Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1939

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1938	Events of 1939	Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1940

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 1939. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Passenger baseplates

Passenger  Car  Plates

Image	Region	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Alabama
	Alaska
	American Samoa
	Arizona
	Arkansas
	California
	Canal Zone
	Colorado
	Connecticut
	Delaware
	District of Columbia
	Florida
	Georgia
	Guam
	Hawai'i
	Idaho
	Illinois
	Indiana
	Iowa
	Kansas	Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "'39 KAN." centered at top	None	1-12345 10-1234 100-123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100)
	Kentucky
	Louisiana
	Maine
	Maryland
	Massachusetts
	Michigan
	Minnesota
	Mississippi
	Missouri
	Montana
	Nebraska
	Nevada
	New Hampshire
	New Jersey
	New Mexico
	New York
	North Carolina
	North Dakota	Embossed red serial on white plate with border line; vertical "ND" and "1939" at left and right respectively	none	123-456	1 to approximately 142-000
	Northern Mariana Islands
	Ohio
	Oklahoma	Embossed black serial on silver plate with border line; "OK–39" at bottom, offset to right	none	A/B123		County-coded (A/B)
	Oregon
	Pennsylvania
	Puerto Rico
	Rhode Island
	South Carolina
	South Dakota
	Tennessee
	Texas
	Utah
	Vermont
	Virginia
	Washington
	West Virginia
	Wisconsin
	Wyoming

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  Plates  

Image (standard)	Region	Type	Design & Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Wisconsin	Dealer	Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "1939 DEALER WIS" at top	1234A	Dealer number and plate number	Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer
		Duplicate	Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WISCONSIN 1939" at top, vertical "DUP" at left	1234	1 to approximately 3400
		Farm	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "38 FARM TR'K 39" at bottom	12-345	1 to approximately 47-000
		Motorcycle	Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WIS 39" at top	1234	1 to approximately 3300
		Motorcycle dealer	Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; unknown format
		Municipal	Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "WISCONSIN 1939" at top, embossed hollow star at right	1234	1 to approximately 6900	Identifiable with a hollow star
		Municipal motorcycle	Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "WIS 39" at top, hollow black star at right	12	1 to unknown
		Truck	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "38 WIS TRUCK 39" at bottom	12-345 A	Coded by weight class	Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N.

See also

• Antique vehicle registration
• Electronic license plate
• Motor vehicle registration
• Vehicle license

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.