Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1923
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| Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1922 | Events of 1923 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1924 |
Each of the 48 states of the United States plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1923.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates
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North Carolina | Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; vertical "NC" at right and "6-30-23" centered at bottom | none | 123456 | 1 to approximately 181000 | |
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Northern Mariana Islands |
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1923 | White on red with border line; slanted "UTAH" and "1923" at left | none | 12-345 | 8-501 to approximately 65-000 | First use of the full state name. Secretary of State, dealer, truck and trailer plate serials same as 1922. |
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Wisconsin | Embossed red serial on white plate; vertical "WIS" over "23" at right | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 420-000 | |
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Non-passenger plates
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Wisconsin | Dealer | Embossed red serial on white plate; vertical "WIS" over "23" at right; embossed solid star at left | 1234A | Dealer number and plate number | The number is the dealer number, the letter is the plate number for that dealer. |
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Motorcycle | Embossed red serial on white plate; "W" over "23" at right | 1234 | 1 to approximately 2200 | ||
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Truck | Embossed red serial on white plate; vertical "WIS" over "23" at right; vertical "TRUCK" at left | 12-345 | 1 to approximately 24-000 | ||
| A123 | Coded by weight class | Weight classes were added to trucks in late 1923; weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, and F |
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.