Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1949

All 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 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

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.
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