Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1909

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1908	Events of 1909	Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1910

In 1909 Minnesota joined the list of states and territories providing license plates to vehicle owners, and North Carolina and Utah entered the prestate era. There were now 15 states and territories that were issuing license plates and 17 other states requiring owners to provide their own license plates.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Passenger baseplates

In the table below, a light green background indicates that the owner of the vehicle was required to provide their own license plates. These plates are called "prestate" by most collectors. In the prestate era many states only provided the license plate number on a small disc or on paper, and the owner was required to have their license plate(s) made. These early license plates were created from kits that could be purchased at a hardware store, may have been available from automobile clubs or associations, they were forged by blacksmiths or other tradesmen, or the owner may have made their own plate with whatever materials they had on hand. Prestate plates were made from a variety of materials, but most often were made of leather, steel, or wood.

Legend:	Regular state issue plate(s)	Prestate era plate(s)	No plates issued by state or territory

State	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Alabama					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1911.
Alaska					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1921.
American Samoa					No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1924.
Arizona					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1914.
Arkansas					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1911.
California					State issued plates begin in 1914.
Canal Zone					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1910.
Colorado					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1913.
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida					State issued plates begin in 1918.
Georgia					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1910.
Guam					No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1916.
Hawai'i					No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1922.
Idaho					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1913.
Illinois					State issued plates begin in 1911.
Indiana					State issued plates begin in 1913.
Iowa					State issued plates begin in 1911.
Kansas					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1913.
Kentucky					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1910.
Louisiana					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1915.
Maine
Maryland					Last year for prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1910.
Massachusetts
Michigan					Last year for prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1910.
Minnesota					First year for state issued plates.
Mississippi					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1912.
Missouri					State issued plates begin in 1911.
Montana					Prestate plates start in 1913. State issued plates begin in 1915.
Nebraska					State issued plates begin in 1915.
Nevada					Prestate plates start in 1913. State issued plates begin in 1916.
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico					State issued plates begin in 1912.
New York					Last year for prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1910.
North Carolina					First year for prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1913.
North Dakota					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1911.
Northern Mariana Islands					No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1944.
Ohio
Oklahoma					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1915.
Oregon					State issued plates begin in 1911.
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico					No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1912.
Rhode Island
South Carolina					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1917.
South Dakota					State issued plates begin in 1913.
Tennessee					State issued plates begin in 1915.
Texas					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1917.
U.S. Virgin Islands					No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1917.
Utah					First year for prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1915.
Vermont
Virginia
Washington					State issued plates begin in 1915.
West Virginia
Wisconsin	Riveted aluminum serial on black zinc plate	none	1234-W	6193-W to 9232-W	Issued July 1905 to August 1911; replaced in 1912. Serials issued show plates issued in 1909.
Wyoming					No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1913.

References

^ 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.

External links

[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.

[4] Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.

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v t e Vehicle license plates of the United States
States	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Federal district	Washington, D.C.
Territories	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands
Other registration plates	Canal Zone Native American tribes Designs and serial formats
By year	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

v t e Vehicle registration plates of North America
Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

Passenger baseplates

See also

References

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