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The U.S. state of Illinois first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1907. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1911, when the state began to issue plates. As of 2023, plates are issued by the Illinois Secretary of State . Front and rear plates are required on most vehicle types, with the ...
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1927. Events of 1928. Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1929. 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 1928. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Embossed deep yellow serial on dark blue plate; "W" over "25" at right. A 1234. A 1 to approximately A1800. Used on regular motorcycles. B 1234. B 1 to approximately B1200. Used on motorcycles with sidecars. Municipal. Embossed white serial on brown plate; vertical "WIS" at right.
The colors on Illinois license plates in the years 1955 - 1961 and 1964 used the school colors of various Illinois colleges and universities. The schools whose colors were used are now fully shown in the "Notes" column. The years 1963, 1965, and 1975 were used to honor companies or a person, and that information is also shown in the notes.
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 ...
Embossed black numbers on white plate; "VIRGINIA – 1938" embossed in black block letters at bottom. none. 123–456. 1 to approximately 388-000. Washington. Embossed green numbers on white plate with border line; "1938 WASHINGTON" embossed in green block letters at top. none. A -12345.
Embossed red serial on white plate; "CITY" over "BUS" at left, "WISCONSIN 1940" at top, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at bottom. 1 A. Coded by weight class. Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "CITY" over "BUS" at left, "WISCONSIN 1940" at top, "EXP. 3-31-40" at bottom. It is unknown what this plate was used for, other than it is ...
Events of 1907. Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1908. In 1907 the District of Columbia joined the list of states providing license plates to vehicle owners, and the prestate era began in Illinois and Missouri. There were now 11 states and territories that were issuing license plates and 18 other states requiring owners to ...