Colorado License Plates
Written by Jake on November 2, 2009 – 9:31 pm -1913 was the first year Colorado issued their license plates. Before this, cities would issue numbers and you made your own plate. The 1913, 1914, and 1915 Colorado license plates were made of porcelain. The numbers on the 1919 and 1920 Colorado plates were individually cut pieces. They were then spot welded on the heavy license plate blank. 1920 large county plates were very large. Some measured 5 1/2" X 16", while others measured 6" X 14" with numbers 5/8" wide and 4" tall. The 1931, 1932, 1933, and 1934 Colorado license plates were stamped of very heavy metal and were very difficult to bend. County numbers first appeared on plates in 1932. 1948 Colorado license plates were made of aluminum and were therefore very easily damaged. 1950... more
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1982 Florida License Plate Error
Written by Jake on August 19, 2009 – 8:38 pm -Back in January, we did a blog post on License Plates with Errors. One of our readers, Colin, left a comment about a plate he came across that we thought was very interesting. We wanted to share it with our readers so Colin was nice enough to send us some pictures and he also told us about how he came across the Error Plate. Below is Colin's story and a picture of his 1982 Florida License Plate.... In 1982, I transferred from New York To Tampa, Florida. One of the Tag Offices (they call them auto tags in Florida not Plates) in Tampa was located in the Hillsborough County Court House. This is where I re-registered my car. I didn't notice anything at the time, but when I went to put it on my car I noticed the state was upside down. It... more
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License Plates With Errors
Written by Jake on January 17, 2009 – 11:27 am -Hello Folks! Today we wanted to give you something a little different. Well it may be different to some. What does your License Plate Collection consist of? Many collectors and investors who buy and collecto antique and vintage license plates, collect different plates for different reasons. Some want to collect 1 plate from every state, some want to collect every year from one state and so forth and so on... One thing that some people like to collect are License Plates with errors. These tend to be very hard to come by and very unique. Below you will find a few Plates that are selling now. These License Plates with errors would make a great addition to your collection! US Auctions Australian Auctions Austrian... more
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