Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1943

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1942	Events of 1943	Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1944

Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued windshield stickers and renewed individual passenger license plates for 1943, while only a few issued license plates for 1943. ^{[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	Same as the 1941 and 1942 base plates, but has a white tab with a painted red "V" and debossed serial on it.				It's placed on your 1941 California plate if you're a new registrant in 1942 and didn't get the 1942 revalidation tab.
	Canal Zone
	Colorado
	Connecticut
	Delaware
	District of Columbia
	Florida
	Georgia
	Guam
	Hawai'i
	Idaho
	Illinois	White serial on green fiberboard plate, "ILLINOIS 43" on top				Illinois used fiberboard plates from 1943 to 1948.
	Indiana
	Iowa	Embossed white lettering on black base, "IOWA – 1942" at top	none	1–2345 12-3456	County-coded	1942 base reused for 1943 with a windshield sticker due to World War II metal rationing.
	Kansas
	Kentucky
	Louisiana
	Maine
	Maryland
	Massachusetts
	Michigan
	Minnesota
	Mississippi
	Missouri
	Montana
	Nebraska
	Nevada
	New Hampshire
	New Jersey
	New Mexico
	New York
	North Carolina
	North Dakota
	Northern Mariana Islands
	Ohio
	Oklahoma
	Oregon					The 1942 plates continued in use and were validated by a windshield sticker for 1943.
	Pennsylvania
	Puerto Rico
	Rhode Island
	South Carolina
	South Dakota
	Tennessee
	Texas
	Utah
	Vermont
	Virginia
	Washington
	West Virginia
	Wisconsin	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "19 WISCONSIN 42" at bottom, slogan at top	AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND	123 456	1 to approximately 775 000	Revalidated to 1945. 1943 tabs are black on white
		Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "WIS" at bottom left, yellow oval with debossed "1942" at bottom right	none	A12, A1B, AB1, ABC, 12A, 1A2, 1AB	A00 to 9ZZ
		Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "WIS" at bottom left, white oval with debossed "43" at bottom right	none	A123, 1A23	A000 to Z999, 0A00 to 9K99	Revalidated to 1945.
	Wyoming

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  Plates  

Image (standard)	Region	Type	Design & Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Wisconsin	Bus	Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS. BUS." embossed bottom right, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left	A 12	Coded by weight class
		Cabin	Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "CABIN" at bottom, vertical "WIS" at left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left	123	1 to approximately 950
		Dealer	Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "19 WIS DEALER 42" at top, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at bottom	1234 A	Dealer number and plate number	Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer. Revalidated for 1943 with yellow tabs.
		Farm	Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "FARM" at top, "WIS" at left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top right	12345	1 to approximately 65000
		Motorcycle	Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" at top right, black oval with debossed "1943" at top left	1234	1 to approximately 5200
		Municipal	Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS" at bottom right, black oval with debossed "43" at bottom right; embossed diamond at right	12345	? to approximately 11200	Motorcycle version also available
		Official	Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WIS" at bottom left, white oval with debossed "43" at bottom right; embossed hollow star at left	123	001? to unknown (007 high)	Motorcycle version also available
		Light private trailer	Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS. TLR." at top, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top left	1234A	Coded by weight class	Weight classes are A, B, C, and D. Issued to private trailers 8,000lbs and under.
		Limited trailer	Embossed orange serial on black plate with border line; "WIS. TLR." at top, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top left	1234	0001 to unknown (0100 listed in 1943 plate guide)	Used on private trailers hauled 2 miles or less from "loading platform or freight station"
		Heavy trailer	Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" over "T-L" at top left, "42" over "43" at top right, quarterly tab at top between caption and year	12 A	Coded by weight class	Used on all commercial trailers and private trailers in excess of 8,000lbs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N for commercial trailers, private trailers use the E weight class and above. These are the only plates that would use quarterly tabs in 1943, as heavy truck and bus plates used quarterly windshield stickers.
		Truck	Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS. TRK." at top left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top left	12345A	Coded by weight class	Used on light private trucks 8,000lbs or below. Weight classes are A, B, C, and D.
		Heavy truck	Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS. TRK." at bottom right, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left	A12345	Coded by weight class	Used on commercial trucks and private trucks in excess of 8,000lbs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N for commercial trucks, private trucks used the E weight class and above.

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.