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In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. [1]
Formats for license plate numbers are consistent within the state. For example, Delaware is able to use six-digit all-numeric serials because of its low population. Several states, particularly those with higher populations, use seven-character formats of three letters and four digits, including 1ABC234 in California, 1234ABC in Kansas and ABC-1234 (with or without a space or dash) in Georgia ...
In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. [4]
Non-passenger Plates Image (standard) Region Type Design & Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes 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
With these, the plate serial is chosen by the licensing agency – as with regular plates – but the owners select a plate design that is different from the normal license plate. For example, an alumnus or student of a university or college might purchase a plate with the school's logo, or an outdoorsman might decide to pay extra for a plate ...
Number is the manufacturer number, letters increment every time a new plate is issued to that particular manufacturer Motorcycle Embossed red serial on white plate with border line; "A WIS 53" at top 1234 1 to approximately 9000 Motorcycle sidecar Embossed red serial on white plate with border line; "B WIS 53" at top 123 1 to approximately 100
Non-passenger Plates Image (standard) Region Type Design & Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes Alaska: Truck Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "ALASKA" at top, debossed "76" at top right 1234 AB 1000 AA to approximately 1999 AN Revalidated for 1982 with white on blue stickers. Replaced between May 1981 and April 1982.
In the table below, a light green background indicates that the owner of the vehicle was required to provide their own license plates. These plates are called "prestate" by most collectors. In the prestate era many states only provided the license plate number on a small disc or on paper, and the owner was required to have their license plate(s ...