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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1927 | Events of 1928 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1929 |
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 1928.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates
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Mississippi | Embossed white lettering and border on black base; "MISS. 1927" centered at bottom | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 249-000 | ||
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Wisconsin | Embossed black serial on orange plate; vertical "WIS" at right, weight class over "28" at left | none | A123-456 | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are A, B, C, D, and E | |
Wyoming |
Non-passenger plates
editImage (standard) | Region | Type | Design & Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Wisconsin | City bus | Embossed black serial on orange plate; "WIS" over "28" at right; "CITY" over "BUS" at left | A 1 | Coded by weight class | Only one C weight class plate known | |
Dealer | Embossed black serial on orange plate; vertical "WIS" over "28" at right; embossed solid star at left | 1234A | Dealer number and plate number | Number is the dealer number, the letter is the plate number for that dealer. | ||
Duplicate | Embossed black serial on orange plate; stacked "WIS" and "DUPL" at left | A1234 | Coded by weight class | |||
Interurban bus | Embossed black serial on orange plate; unknown format | Coded by weight class | ||||
Motorcycle | Embossed black serial on orange plate; "W" over "28" at right | A1234 | A 1 to approximately A1500 | Used on regular motorcycles | ||
B123 | B 1 to approximately B700 | Used on motorcycles with sidecars | ||||
Motorcycle dealer | Embossed black serial on orange plate; unknown format | |||||
Municipal | Embossed white serial on red plate; vertical "WIS" at right | 1234 | 1 to approximately 3100 | Undated issue from 1924 to 1929 | ||
Municipal motorcycle | Embossed white serial on red plate; unknown format | 123 | 1 to approximately 150 | |||
Truck | Embossed black serial on orange plate; vertical "WIS" at right, weight class over "28" at left; vertical "TRUCK" between year and serial | A 12-345 | Coded by weight class | Weight classes were A, B, C, D, E, and F |
See also
editReferences
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.