- YEARLY STICKERS FOR LICENSE PLATES HISTORY CRACKED
- YEARLY STICKERS FOR LICENSE PLATES HISTORY REGISTRATION
Only passenger plate with a 1970 sticker were rare vanity plates such as that below Sticker for non-passenger vehicles and 1971 sticker for passenger vehicles. Stickers began to be used to date plates in 1969 - 1970 New plates issued in 1969 came withĪ suffix letter. MASSACHUSETTS across the top was flat and not punched as it was in 1967. Tell when the plates were issued by the style and letters. There are no dated plates from 1967 - 1969. Undated plates were issued starting in 1967. Again in 1965 no dated plate was issued, but those issued to new registrants Like theĢ8/29 fish story, this one has also seemed to take on a life of its own!)Ĭonsequently, nice looking 1963 plates are hard to find. Paint, while others chalk it up to corrupt bidding on paint.
(Some stories attribute this to prisoners urinating into the
YEARLY STICKERS FOR LICENSE PLATES HISTORY CRACKED
This was due to poor paint that was used on the 1963 paints that cracked and In 1964 Mass switched from issuing plates in odd years to even years.
YEARLY STICKERS FOR LICENSE PLATES HISTORY REGISTRATION
Note from Bob Hoyt: Massachustetts began issuing windshield stickers to verify registration inġ950.Massacusetts issued these windshield stickers each year that they did
Those even years to new registrants can be found if you know the right prefixes.ġ950: H, J and some K (started Sept 49), 1952: E and P, 1954: E, P and L, 1956: Plates for the even years from 1950 - 1962. Massachusetts stopped issuing plates every year in 1949 - plates were issuedįor two years starting in 1949. Apparently, the higher numbered "42 greens" were Issues to new registrants in the State in 1943, this making these a 1943 plateĭespite the 1942 stamp. Second "1942" plate below is green and not red. Of steel and plates were not routinely reissued each year. In 1938, Massachusetts stopped using the comma separator and started using a The tab slide in theīack and locked in place and could not be removed.
Some of the 1935 plates had a locking year tab. In 1930 the plates started to alternate between red and green backgrounds. He was fired before the cod ever made it on The registrar tried to get new cod plates in 1929 but was only able to get them The swimming away was justĬircumstance (note that starting in 1925 the year and MASS alternate sides). Unfortunately it is not at all true! Theįishing was not particularly bad in 1928. It is a great story and is even repeated on the current Massachusetts Registry (see the two below) The fishing improved that year and all were happy again. In 1929 the Registry tookĬare of this by making the fish look more "cod-like" and swimming toward "MASS". It is said that the codįishing in 1928 was particularly bad and the fishing industry was upset that theĬod was swimming away from "MASS" on the plate. This cod plate has a great story behind it. The first "graphic" or picture on the 1928 license - a somewhat stylized codįish. That they used a comma separator in these early years. Massachusetts alternated between white on blue and blue on white porcelain It is a little banged upĪnd missing some corners but it is older than you are!Īfter the initial MASS AUTOMOBILE REGISTER plates, I have them in three year License plate is the 1,654th issued in the USA. (Note: These are my personal collection and NOT for Sale) Massachusetts License Plates Chris Woodcock's
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