Dating Your Rolleiflex 3.5 TLR Camera

The tables below are re-compiled from Collector's Guide to Rollei Cameras, by Arthur G. Evans, 1986. They are presented here for informational and reference purposes only, to help you indentify your model of Rolleiflex camera.
CAMERA MODEL YEARS SERIAL # RANGE
Automatic (Type 1) 1937-1939 568,516-805,000
Automatic (Type 2) 1937-1939 568.516-805,000
Automatic (Type 3) 1939-1945 805,000-999,999
Automatic (Type 4) 1945-1949 999,999-1,099,999
New Standard 1939-1941 805,000-927,999
X (Type 1) 1949-1950 1,100,000-1,116,999
X (Type 2) 1950-1951 1,117,000-1,168,000
MX (Type 1) 1951-1954 1,200,000-1,266,999
MX (Type 2) 1951-1954 1,267,000-1,427,999
MX-EVS (Type 1) 1954-1955 1,428,000-1,499,999
MX-EVS (Type 2) 1955-1956 1,700,000-1,737,911
3.5 E (Type 1) 1956-1959 1,740,000-1,787,999
3.5 E (Type 2) 1956-1959 1,850,000-1,869,999
T (Type 1) 1958-1966 2,100,000-2,199,999
T (Type 2) 1966-1970 2,220,000-2,228,999
T (Type 3) 1971-1976 2,242,000-
3.5 E2 (Type 1) 1959-1960 1,870,000-1,872,299
3.5 E2 (Type 2) 1961-1962 2,480,000-2,482,999
3.5 F (Type 1 1959-1960 2,200,000-2,229,999
3.5 F (Type 2) 1960-1960 2,230,000-2,241,500
3.5 F (Type 3) 1960-1969 2,250,000-2,815,050
3.5 F (Type 4) 1969-1980 2,815,051-
3.5 E3 1962-1965 2,380,000-2,385.034