Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1943

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1942	Events of 1943	Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1944

Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued windshield stickers and renewed individual passenger license plates for 1943, while only a few issued license plates for 1943.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Passenger baseplates

Passenger Car Plates
Region	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California	Same as the 1941 and 1942 base plates, but has a white tab with a painted red "V" and debossed serial on it.				It's placed on your 1941 California plate if you're a new registrant in 1942 and didn't get the 1942 revalidation tab.
Canal Zone
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawai'i
Idaho
Illinois	White serial on green fiberboard plate, "ILLINOIS 43" on top				Illinois used fiberboard plates from 1943 to 1948.
Indiana
Iowa	Embossed white lettering on black base, "IOWA – 1942" at top	none	1–2345 12-3456	County-coded	1942 base reused for 1943 with a windshield sticker due to World War II metal rationing.
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
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon					The 1942 plates continued in use and were validated by a windshield sticker for 1943.
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "19 WISCONSIN 42" at bottom, slogan at top	AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND	123 456	1 to approximately 775 000	Revalidated to 1945. 1943 tabs are black on white
	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "WIS" at bottom left, yellow oval with debossed "1942" at bottom right	none	A12, A1B, AB1, ABC, 12A, 1A2, 1AB	A00 to 9ZZ	Revalidated to 1945. 1943 tabs are black on white
	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "WIS" at bottom left, white oval with debossed "43" at bottom right	none	A123, 1A23	A000 to Z999, 0A00 to 9K99	Revalidated to 1945.
Wyoming

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger Plates
Region	Type	Design & Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Wisconsin	Bus	Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS. BUS." embossed bottom right, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left	A 12	Coded by weight class
	Cabin	Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "CABIN" at bottom, vertical "WIS" at left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left	123	1 to approximately 950
	Dealer	Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "19 WIS DEALER 42" at top, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at bottom	1234 A	Dealer number and plate number	Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer. Revalidated for 1943 with yellow tabs.
	Farm	Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "FARM" at top, "WIS" at left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top right	12345	1 to approximately 65000
	Motorcycle	Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" at top right, black oval with debossed "1943" at top left	1234	1 to approximately 5200
	Municipal	Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS" at bottom right, black oval with debossed "43" at bottom right; embossed diamond at right	12345	? to approximately 11200	Motorcycle version also available
	Official	Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WIS" at bottom left, white oval with debossed "43" at bottom right; embossed hollow star at left	123	001? to unknown (007 high)	Motorcycle version also available
	Light private trailer	Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS. TLR." at top, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top left	1234A	Coded by weight class	Weight classes are A, B, C, and D. Issued to private trailers 8,000lbs and under.
	Limited trailer	Embossed orange serial on black plate with border line; "WIS. TLR." at top, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top left	1234	0001 to unknown (0100 listed in 1943 plate guide)	Used on private trailers hauled 2 miles or less from "loading platform or freight station"
	Heavy trailer	Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" over "T-L" at top left, "42" over "43" at top right, quarterly tab at top between caption and year	12 A	Coded by weight class	Used on all commercial trailers and private trailers in excess of 8,000lbs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N for commercial trailers, private trailers use the E weight class and above. These are the only plates that would use quarterly tabs in 1943, as heavy truck and bus plates used quarterly windshield stickers.
	Truck	Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS. TRK." at top left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top left	12345A	Coded by weight class	Used on light private trucks 8,000lbs or below. Weight classes are A, B, C, and D.
	Heavy truck	Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS. TRK." at bottom right, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left	A12345	Coded by weight class	Used on commercial trucks and private trucks in excess of 8,000lbs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N for commercial trucks, private trucks used the E weight class and above.

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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Passenger baseplates

Non-passenger plates

See also

References

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