Style of 1912-14

Style of 1915-16

Two styles of 1918

Three styles of 1919-22

Style of 1923-25

Style of 1926-27

Style of 1931

Style of 1933-36

Unique Slogan for '37

Unique die style for 1938
(similar to Alberta 1944-52)

Style of 1939-42

Windshield Sticker

Style of 1945-47

Style of 1948-50

Style of 1951-54

Unique to 1955

Style of 1956-59

Style of 1960-64

Unique to 1965

Unique to 1967

Style of 1966, 68, 69

Unique to 1973

Style of 1970-72, 73-74

Style of 1977-97

Style of 1998-date

Saskatchewan became a province in 1905 (before that, it was part of the Northwest Territories).  Motor vehicle registration was started a year later, on May 26, 1906 when all motor vehicles were registered with the Provincial Secretary for a flat fee of $10.  Registrants were required to display their assigned numbers on the back of their vehicles.  The markers were owner-provided and typcially made of leather, wood or metal using house numbers, or they were simply painted on the car itself.  Unfortunately, no indication of the province was required.  Hence these markers are difficult to authenticate today without supporting documentation.

In 1912, when a revised motor vehicle act called for annual registration, the plates were provided by the province.  There were four separate registration categories from the start: passenger, livery, garage and motorcycle.
 

• The owner-provided plates usually do not carry the abbreviation "SASK".
• Currently, a small sticker indicating the day of the month of expiry is placed in the center. 
• All plates issued since 1977 are valid. 

Normal

Reflectorized

Besides a slight change in sticker deisgn, the other  important difference in these two plates is the small numbered sticker below the wheat stalks on the second plate.  As with much of Western Canada, Sask. plates now expire on a specific day of the month as opposed to simply the end.  This is indicated by this little sticker.   Ontario plates also expire on a specific day of the month (usually the registrant's birthday) however this is not indicated on the plate.

• 1937: Coronation of King George VI
• 1955: 50th Anniversary of entry into Confederation (1905)
• 1965: 60th Anniversary of entry into Confederation (1905)
• 1967: 100th Anniversary of the formation of Canada
• 1973: 100th Anniversary of the RCMP (1873)

• The premier used to receive plate #1, then later, about 1968, received G1 (1st Government vehicle).  It is not known what the premier received when the plates became alphanumeric in 1997.

• In 1944 Dealers, Trailers and Motorcycles received a new plate rather than a windshield sticker.
• Today, all vehicles receive the same kind of plate, and a sticker in the lower left corner identifies the vehicle type.  (PV stands for passenger vehicle).

The earliest dealer plates say Garage.  Some of these carry letters instead of numbers and could be considered vanity plates in their own right:
 
 

Two interesting old dealer plates

Porcelain

Flat tin (tab year for passenger)

Sask even had plates for Steam Boilers.  This is not the steam boiler of an early steam car, such as the Stanley Steamer as one might assume, but rather the steam boiler within a building.  I suppose for safety reasons these had to be licensed and inspected annually and therefore given these little plates.

Booster Plates & other items of interest

	To promote highway safety in the 50s, some cities issued these booster plates for motorists to display on the front of their car.  Other cities include Regina and Saskatoon and there are surely others.  This plate shares the same colors as the 1956 so it was probably issued that year.  Other years may exist.
	This officially sanctioned booster plate for the front of your car was used for the Canada Games that took place in Saskatoon in 1971.
	The plate went either below the front or rear license plate plate, but not  replacing it.  Presumably to encourage native Saskatchewanians to return home, similar to Nfld's  "COME HOME YEAR" in 1966.
	This is an attachment to your rear license plate, which is a permit to enter Saskatchewan Provincial Parks (SNR = Sask. Nat'l Resources).  This one was good for 1933.  Other animals were used for other provincial parks and for other years.

Links:

• Elsewhere on this site: Stickers on plates 1977-date,  Vehicle Registration Figures.