Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1944

{{short description|1944 license plates in the United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{List of vehicle registration plates of the United States strapline|1944}}

Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued windshield stickers and renewed individual passenger license plates for 1944, while some issued license plates for 1944.{{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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!Slogan

!Serial format

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|Alabama

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|Alaska

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|American Samoa

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|Arizona

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|Arkansas

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|California

|As 1941, 1942, and 1943 bases, but with 1944 revalidation sticker

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|Utilized the 1941 and 1942 series plates, and validated by a windshield sticker.
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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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|Georgia

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|Guam

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|Hawai'i

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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

|Embossed yellow letters and borderline on black base. "MAINE 1944" embossed at top; "VACATIONLAND" embossed at bottom.

|"VACATIONLAND" embossed at bottom.

|12-345

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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

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|North Dakota

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|Northern Mariana
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|Ohio

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|Oklahoma

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|Oregon

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|The 1942 plates continued in use and were validated by a windshield sticker for 1944.

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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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|Virginia

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|Washington

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|West Virginia

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|rowspan="3"|Wisconsin

|Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "19 WISCONSIN 42" at bottom, slogan at top

|AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND

|{{nowrap|123 456}}

|1 to approximately {{nowrap|775 000}}

|rowspan="3"|Revalidated for 1944 with white on green tabs.

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|Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "WIS" at bottom left, yellow oval with debossed "1942" at bottom right

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|A12, A1B, AB1, ABC, 12A, 1A2, 1AB

|A00 to 9ZZ

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|Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "WIS" at bottom left, white oval with debossed "43" at bottom right

|none

|A123

|A000 to Z999, 0A00 to 9K99

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|Wyoming

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Non-passenger plates

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|rowspan="12"|Wisconsin

|Bus

|Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS. BUS." at bottom right, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left

|{{nowrap|A 12}}

|Coded by weight class

|Revalidated for 1944 with black on yellow tabs and quarterly stickers on the windshield

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|Cabin

|Ebmossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "CABIN" at bottom right, vertical "WIS" at left; black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left

|123

|1 to approximately 950

|Revalidated for 1944 with unknown color tabs

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|Dealer

|Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "DEALER" at top left, vertical "WIS" at left; white oval with debossed "1944" at top right

|A1234

|Dealer number and plate number

|Number is dealer number, letter is plate number for that dealer

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|Farm

|Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "FARM" at top left, vertical "WIS" at left; black oval with debossed "42-43" at top right

|12345

|1 to approximately 65000

|Revalidated for 1944 with black on white tabs

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|Motorcycle

|Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" at top left; black oval with debossed "1943" at top right

|1234

|1 to approximately 5200

|Revalidated for 1944 with black on yellow tabs

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|Municipal

|Unknown design

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|Official

|Unknown design

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|Motorcycle version also available

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|Light private trailer

|Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS. TLR." at top left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top right

|{{nowrap|1234A}}

|Coded by weight class

|Revalidated for 1944 with black on orange tabs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D

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|Limited trailer

|Unknown design

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|Used on trailers hauled 2 miles or less from "loading platform or freight station"

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|Heavy trailer

|Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" over "T-L" at top left, "42" over "43" at top right; quarterly tab at top center

|{{nowrap|12 A}}

|Coded by weight class

|Revalidated for 1944 with quarterly tabs. Issued to all commercial trailers, and private trailers over 8,000lbs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N for commercial trailers, and private trailers use weight classes E and above.

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|Truck

|Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS. TRK." at top left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top right

|12345A

|Coded by weight class

|Revalidated for 1944 with black on orange tabs. Weight classes are A, B, C, and D

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|Heavy truck

|Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS. TRK." at bottom right, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left

|A12345

|Coded by weight class

|Revalidated for 1944 with black on yellow tabs and quarterly tabs in the windshield. Issued to all commercial trucks, and private trucks over 8,000lbs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N for commercial trucks, and private trucks use the E weight class and above

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