What exactly is a license plate parking lot meet?

by Margaret Boyd | Jul 25, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized

  At  some of the large plate collector meets, there is a casual pre-meet opportunity to buy, sell or trade license plates near the meet site on the day preceding the opening day of the meet. These flea market style meets are usually held in a parking lot or...

What is ALPCA?

by Margaret Boyd | Jul 12, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized

ALPCA is the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association. Quoting from the www.alpca.org website, “Since 1954, our organization has been dedicated to the promotion of license plate collecting and research, the exchange of information and plates, and the...

Can you give us some information about patriotic United States license plates?

by Margaret Boyd | Jul 4, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized

Happy 4th of July to all of you! I thought that a posting on U.S. patriotic plates is good for today……Tom asked what types of patriotic plates are of interest to me…..patriotic, military, bicentennials.  I zeroed in on bicentennial plates. Most...

Are some license plates made from nonmetal materials?

by Margaret Boyd | Jun 28, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized

The short answer is “Yes!”.  According to Colorado License Plates, the First 100 Years, ” Wood, rubber, pressed soybean meal, cardboard, and plastic were used in lieu of metal or when metal supplies were limited, as was the case during Worl War II....

What types of metal are used for making license plates?

by Margaret Boyd | Jun 7, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized

Again, Tom, George, and Jim’s book provided an answer: “Metal is most commonly used with steel and now aluminum leading the way. Tin, copper and brass were used as well. Early license plates issued in many states were porcelain covered steel, but these...

What is the most unusually shaped license plate?

by Margaret Boyd | May 31, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized

  According to Tom, George and Jim, this distinction goes to plates from Canada’s Northwest Territories.  Since 1970 their plates have been cut in the shape of a bear. On our mantelpiece, we have two passenger bear plates followed by 3 small motorcycle...