Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1926

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 1926.

Passenger baseplates ImageRegionDesignSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotesAlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaCanal ZoneColoradoConnecticut DelawareDistrict ofColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawai'iIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaWhite on green; "NEB 1926" at rightnone1-1234510-1234Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)NevadaNew HampshireFirst graphic plate of New Hampshire.New Jersey New MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinEmbossed black serial on cream plate; "WIS" at right, weight class over "26" at leftnoneCoded by weight classWeight classes were A, B, C, D, and EWyoming

Non-passenger plates Image (standard)RegionTypeDesign & SloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotesWisconsinCity busEmbossed black serial on cream plate; unknown formatCoded by weight classDealerEmbossed black serial on cream plate; vertical "WIS" over "26" at right; embossed solid star at left1234ADealer number and plate numberThe number is the dealer number, the letter is the plate number for that dealer.DuplicateEmbossed black serial on cream plate; vertical "WIS" at left, weight class over "26" at right; "DUPLICATE" embossed under serialCoded by weight classInterurban busEmbossed black serial on cream plate; unknown format, though reported to have a vertical "BUS" before the weight class at leftCoded by weight classInterurban bus plates began 1926. Truck plates were issued before interurban bus plates were issued.MotorcycleEmbossed black serial on cream plate; "W" over "26" at left1234A1 A to approximately 2100AUsed on regular motorcycles123B1 B to approximately 800BUsed on motorcycles with sidecarsMunicipalEmbossed white serial on brown plate; vertical "WIS" at right12341 to approximately 3100Undated issue from 1924-1929; motorcycle version also availableTruckEmbossed black serial on cream plate; "WIS" at right, weight class over "26" at left; vertical "TRUCK" in between date and serialCoded by weight classWeight classes were A, B, C, D, E, and F

See also

Antique vehicle registration Electronic license plate Motor vehicle registration Vehicle license

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