Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year | ||
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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1931 | Events of 1932 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1933 |
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 1932.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates
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Nebraska | White on blue; "NEB 1932" at right | none | 1-12345 10-1234 |
Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10) | ||
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Northern Mariana Islands |
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Wisconsin | Embossed blue serial on yellow plate; "WISCONSIN 32" at bottom | none | 123456 | 1 to approximately 585000 | Numbers under 1000 used small plates. | |
Wyoming |
Non-passenger plates
editImage (standard) | Region | Type | Design & Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Wisconsin | City bus | Embossed blue serial on yellow plate with border line; unknown format | Coded by weight class | |||
Dealer | Embossed blue serial on yellow plate with border line; "DEALER WIS 32" at bottom | 1234A | Dealer number and plate number | Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer | ||
Interurban bus | Embossed blue serial on yellow plate with border line; unknown format | Coded by weight class | ||||
Motorcycle | Embossed blue serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS - 32" at bottom | 1234 | 1 to approximately 1900 | |||
Municipal | Embossed yellow serial on blue plate with border line; "WISCONSIN 32" at bottom, embossed hollow star at right | 1234 | 1 to approximately 5700 | Identifiable with a hollow star; motorcycle version also available | ||
Trailer | Embossed yellow serial on red plate; unknown format | Coded by weight class | Weight classes same as truck | |||
Truck | Embossed yellow serial on red plate; vertical "WIS" at left, "31" over "32" at left | A12345 | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.