Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1944

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1943	Events of 1944	Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1945

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 1944, while some issued license plates for 1944. ^{[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	As 1941, 1942, and 1943 bases, but with 1944 revalidation sticker				Utilized the 1941 and 1942 series plates, and validated by a windshield sticker.
	Canal Zone
	Colorado
	Connecticut
	Delaware
	District of Columbia
	Florida
	Georgia
	Guam
	Hawai'i
	Idaho
	Illinois
	Indiana
	Iowa
	Kansas
	Kentucky
	Louisiana
	Maine	Embossed yellow letters and borderline on black base. "MAINE 1944" embossed at top; "VACATIONLAND" embossed at bottom.	"VACATIONLAND" embossed at bottom.	12-345	unknown
	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 1944.
	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 for 1944 with white on green tabs.
		Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "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 with border line; "WIS" at bottom left, white oval with debossed "43" at bottom right	none	A123	A000 to Z999, 0A00 to 9K99
	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." at bottom right, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left	A 12	Coded by weight class	Revalidated for 1944 with black on yellow tabs and quarterly stickers on the windshield
		Cabin	Ebmossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "CABIN" at bottom right, vertical "WIS" at left; black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left	123	1 to approximately 950	Revalidated for 1944 with unknown color tabs
		Dealer	Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "DEALER" at top left, vertical "WIS" at left; white oval with debossed "1944" at top right	A1234	Dealer number and plate number	Number is dealer number, letter is plate number for that dealer
		Farm	Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "FARM" at top left, vertical "WIS" at left; black oval with debossed "42-43" at top right	12345	1 to approximately 65000	Revalidated for 1944 with black on white tabs
		Motorcycle	Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" at top left; black oval with debossed "1943" at top right	1234	1 to approximately 5200	Revalidated for 1944 with black on yellow tabs
		Municipal	Unknown design			Motorcycle version also available
		Official	Unknown design			Motorcycle version also available
		Light private trailer	Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS. TLR." at top left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top right	1234A	Coded by weight class	Revalidated for 1944 with black on orange tabs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D
		Limited trailer	Unknown design			Used on 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 center	12 A	Coded by weight class	Revalidated for 1944 with quarterly tabs. Issued to all commercial trailers, and private trailers over 8,000lbs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N for commercial trailers, and private trailers use weight classes E and above.
		Truck	Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS. TRK." at top left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top right	12345A	Coded by weight class	Revalidated for 1944 with black on orange tabs. 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	Revalidated for 1944 with black on yellow tabs and quarterly tabs in the windshield. Issued to all commercial trucks, and private trucks over 8,000lbs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N for commercial trucks, and private trucks use the E weight class and above

See also

• United States portal
• Cars portal

• 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.