Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1931

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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1930 Events of 1931 Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1932

Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1931. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Passenger baseplates

Passenger  Car  Plates
ImageRegionDesignSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotes
1931 Alabama passenger license plate - restored.jpg Alabama
1931 Alaska license plate.jpg Alaska
Blank License Plate Shape.svg American Samoa
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Arizona
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Arkansas
Blank License Plate Shape.svg California
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Canal Zone
1931 Colorado license plate.JPG Colorado
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Connecticut
1931 Delaware License Plate 17411.jpg Delaware
Blank License Plate Shape.svg District of
Columbia
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Florida
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Georgia
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Guam
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Hawai'i
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Idaho
Illinois 1931 license plate - Number 1-237-904.jpg Illinois
1931 Indiana license plate 01.JPG Indiana
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Iowa
1931 Kansas license plate 58-3239.png Kansas
1931 Kentucky license plates.jpg Kentucky Plates with an initial star (*) are truck plates.
Blank License Plate Shape.svg

1931 Louisiana license plate.jpg
Louisiana
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Maine
Maryland license plate, 1931.png Maryland
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Massachusetts
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Michigan
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Minnesota
1931 Mississippi license plate.jpg Mississippi Embossed white lettering and border on orange base; "MISS 1931" centered at bottomnone1-234
12-345
123-456
1 to approximately 245-000
1931 Missouri license plate 99-414.jpg Missouri
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Montana
Nebraska license plate 1931 from the private collection of Jim Smith.jpg Nebraska Red on gray; "1931 NEB" at rightnone1-12345
10-1234
Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Nevada
Blank License Plate Shape.svg New Hampshire
Blank License Plate Shape.svg New Jersey
Blank License Plate Shape.svg New Mexico
NEW YORK 1931 LICENSE PLATE - Flickr - woody1778a.jpg New York
Blank License Plate Shape.svg North Carolina
Blank License Plate Shape.svg North Dakota
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Northern Mariana
Islands
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Ohio
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Oklahoma
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Oregon
1931 Pennsylvania license plate.JPG Pennsylvania
1930-1931 Puerto Rico license plate.jpg Puerto Rico
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Rhode Island
Blank License Plate Shape.svg South Carolina
Blank License Plate Shape.svg South Dakota
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Tennessee
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Texas
Utah 1931 license plate - Number 91-347.jpg Utah
1931 Vermont License Plate 31 907.jpg Vermont
1931 Virginia license plate.jpg Virginia
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Washington
Blank License Plate Shape.svg West Virginia
Wisconsin 1931 license plate - Number 29-103D.jpg Wisconsin Embossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; vertical "WIS" at left, weight class over "31" at rightnone123-456ACoded by weight classWeight classes are A, B, C, D, and E. Weight classes were dropped after 1931.
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Wyoming

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  Plates  
Image (standard)RegionTypeDesign & SloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotes
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Wisconsin City busEmbossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; unknown formatCoded by weight class
Blank License Plate Shape.svg DealerEmbossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; vertical "WIS" at right; embossed solid star over "31" at left1234ADealer number and plate numberThe number is the dealer number, the letter is the plate number for that dealer
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Interurban BusEmbossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; unknown formatCoded by weight class
Blank License Plate Shape.svg MotorcycleEmbossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; unknown formatA1234A 1 to approximately A1000Used on regular motorcycles
B123B 1 to approximately B500Used on motorcycles with sidecars
Blank License Plate Shape.svg MunicipalEmbossed blue serial on yellow plate; vertical "WIS" at left, vertical "1931" at left12341 to approximately 5200Motorcycle version also available
Blank License Plate Shape.svg TrailerEmbossed red serial on cream plate; "30" over "31" at left, vertical "TRALR" between date and serial; vertical "WIS" at rightA 12Coded by weight classWeight classes same as truck
Blank License Plate Shape.svg TruckEmbossed red serial on cream plate; vertical "WIS" at right "30" over "31" at leftA12345Coded by weight classWeight classes were A, B, C, D, E, and F

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References

  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.