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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. [4]
a paper, cardboard, or lightweight plastic license plate, to be removed at the end of the temporary registration period (typically a set number of days, e.g., 15, 30, or 45 days); a standard metal license plate with temporary validation, in which case the government agency needs to issue only a validation sticker rather than a license plate; or
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 ...
Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1980 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first time Kansas was so honored. Discontinued due to legibility issues in 1982, but were revalidated with stickers until 1988. Kentucky: Louisiana: Maine: Maryland: Massachusetts: Michigan: Minnesota
Virginia: Washington: West Virginia: Wisconsin: Embossed black serial on yellow plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, slogan at top; month of expiration at bottom left, debossed "68" at bottom right AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND: A12-345 AB 1234 Coded by month of expiration (A) Revalidated for 1970 with black on orange stickers. Wyoming
Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" offset left at top, "TRAILER" at bottom 123-456 1 to approximately 125-000, 150-001 to 205-000: Revalidated for 1976 with red on white stickers. Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top, "TRAILER" at bottom
Serials progressed backwards, presumably due to the serials on the optional Scenic plate progressing forward from AAA-1000. Washington: Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with light blue Mount Rainier graphic and dark blue border line; "Washington" screened in red centered at top. None 123-ABC West Virginia
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/E 12345 P/E 1 to approximately P/E 22000 Five year semi-trailer license plates issued in 1982; revalidated for 1987 with blue on silver stickers.