| Predicted range | Likely usage | Actual patterns | Date(s) used |
| 100-999 | all | 900 | up to and including 1915 |
| 1000-1999 | all | 1000 | 1916-1920 |
| 2000-2999 | all | 1000 | early 1920s |
| 3000-3999 | none | none | |
| 4000-4999 | up to 4745 | 800 | early to mid-1920s |
| 5000-5999 | up to 5577 | 600 | 1923-1925 |
| 6000-6999 | up to 6017 | 20 | end 1925/start 1926 |
| 7000-7999 | all | 1000 | 1926-1928 |
| 8000-8999 | all | 1000 | 1928-1930 |
| 9000-9999 | up to 9726 | 800 | 1930-1931 |
| A100-A999 | all | 900 | 1932 |
| A1000-A1999 | all | 1000 | 1933-1935 |
| A2000-A2999 | all | 1000 | 1935 |
| A3000-A3999 | all | 1000 | 1936 |
| A4000-A4999 | all | 1000 | 1937-1938 |
| A5000-A5999 | all | 1000 | 1938-1939 |
| A6000-A6999 | up to A6018 | 20 | 1939 |
| A7000-A7999 | all | 1000 | 1939-1945 |
| A8000-A8999 | all | 1000 | 1945-1951 |
| A9000-A9999 | all | 1000 | 1951-1955 |
| B100-B999 | up to B172 | 100 | 1950s |
| D100-D9999 | up to D2542 | 2500 | 1950s-1962 |
| S100-S9999 | from S1400 to S1600 | 200 | 1950s |
| TOTAL PATTERNS | 18840 |