Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1918

{{short description|1918 license plates in the United States}}

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{{List of vehicle registration plates of the United States strapline|1918}}

In 1918, Florida joined the list of states and territories providing license plates to vehicle owners, and no new states entered the prestate era. There were now 48 states and 5 territories that were issuing license plates. The prestate era ended when Florida began to issue license plates.{{cite book |last=Fox |first=Jams K. |date=1997 |title=License Plates of the United States: A Pictorial History 1903-To the Present |location=Jerico, New York |publisher=Interstate Directory Publishing Company |isbn=9781886777002 }}{{cite book |last1=Minard |first1=Jeff |last2=Stentiford |first2=Tim |date=2004 |title=A Moving History, 50 Years Of ALPCA. 100 Years Of License Plates |location=Paducah, Kentucky |publisher=Turner Publishing Company |page=58 |isbn=1-56311-975-7 }}{{cite book |editor1-last=Crisler |editor1-first=Bob |editor2-last=Crisler |editor2-first=Chuck |date=2007 |edition=7th |title=License Plate Values |publisher=King Publishing Company }}{{cite book |last=Martells |first=Jack |date=1980 |title=Antique Automotive Collectibles |location=Chicago |publisher=Contemporary Books, Inc. |pages=128–145 |isbn=0-8092-7205-9 }}

Passenger baseplates

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|Alabama

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style="background:#BFBFBF";

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|Alaska

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|No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1921.

style="background:#BFBFBF";

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|American Samoa

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|No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1924.

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|Arizona

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|Arkansas

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|California

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|Canal Zone

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|Colorado

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|Connecticut

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|Delaware

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|District of
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|Florida

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|First year for state issued plates.

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|Georgia

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|Guam

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|Hawai'i

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|No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1922.

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|Idaho

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|Illinois

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|Indiana

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|Iowa

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|Kansas

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|Kentucky

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|Louisiana

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|Maine

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|Maryland

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|Massachusetts

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|Michigan

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|Minnesota

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|Mississippi

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|Missouri

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|Montana

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|Nebraska

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|Nevada

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|New Hampshire

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|New Jersey

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|New Mexico

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|New York

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|North Carolina

|Embossed dark blue serial on white plate with border line; "NC" monogram and "6-30 1918" at right

|none

|12-345

|1 to approximately 65-000

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|North Dakota

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style="background:#BFBFBF";

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|Northern Mariana
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|No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1944.

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|Ohio

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|Oklahoma

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|Oregon

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|Pennsylvania

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|Puerto Rico

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|Rhode Island

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|South Carolina

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|South Dakota

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|Tennessee

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|Texas

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|Utah

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|Vermont

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|Virgin Islands

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|Virginia

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|Washington

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|West Virginia

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|Wisconsin

|Embossed black serial on cream plate; "18" over a W at right.

|none

|123456

|1 to approximately 185000

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|Wyoming

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See also

References

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