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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1930 | Events of 1931 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1932 |
Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1931.
Passenger baseplates
Image | Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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District of Columbia |
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Kentucky | Plates with an initial star (*) are truck plates. | |||||
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Minnesota | ||||||
Mississippi | Embossed white lettering and border on orange base; "MISS 1931" centered at bottom | none | 1-234 12-345 123-456 |
1 to approximately 245-000 | ||
Missouri | ||||||
Montana | ||||||
Nebraska | Red on gray; "1931 NEB" at right | none | 1-12345 10-1234 |
Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10) | ||
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New York | ||||||
North Carolina | ||||||
North Dakota | ||||||
Northern Mariana Islands |
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Rhode Island | ||||||
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Utah | ||||||
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West Virginia | ||||||
Wisconsin | Embossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; vertical "WIS" at left, weight class over "31" at right | none | 123-456A | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are A, B, C, D, and E. Weight classes were dropped after 1931. | |
Wyoming |
Non-passenger plates
Image (standard) | Region | Type | Design & Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Wisconsin | City bus | Embossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; unknown format | Coded by weight class | |||
Dealer | Embossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; vertical "WIS" at right; embossed solid star over "31" at left | 1234A | Dealer number and plate number | The number is the dealer number, the letter is the plate number for that dealer | ||
Interurban Bus | Embossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; unknown format | Coded by weight class | ||||
Motorcycle | Embossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; unknown format | A1234 | A 1 to approximately A1000 | Used on regular motorcycles | ||
B123 | B 1 to approximately B500 | Used on motorcycles with sidecars | ||||
Municipal | Embossed blue serial on yellow plate; vertical "WIS" at left, vertical "1931" at left | 1234 | 1 to approximately 5200 | Motorcycle version also available | ||
Trailer | Embossed red serial on cream plate; "30" over "31" at left, vertical "TRALR" between date and serial; vertical "WIS" at right | A 12 | Coded by weight class | Weight classes same as truck | ||
Truck | Embossed red serial on cream plate; vertical "WIS" at right "30" over "31" at left | A12345 | Coded by weight class | Weight classes were A, B, C, D, E, and F |
See also
Portals:References
- Fox, Jams K. (1997). License Plates of the United States: A Pictorial History 1903-To the Present. Jerico, New York: Interstate Directory Publishing Company. ISBN 9781886777002.
- Minard, Jeff; Stentiford, Tim (2004). A Moving History, 50 Years Of ALPCA. 100 Years Of License Plates. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN 1-56311-975-7.
- Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
- Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.
External links
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