Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year | ||
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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1938 | Events of 1939 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1940 |
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 1939. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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Alabama | |||||
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Alaska | |||||
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American Samoa | |||||
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Arizona | |||||
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Arkansas | |||||
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California | |||||
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Canal Zone | |||||
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Colorado | |||||
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Connecticut | |||||
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Delaware | |||||
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District of Columbia |
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Florida | |||||
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Georgia | |||||
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Guam | |||||
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Hawai'i | |||||
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Idaho | |||||
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Illinois | |||||
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Indiana | |||||
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Iowa | |||||
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Kansas | Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "'39 KAN." centered at top | None | 1-12345 10-1234 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | |
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Kentucky | |||||
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Louisiana | |||||
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Maine | |||||
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Maryland | |||||
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Massachusetts | |||||
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Michigan | |||||
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Minnesota | |||||
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Mississippi | |||||
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Missouri | |||||
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Montana | |||||
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Nebraska | |||||
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Nevada | |||||
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New Hampshire | |||||
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New Jersey | |||||
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New Mexico | |||||
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New York | |||||
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North Carolina | |||||
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North Dakota | Embossed red serial on white plate with border line; vertical "ND" and "1939" at left and right respectively | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 142-000 | |
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Northern Mariana Islands |
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Ohio | |||||
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Oklahoma | Embossed black serial on silver plate with border line; "OK–39" at bottom, offset to right | none | A/B123 | County-coded (A/B) | |
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Oregon | |||||
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Pennsylvania | |||||
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Puerto Rico | |||||
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Rhode Island | |||||
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South Carolina | |||||
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South Dakota | |||||
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Tennessee | |||||
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Texas | |||||
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Utah | |||||
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Vermont | |||||
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Virginia | |||||
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Washington | |||||
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West Virginia | |||||
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Wisconsin | |||||
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Wyoming |
Image (standard) | Region | Type | Design & Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Wisconsin | Dealer | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "1939 DEALER WIS" 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 white serial on black plate with border line; "WISCONSIN 1939" at top, vertical "DUP" at left | 1234 | 1 to approximately 3400 | ||
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Farm | Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "38 FARM TR'K 39" at bottom | 12-345 | 1 to approximately 47-000 | ||
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Motorcycle | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WIS 39" at top | 1234 | 1 to approximately 3300 | ||
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Motorcycle dealer | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; unknown format | ||||
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Municipal | Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "WISCONSIN 1939" at top, embossed hollow star at right | 1234 | 1 to approximately 6900 | Identifiable with a hollow star | |
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Municipal motorcycle | Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "WIS 39" at top, hollow black star at right | 12 | 1 to unknown | ||
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Truck | Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "38 WIS TRUCK 39" at bottom | 12-345 A | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N. |