Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1939

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 1939.[1][2][3][4]

Passenger baseplates
Passenger  Car  Plates
Image 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 Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "'39 KAN." centered at top None 1-12345
10-1234
100-123		 Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100)
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 Embossed black serial on silver plate with border line; "OK–39" at bottom, offset to right none A/B123 County-coded (A/B)
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Non-passenger plates
Non-passenger  Plates  
Image (standard) Region Type Design & Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
Wisconsin Dealer Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "1939 DEALER WIS" at top 1234A Dealer number and plate number Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer
Duplicate Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WISCONSIN 1939" at top, vertical "DUP" at left 1234 1 to approximately 3400
Farm Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "38 FARM TR'K 39" at bottom 12-345 1 to approximately 47-000
Motorcycle Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WIS 39" at top 1234 1 to approximately 3300
Municipal Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "WISCONSIN 1939" at top, embossed hollow star at right 1234 1 to approximately 6900 Identifiable with a hollow star
Truck Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "38 WIS TRUCK 39" at bottom 12-345 A Coded by weight class Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N.

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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