Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1926
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Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year | ||
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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1925 | Events of 1926 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1927 |
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 1926.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates
[edit]Image | Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Arizona | ||||||
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Colorado | ||||||
Connecticut | ||||||
Delaware | ||||||
District of Columbia |
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Florida | ||||||
Georgia | ||||||
Guam | ||||||
Hawai'i | ||||||
Idaho | ||||||
Illinois | ||||||
Indiana | ||||||
Iowa | ||||||
Kansas | ||||||
Kentucky | ||||||
Louisiana | ||||||
Maine | ||||||
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Michigan | ||||||
Minnesota | ||||||
Mississippi | ||||||
Missouri | ||||||
Montana | ||||||
Nebraska | White on green; "NEB 1926" at right | none | 1-12345 10-1234 |
Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10) | ||
Nevada | ||||||
New Hampshire | First graphic plate of New Hampshire. | |||||
New Jersey | ||||||
New Mexico | ||||||
New York | ||||||
North Carolina | ||||||
North Dakota | ||||||
Northern Mariana Islands |
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Ohio | ||||||
Oklahoma | ||||||
Oregon | ||||||
Pennsylvania | ||||||
Puerto Rico | ||||||
Rhode Island | ||||||
South Carolina | ||||||
South Dakota | ||||||
Tennessee | ||||||
Texas | ||||||
Utah | ||||||
Vermont | ||||||
Virginia | ||||||
Washington | ||||||
West Virginia | ||||||
Wisconsin | Embossed black serial on cream plate; "WIS" at right, weight class over "26" at left | none | A123-456 | Coded by weight class | Weight classes were A, B, C, D, and E | |
Wyoming |
Non-passenger plates
[edit]Image (standard) | Region | Type | Design & Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Wisconsin | City bus | Embossed black serial on cream plate; unknown format | Coded by weight class | |||
Dealer | Embossed black serial on cream plate; vertical "WIS" over "26" at right; embossed solid star at left | 1234A | Dealer number and plate number | The number is the dealer number, the letter is the plate number for that dealer. | ||
Duplicate | Embossed black serial on cream plate; vertical "WIS" at left, weight class over "26" at right; "DUPLICATE" embossed under serial | 123 A | Coded by weight class | |||
Interurban bus | Embossed black serial on cream plate; unknown format, though reported to have a vertical "BUS" before the weight class at left | Coded by weight class | Interurban bus plates began 1926. Truck plates were issued before interurban bus plates were issued. | |||
Motorcycle | Embossed black serial on cream plate; "W" over "26" at left | 1234A | 1 A to approximately 2100A | Used on regular motorcycles | ||
123B | 1 B to approximately 800B | Used on motorcycles with sidecars | ||||
Municipal | Embossed white serial on brown plate; vertical "WIS" at right | 1234 | 1 to approximately 3100 | Undated issue from 1924-1929; motorcycle version also available | ||
Truck | Embossed black serial on cream plate; "WIS" at right, weight class over "26" at left; vertical "TRUCK" in between date and serial | A 12-345 | Coded by weight class | Weight classes were A, B, C, D, E, and F |
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.