Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1920
Appearance
Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year | ||
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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1919 | Events of 1920 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1921 |
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 1920.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates
[edit]Legend: | Regular state issue plate(s) | No plates issued by state or territory |
Image | Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Alabama | ||||||
Alaska | No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1921. | |||||
American Samoa | Territory issued plates begin in 1924. | |||||
Arizona | ||||||
Arkansas | ||||||
California | ||||||
Canal Zone | ||||||
Canal Zone | ||||||
Colorado | none | Blue and red tab on 1919 plate. | ||||
Issued for new registrations only. | ||||||
Connecticut | ||||||
Delaware | ||||||
District of Columbia |
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Florida | ||||||
Georgia | ||||||
Guam | ||||||
Hawai'i | No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1922. | |||||
Idaho | ||||||
Illinois | ||||||
Indiana | ||||||
Iowa | Embossed black serial on light green plate with border line; "IA 20" at right | none | 123456 | 1 to approximately 438000 | ||
Kansas | ||||||
Kentucky | ||||||
Louisiana | ||||||
Maine | ||||||
Maryland | ||||||
Massachusetts | ||||||
Michigan | ||||||
Minnesota | ||||||
Mississippi | ||||||
Missouri | Embossed black serial on light green plate with border line; "MO. 1920" at bottom | |||||
Montana | ||||||
Nebraska | Revalidated for 1920 with dark blue tab on top of a 1919 plate. | |||||
Nevada | ||||||
New Hampshire | ||||||
New Jersey | ||||||
New Mexico | ||||||
New York | ||||||
North Carolina | Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "N.C. 6-30 1920" at left | none | 12-345 123456 |
1 to approximately 106000 | ||
North Dakota | ||||||
Northern Mariana Islands |
No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1944. | |||||
Ohio | ||||||
Oklahoma | ||||||
Oregon | ||||||
Pennsylvania | ||||||
Puerto Rico | ||||||
Rhode Island | ||||||
South Carolina | ||||||
South Dakota | ||||||
Tennessee | ||||||
Texas | ||||||
Utah | ||||||
Vermont | ||||||
Virgin Islands | ||||||
Virginia | ||||||
Washington | ||||||
West Virginia | ||||||
Wisconsin | Embossed white serial on maroon plate; "W" over "20" at right | none | 123456 | 1 to approximately 275000 | ||
Wyoming |
Non-passenger plates
[edit]Image (standard) | Region | Type | Design & Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Wisconsin | Dealer | Embossed white serial on maroon plate; "W" over "20" at right; embossed solid star at left | 1234A | Dealer number and plate number | ||
Motorcycle | Embossed white serial on maroon plate; "W" over "20" at right; serial embossed at 45-degree angle | 1234 | 1 to approximately 7200 | |||
Truck | Embossed white serial on maroon plate; "W" over "20" at right; vertical "TRUCK" at left | 1234 | 1 to approximately 15100 |
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.