Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_States_for_1939 Knowpia

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1938	Events of 1939	Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1940

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Passenger baseplates edit

Passenger Car Plates
Region	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Canal Zone
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawai'i
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas	Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "'39 KAN." centered at top	None	1-12345 10-1234 100-123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100)
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota	Embossed red serial on white plate with border line; vertical "ND" and "1939" at left and right respectively	none	123-456	1 to approximately 142-000
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma	Embossed black serial on silver plate with border line; "OK–39" at bottom, offset to right	none	A/B123		County-coded (A/B)
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Non-passenger Plates
Region	Type	Design & Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Wisconsin	Dealer	Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "1939 DEALER WIS" at top	1234A	Dealer number and plate number	Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer
	Duplicate	Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WISCONSIN 1939" at top, vertical "DUP" at left	1234	1 to approximately 3400
	Farm	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "38 FARM TR'K 39" at bottom	12-345	1 to approximately 47-000
	Motorcycle	Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WIS 39" at top	1234	1 to approximately 3300
	Motorcycle dealer	Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; unknown format
	Municipal	Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "WISCONSIN 1939" at top, embossed hollow star at right	1234	1 to approximately 6900	Identifiable with a hollow star
	Municipal motorcycle	Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "WIS 39" at top, hollow black star at right	12	1 to unknown
	Truck	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "38 WIS TRUCK 39" at bottom	12-345 A	Coded by weight class	Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N.

^ Fox, Jams K. (1997). License Plates of the United States: A Pictorial History 1903-To the Present. Jerico, New York: Interstate Directory Publishing Company. ISBN 9781886777002.
^ Minard, Jeff; Stentiford, Tim (2004). A Moving History, 50 Years Of ALPCA. 100 Years Of License Plates. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN 1-56311-975-7.
^ Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
^ Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.