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| Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1986 | Events of 1987 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1988 |
Each of the 50 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1987.
Passenger baseplates
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California | embossed gold serial on blue plate, "CALIFORNIA" embossed on top | none | 1ABC123 | ||
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embossed navy blue serial on reflective white plate with 2 gold lines and a gold circle that's white if a gold line was there, "CALIFORNIA" screened in red in an art-deco font on top | official nickname | 2ABC123 | used for the California Games logo | ||
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Kansas | Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; gold sunflower and wheat stalk graphic screened at top left; "KANSAS" screened in blue centered at top | A/B C12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C) | ||
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Virginia | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; "Virginia" screened in blue centered at top. | None | ABC-123 | Still currently revalidated. | |
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Non-passenger plates
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Texas | Truck | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; red "TEXAS" screened above embossed "TRUCK" at top, red "SESQUICENTENNIAL" screened at bottom; state shape "1836" above and "1986" below screened in red at center | 123 4AB | 000 1CR to 299 9KK | Revalidated for 1987 with white on green stickers. |
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Wisconsin | Private semi-trailer | Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, "SEMI TRAILER" at top; "DEC" at top right, debossed "82" at bottom right | P/E12345 | P/E 1 to approximately P/E22000 | Five year semi-trailer license plates issued in 1982; revalidated for 1987 with blue on silver stickers. |
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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| Dependencies and other territories | |