A/A A00.       The long format was also used in 1952. Tabs were issued for the next 4 years.
1953	1954	1955	1956
1954		1956
1957 The standard 6 X 12 size was adopted, and the A/A 0000 numbering became standard. These plates were used until 1959, when an entire replate took place. These plates were never dated, as they were validated with windshield stickers.
1957/58
It was also possible to get 1952 numbers re-made on the 1957 base.     WG556 from Lee Madigan - 7843