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| Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1979 | Events of 1980 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1981 |
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 1980.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates
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Alabama | Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; red Alabama State Capitol graphic screened in the center; state flag, blue rectangle and U.S. Bicentennial logo screened at bottom; "ALABAMA" screened in blue centered at top. | "HEART OF DIXIE" in white within red heart screened at top left | ABC 123 | ||
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California | Embossed gold serial and "CALIFORNIA" on blue plate | no slogan was used | 1ABC234 | 1AAA000 to 1SWC999 | |
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Kansas | This style introduced in 1976 was used until 1980 when the new blue with yellow wheat plate was introduced. The new plates were given at renewal time for all motorists to replace their old ones. | A/B C12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C) | ||
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The new plates contained an embossed white serial on blue plate; yellow wheat stalk graphic screened at left and "KANSAS" screened in yellow centered at top | A/B C12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C) | Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1980 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first time Kansas was so honored. Discontinued due to legibility issues in 1982, but were revalidated with stickers until 1988. | ||
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Virginia | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; "Virginia" screened in blue centered at top. | None | ABC-123 | Still currently revalidated. | |
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West Virginia | Embossed dark blue numbers on reflective white plate; yellow state shape with blue outline screened at left behind numbers; "WEST VIRGINIA" screened in dark blue centered at bottom. | Dark blue bar screened at top with "Wild, Wonderful" in white in the center | |||
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Wisconsin | Embossed black serial on reflective yellow plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, slogan at top; month of expiration at bottom left, debossed "80" at bottom right | AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND | A12-345 AB 1234 |
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Non-passenger plates
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Maine | Trailer | Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top offset to left, "TRAILER" at bottom | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 125-000, 150-001 to 205-000 | Revalidated for 1980 with white on dark green stickers. |
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Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top, "TRAILER" at bottom | 125-001 to approximately 150-000 | ||||
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Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE" at top left, "TRAILER" at bottom | 205-001 to approximately 362-000 | ||||
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Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE" at top, "TRAILER" at bottom | 362-001 to approximately 599-999 | ||||
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Oregon | Utility trailer | Blue characters on orange background; No slogan | U123456 | U00001? to approximately U035000 | Revalidated for 1980 with white on red stickers |
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Wisconsin | Private semi-trailer | Embossed white serial on light blue plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, "SEMI TRAILER" at top; debossed "80" at bottom right | P/C12345 | P/C 1 to approximately P/C22000 |
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.