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| Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1980 | Events of 1981 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1982 |
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 1981.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates
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Arkansas | Embossed red numbers on reflective white plate; "Arkansas" screened in blue centered at top | "Land of Opportunity" screened in blue centered at bottom | ABC 123 | GED 001 to POP 999 | Issued from 1978 to 1988. |
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Kansas | 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) | ||
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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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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 |
Coded by month of expiration (A) | Revalidated for 1981 with white-on-green stickers. |
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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 1981 with white-on-light-brown 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 offset to 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 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ Fox, James 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.