Rob Lawson sends the above photo of a set of antique plates. But is it car or bike? He writes: "My family and I are currently in the process of sorting through items from my late mother's estate. We have come across a pair of cast metal number plates bearing the # 435. We are assuming that they may be genuine early Victorian car registration plates."
Editor: Well Rob, we must say that we personally never saw plates like these without any lettering, but we understand registrations without lettering and up to 5 digits were common on Guernsey since 1908. Soon enough somebody will jump in and explain what is the case.