by Margaret Boyd | May 23, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized
Again, Tom, George and Jim answer this question. “Beginning in 1957, most types of North American plates were the standard size of 6 by 12 inches. Prior to that, varied sizes and shapes were common. Plates were normally rectangular, but oval,...
by Margaret Boyd | May 16, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized
Jim Hucks, who did the photography for Colorado License Plates The First 100 Years 1013-2013 by Thomas E. Boyd, George C. Sammeth, Jr. and James T. Hucks, recently did an interview about the book:...
by Margaret Boyd | May 10, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized
Tom and I attended the Spring License Plate meet last weekend in Security (just south of Colorado Springs)…..lots of buying, selling and trading happened and it’s always good to see our plate collector friends. This week we’re going to address...
by Margaret Boyd | May 2, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized
I’m finding that Tom, George and Jim’s book has a wealth of information about U.S. license plates in general. Even though the book is titled Colorado License Plates The First 100 Years 1013-2013, much of the information in the book can be applied to the...
by Margaret Boyd | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized
Once again, the intro to Tom, George and Jim’s book Colorado License Plates The First 100 Years 1013-2013 provides an accurate and comprehensive response to this question. “On April 25, 1901, New York, through an action of its legislature, became...
by Margaret Boyd | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized
The Roman Empire may have had numbers on their chariots but this has not been verified. Internationally, we have been told that the first license plate was issued in Luxembourg in 1895. We do not have the research that was done to establish this information. What may,...