| Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year | ||
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| Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1940 | Events of 1941 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1942 |
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 1941.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates edit
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Wisconsin | Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate; "19 WISCONSIN 41" at bottom, slogan at top | AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 795-000 | |
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Wyoming | Sample plate shown. |
Non-passenger plates edit
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Wisconsin | Cabin | Embossed white serial on blue plate with border line; "40 CABIN 41" at bottom, vertical "WIS" at right | 123 | 1 to approximately 700 | |
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Dealer | Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "19 WIS DEALER 41" at bottom, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at top | 1234A | Dealer number and plate number | Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer | |
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Duplicate | Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "19 WISCONSIN 41" at bottom, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at top; vertical "DUP" at left | 1234 | 1 to approximately 2000 | ||
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Farm | Embossed white serial on brown plate with border line; "40 FARM TR'K 41" at bottom, vertical "WIS" at right | 12-345 | 1 to approximately 64-000 | ||
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Motorcycle | Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "WIS 1941" at top | 1234 | 1 to approximately 3400 | ||
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Municipal | Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "19 WISCONSIN 41" at bottom, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at top; embossed hollow diamond at left | 1234 | 1 to approximately 6800 | Identifiable with a hollow diamond | |
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Official | Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "19 WISCONSIN 41" at bottom, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at top; embossed hollow star at left | 123 | 1 to unknown | Identifiable by a hollow star. The high is 14, though the expected high number is higher. | |
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Light Private Trailer | Embossed white serial on blue plate with border line; "40 WIS TRAILER 41" at bottom, vertical "WIS" at right | A 1234 | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are same as truck | |
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Heavy Trailer | Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" over "T-L" at top left, "40" over "41" at top right; quarterly tab at top between stacked caption and year | A 1234 | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are same as heavy truck | |
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Truck | Embossed white serial on blue plate with border line; "40 WIS TRUCK 41" at bottom | A 12-345 | Coded by weight class | Serials start at A 25-001. Weight classes are A, B, C, and D. | |
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Heavy Truck | Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" over "TRK" at top left, "40" over "41" at top right; quarterly tab at top between stacked caption and year | A 1234 | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N. Commercial light trucks received identical plates in the A, B, C, and D weight classes. |
See also edit
References 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.