Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1988
Appearance
Each of the 50 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1988.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates
Image | Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes | |
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Alabama | |||||||
Alaska | |||||||
American Samoa | |||||||
Arizona | |||||||
Arkansas | |||||||
California | |||||||
Colorado | |||||||
Connecticut | |||||||
Delaware | |||||||
District of Columbia |
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Florida | |||||||
Georgia | |||||||
Guam | |||||||
Hawaii | |||||||
Idaho | Embossed green numbers on white plate; screened green lines above and below numbers; screened green Sawtooth Mountains graphic on top line at the right; "IDAHO" screened in green to left of graphic, with the 'A' resembling a mountain peak | "Famous Potatoes" centered at bottom | A 12345 0/A 12345 1/A A1234 2/C 123456 |
Coded by county of issuance (A or 0/A) | Top line cut off at the left, allowing for taller county-code characters. This plate replaced all 1974–87 plates; serials in each county thus restarted from 1. | ||
Illinois | |||||||
Indiana | |||||||
Iowa | |||||||
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 |
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Ohio | |||||||
Oklahoma | |||||||
Oregon | |||||||
Pennsylvania | |||||||
Puerto Rico | |||||||
Rhode Island | |||||||
South Carolina | |||||||
South Dakota | |||||||
Tennessee | |||||||
Texas | |||||||
Utah | |||||||
Vermont | |||||||
Virginia | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; "Virginia" screened in blue centered at top. | None | ABC-123 | Still currently revalidated. | |||
Washington | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with light blue Mount Rainier graphic and dark blue border line; "Washington" screened in red centered at top. | "Centennial Celebration" screened in red centered at bottom | 123-ABC | ||||
West Virginia | |||||||
Wisconsin | |||||||
Wyoming |
Non-passenger plates
Image (standard) | Region | Type | Design and slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
- ^ Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectbles. Chicago, Illinois: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.
External links
- Media related to License plates of the United States at Wikimedia Commons