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.

Passenger baseplates ImageRegionDesignSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotesAlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaCanal ZoneColoradoConnecticut DelawareDistrict ofColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawai'iIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasEmbossed black serial on white plate with border line; "'39 KAN." centered at topNone1-1234510-1234100-123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100)KentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew Jersey New MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaEmbossed red serial on white plate with border line; vertical "ND" and "1939" at left and right respectivelynone123-4561 to approximately 142-000Northern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaEmbossed black serial on silver plate with border line; "OK–39" at bottom, offset to rightnoneA/B123County-coded (A/B)OregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

Non-passenger plates Image (standard)RegionTypeDesign & SloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotesWisconsinDealerEmbossed white serial on black plate with border line; "1939 DEALER WIS" at top1234ADealer number and plate numberNumber is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealerDuplicateEmbossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WISCONSIN 1939" at top, vertical "DUP" at left12341 to approximately 3400FarmEmbossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; at bottom1 to approximately MotorcycleEmbossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WIS 39" at top12341 to approximately 3300Motorcycle dealerEmbossed white serial on black plate with border line; unknown formatMunicipalEmbossed black serial on white plate with border line; "WISCONSIN 1939" at top, embossed hollow star at right12341 to approximately 6900Identifiable with a hollow starMunicipal motorcycleEmbossed black serial on white plate with border line; "WIS 39" at top, hollow black star at right121 to unknownTruckEmbossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "38 WIS TRUCK 39" at bottomCoded by weight classWeight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N.

See also

Antique vehicle registration Electronic license plate Motor vehicle registration Vehicle license

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