Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1949

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1948	Events of 1949	Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1950

All 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 the year 1949. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Passenger baseplates

Passenger  Car  Plates

Image	Region	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Alabama
	Alaska
	Arizona	Embossed green serial on waffle-textured unpainted aluminum plate; "ARIZONA 49" centered at top	"GRAND CANYON STATE" centered at bottom	A-12345		County Code used the letter to issued plates. 14 AZ Counties, a couple that fallow A - Maricopa & C - Pima.
	Arkansas
	California		none			The 1947 license plate is supplemented by a 1949 tab.
	Canal Zone	Embossed off-white on blue	none	12345
	Colorado	Embossed yellow lettering and rims on black base. "19 COLORADO 49" at bottom.	none	1-12345; 10-12345		County-coded registration.
	Connecticut		none	AB·1234
	Delaware			123456
	District of Columbia			12-345
	Florida			1D-12345 10D12345 1-123456 10-123456 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234		Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class
	Georgia	Embossed red numbers and border on unpainted aluminum base.	"Peach State"	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123		Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class
	Guam			1234
	Hawai'i
	Idaho					Coded by county of issuance
	Illinois	Yellow lettering on back base; "ILLINOIS 1949" at top.		123 456 123 4567		All-numerical serials.
	Indiana	White lettering embossed on red base.	none	0A1234 00A1234		County-coded registration.
	Iowa	Embossed white numbers on black with border line; "IOWA 1949" embossed at top.	none	1-12345 1/0 123456		County-coded registration ((1 or 1/0))
	Kansas	Embossed black numbers on silver plate with border line; "KANSAS" embossed in black block letters centered at top; "19" embossed in top left corner and "49" in top right corner.	"THE WHEAT STATE" embossed in black block letters at bottom.	1-12345 10-12345 100-1234		County-coded registration (A/B)
	Kentucky	Embossed black numbers on waffle-textured silver plate; "KENTUCKY-'49" and county name embossed in black block letters centered at top and bottom respectively.	none	123–456		Issued in blocks by county.
	Louisiana	Embossed black serial with pelican separator on yellow plate with border line; "19 LOUISIANA 49" at bottom	none	12 345 123 456	1-001 to 380-000; 435-001 to approximately 485-000
	Maine			123–456
	Maryland		none	AB:1234
	Massachusetts		none	123·456 A12·345
	Michigan	White on black; "MICHIGAN" at top and "49" at bottom.	none	AB-12-34		County-coded. Front and rear plates required.
	Minnesota	Embossed black numbers on waffle-textured silver plate; "MINNESOTA" embossed in narrow black block letters centered at top.	12-345 123-456	1 to approximately 871-000		"CENTENNIAL" embossed in narrow black block letters centered at bottom, with "1849" to the left and "1949" to the right. Commemorated the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Minnesota Territory.
	Mississippi	Black with embossed orange lettering and rim. The county name was stamped at the top left of the license plate, The letters "MISS" were arranged vertically between the "123" and "456" parts of the registration number.	none	123-456		Issued in blocks by county.
	Missouri	Embossed white lettering on maroon base. "MISSOURI" embossed at top center and month of validation at top left.	none	AB1-234
	Montana	Embossed black numbers on white plate with state-shaped border; "MONTANA–49" embossed in black block letters below numbers	none	1·12345 10·1234		County-coded registration.
	Nebraska	Red embossed lettering on white base.	none	1-A1234 1-AB123 10-A123 10-AB12		County-coded (1 or 10).
	Nevada
	New Hampshire	Embossed forest green numbers on white plate with border line; "NH 49" embossed in wide forest green block letters at top.		AB123		County-coded (AB).
	New Jersey	white embossed lettering on black base, "N.J. 49" embossed in wide block font below numbers.	none	AB-123
	New Mexico					County-coded registration.
	New York	Embossed black lettering on golden base.	none	A-1234 AB-1234 1234-A 1234-AB 1A-1234		County-coded registration.
	North Carolina	Yellow base with embossed black lettering. "NORTH CAROLINA 49" at bottom.	none	123-456
	North Dakota
	Ohio	Embossed yellow lettering and rims on black base. "1949 OHIO" embossed at bottom.	none	A 123 B AB 1234 1234AB		County-coded registration.
	Oklahoma	Embossed orange lettering on reflective white base.	OKLAHOMA IS OK	AB1234		County-coded registration (AB).
	Oregon	Embossed gold numbers on blue plate; border line around plate and around registration year sticker spot in bottom right corner; "OREGON" embossed in block letters centered at bottom; month of expiration embossed in bottom left corner.	none	ABC 123		Coded by month of expiration (A).
	Pennsylvania	Blue embossed lettering and state-shaped rims on yellow base.	none	123–456 A12-345 123-45A 1A2-345 12A-345		1965 base plates revalidated for 1967 with red stickers.
	Rhode Island	Embossed black lettering and rims on white base. State name at bottom center.	"DISCOVER" embossed at top center.	AB-123		Previously-issued base plates revalidated with stickers for 1967.
	South Carolina	Embossed black lettering and rims on white base.	none	A123-456
	South Dakota	Embossed red lettering and rims on white base. Mount Rushmore decal at top center.	none	1-23456 12-3456		County-coded registration (1 or 12)
	Tennessee	Embossed yellow lettering and rims on black base. "1949 TENN." embossed at bottom center.	none	12-1234		County-coded registration.
	Texas	Embossed black lettering on yellow base.	none	ABC-123	BBB-10 to approximately RKN-999
	Utah	White embossed lettering on green base, "UTAH 67" embossed at bottom.	none	AB 1234	AA 1000 to approximately FD 5000
	Vermont	Debossed white numbers and letters on green plate with border line; "VERMONT" centered at bottom; white rectangular sticker box debossed at bottom left corner and "67" at bottom right corner.	none	123456	1 to approximately 187000	Kelly green used instead of forest green as on previous issues.
	Virginia	Embossed black numbers on white plate; "1967 VIRGINIA" embossed in black block letters at bottom.	none	123–456 A123-456	1 to 999–999 and A-100 to approximately A700-000
	Washington	Embossed green numbers on non-reflective white plate with border line; "WASHINGTON" embossed in green block letters centered at bottom.	none	ABC 123		County-coded registration. 1965 base plates revalidated for 1967 with stickers.
	West Virginia	Debossed yellow numbers on blue plate with border line; "WEST VIRGINIA" debossed in yellow block letters centered below numbers; "19" debossed in bottom left corner and "67" in bottom right corner.	"MOUNTAIN STATE" debossed in yellow block letters centered above numbers.	123–456	1 to approximately 522-000
	Wisconsin	Embossed white numbers on maroon plate; "WIS" embossed in white block letters in top left corner; month of expiration and "65" embossed in top right corner.	"AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" embossed in white block letters centered at bottom	A12-345		Letter in registration corresponds to month of expiration. 1965 base plates revalidated for 1967 with stickers.
	Wyoming	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on red plate with border line; "WYO 67" embossed in white block letters at top right.	none	1–1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A		County-coded registration (1 or 1/0)

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  Plates  

Image (standard)	Region	Type	Design & Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes

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.