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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1970 | Events of 1971 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1972 |
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 1971.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates
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District of Columbia |
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Louisiana | Embossed red serial on reflective white plate with border line; "70 LOUISIANA 71" at bottom | "SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE" at top | 12A345 123A456 |
Letter corresponds to State Police troop area of issue | ||
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New York | ||||||
North Carolina | Embossed green serial on reflective white plate with border line; "71" centered at top; "NORTH CAROLINA" at bottom | none | A-1234 AB-1234 |
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Northern Mariana Islands |
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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 1971 with black on green stickers | |
Wyoming |
Non-passenger plates
editImage (standard) | Region | Type | Design & Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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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 for 1971 with black on yellow stickers. |
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.