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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1947

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Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1946	Events of 1947	Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1948

Each 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 1947.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Passenger baseplates[edit]

Passenger Car Plates
Region	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Canal Zone
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawai'i
Idaho
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
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon					Oregon returned to issuing pairs of plates.
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin	Embossed white serial on black plate; "EXP. WISCONSIN 46" at top, slogan at bottom	AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND	1/2 12345	Coded by month of expiration (1/2)	Revalidated for 1947 with black on dark orange tabs
Wisconsin	Embossed white serial on black plate; "EXP. WISCONSIN 47" at top, slogan at bottom	AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND	1/2 12345	Coded by month of expiration (1/2)
Wyoming

Non-passenger plates[edit]

Non-passenger Plates
Region	Type	Design & Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Indiana	Truck	Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate; "INDIANA" at top, "47" at bottom	T123 456, T 123456	T 1 to approximately T 190000
Wisconsin	Bus	Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" over "BUS" at top left, "45" over "46" at top right; quarterly tab at top center	A12	Coded by weight class (A)	Revalidated for 1947 with white on black tabs in addition to quarterly tabs
	Cabin	Embossed red serial on gray plate with border line; "CABIN" at top left, vertical "WIS" at left; red oval with debossed "45-6" at top right	1234	1 to approximately 2500	Revalidated to 1947 with white on black tabs
	Dealer	Embossed white serial on brown plate; "19 WISCONSIN 47" at bottom, "DEALER" at top	1234 A	Dealer number and plate number	Number is dealer number, letter is plate number for that dealer
	Farm	Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "FARM" at top left, vertical "WIS" at left; black oval with debossed "45-6" at top right	12345	1 to approximately 70000	Revalidated for 1947 with white on black tabs
	In transit	Embossed white serial on brown plate; "19 WISCONSIN 47" at bottom, "IN TRANSIT" at top	12 AB	Distributor number and plate number	Number is distributor number, letters are incremented every time a new plate is issued to that specific distributor
	Manufacturer	Embossed white serial on brown plate; "19 WISCONSIN 47" at bottom, "MANUFACTURER" at top	12 A	Dealer number and plate number	Number is the manufacturer number, letters are incremented every time a new plate is issued to that specific manufacturer
	Motorcycle	Embossed white serial on brown plate; "A WIS 47" at bottom	1234	1 to approximately 8000
	Motorcycle sidecar	Embossed white serial on brown plate; "B WIS 47" at bottom	123	1 to approximately 150
	Municipal	Embossed white serial on green plate; "19 WISCONSIN 47" at bottom, "OFFICIAL" at top; hollow white diamond at left	12345	1 to approximately 10500	Motorcycle version also available
	Official	Embossed white serial on green plate; "19 WISCONSIN 47" at bottom, "OFFICIAL" at top; hollow white star at left	123	1 to unknown	Motorcycle version also available
	School bus	Embossed red serial on white plate with border line; vertical stacked "SCHOOL" at left, vertical stacked "BUS WIS" to the right of the stacked "SCHOOL"; "45" over "46" at top right, quarterly tab at top center	A12	Coded by weight class (A)	Revalidated for 1947 with unknown color tabs
	Light private trailer	Embossed red serial on white plate with border line; "45 WIS TRAILER 46" at top	A1 234	Coded by weight class (A)	Revalidated for 1947 with white on black tabs. Weight classes are A, B, C, and D.
	Limited trailer	Unknown design	LTD 123	Unknown to LTD 108	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, "45" over "46" at top right; quarterly tab at top center	A 123	Coded by weight class (A)	Revalidated for 1947 with white on black tabs in addition to 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, N, R, S, T, V, and X for commercial trailers, and private trailers use the E weight class and above.
	Light truck	Embossed red serial on white plate with border line; "45 WIS TRUCK 46" at top	A12 345	Coded by weight class (A)	Weight classes are A, B, C, and D.
	Heavy truck	Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" over "TRK" at top left, "45" over "46" at top right; quarterly tab at top center	A12345	Coded by weight class (A)	Revalidated for 1947 with white on black tabs in addition to quarterly tabs. Weight classes are E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, R, S, T, V, and X. Also issued to light trucks for hire in the A, B, C, and D weight classes.

References[edit]

^ 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 Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.

External links[edit]

v t e Vehicle license plates of the United States
States	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho 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 Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Federal district	Washington, D.C.
Territories	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands
Other registration plates	Canal Zone Native American tribes Designs and serial formats
By year	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Vehicle registration plates of North America

Sovereign states

Dependencies and
other territories

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