Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1972
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| Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1971 | Events of 1972 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1973 |
Each of the 50 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1972.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates
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North Carolina | Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; "NORTH CAROLINA" at top; "19" at bottom left and "72" at bottom right | none | A-1234 AB-1234 |
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Wisconsin | Embossed black serial on yellow plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, slogan at top; month of expiration at bottom left, debossed "68" at bottom right | AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND | A12-345 AB 1234 |
Coded by month of expiration (A) | Revalidated for 1972 with black on red stickers. |
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Wyoming |
Non-passenger plates
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Wisconsin | Light trailer | Embossed black serial on teal plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, "TRAILER" at top; "70" at bottom left | A12345 | A 1 to approximately A12000 | Revalidated to 1972 with black on orange stickers |
See also
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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.