Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1928

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 1928.

Passenger baseplates ImageRegionDesignSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotesAlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaCanal ZoneColoradoConnecticut DelawareDistrict ofColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawai'iIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiEmbossed white lettering and border on black base; "MISS. 1927" centered at bottomnone123-4561 to approximately 249-000MissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew Jersey New MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinEmbossed black serial on orange plate; vertical "WIS" at right, weight class over "28" at leftnoneCoded by weight classWeight classes are A, B, C, D, and EWyoming

Non-passenger plates Image (standard)RegionTypeDesign & SloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotesWisconsinCity busEmbossed black serial on orange plate; "WIS" over "28" at right; "CITY" over "BUS" at leftA 1Coded by weight classOnly one C weight class plate knownDealerEmbossed black serial on orange plate; vertical "WIS" over "28" at right; embossed solid star at left1234ADealer number and plate numberNumber is the dealer number, the letter is the plate number for that dealer.DuplicateEmbossed black serial on orange plate; stacked "WIS" and "DUPL" at leftA1234Coded by weight classInterurban busEmbossed black serial on orange plate; unknown formatCoded by weight classMotorcycleEmbossed black serial on orange plate; "W" over "28" at rightA1234A 1 to approximately A1500Used on regular motorcyclesB123B 1 to approximately B700Used on motorcycles with sidecarsMotorcycle dealerEmbossed black serial on orange plate; unknown formatMunicipalEmbossed white serial on red plate; vertical "WIS" at right12341 to approximately 3100Undated issue from 1924 to 1929Municipal motorcycleEmbossed white serial on red plate; unknown format1231 to approximately 150TruckEmbossed black serial on orange plate; vertical "WIS" at right, weight class over "28" at left; vertical "TRUCK" between year 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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