Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1973

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1972 Events of 1973 Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1974

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 1973.[1][2][3][4]


Passenger baseplates

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Passenger  car  plates
Image (standard) Region Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
  Alabama
  Alaska
  American Samoa
  Arizona
  Arkansas
  California
  Canal Zone
  Colorado
  Connecticut
  Delaware
 
 
District of
Columbia
Sample plate shown.
Limited time use around Inauguration Day.
  Florida
  Georgia
  Guam
  Hawaii
  Idaho
  Illinois
  Indiana
  Iowa
  Kansas
  Kentucky
  Louisiana
  Maine
  Maryland
  Massachusetts
  Michigan
  Minnesota
  Mississippi
  Missouri
  Montana
  Nebraska
  Nevada
  New Hampshire Vanity plate shown.
  New Jersey
  New Mexico
 

 
New York none Validated with a sticker on the license plate.
Validated by a windshield sticker.
  North Carolina Embossed red serial on reflective white plate with border line; "19" at top left and "73" at top right; "NORTH CAROLINA" at bottom none ABC-123 AAA-101 to approximately HVA-999
  North Dakota
  Northern Mariana
Islands
  Ohio
  Oklahoma
  Oregon
  Pennsylvania
  Puerto Rico
  Rhode Island
  South Carolina
  South Dakota
  Tennessee
  Texas
  Utah There are many variations including sticker wells, beehive graphic in the center, and placement of "Utah" with/without the year. Validation by a year/month sticker.
  Vermont
  Virginia
  Washington
  West Virginia
  Wisconsin Embossed red serial on white plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, slogan at top; month of expiration at bottom left, debossed "73" at bottom right AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND A12-345
AB 1234
Coded by month of expiration (A)
  Wyoming

Non-passenger plates

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Non-passenger  plates  
Image (standard) Region Type Design & Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
  Maryland Temporary
  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 1973 with black on white stickers

See also

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References

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  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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