Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1977
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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1976 | Events of 1977 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1978 |
Each of the 50 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1977.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates
[edit]Image | Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Alabama | Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; red Alabama State Capitol graphic screened in the center; state flag, blue rectangle and U.S. Bicentennial logo screened at bottom; "ALABAMA" screened in blue centered at top. | "HEART OF DIXIE" in white within red heart screened at top left | ABC 123 | |||
Alaska | ||||||
American Samoa | ||||||
Arizona | ||||||
Arkansas | ||||||
California | ||||||
Canal Zone | ||||||
Colorado | ||||||
Connecticut | ||||||
Delaware | ||||||
District of Columbia |
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Florida | ||||||
Georgia | ||||||
Guam | ||||||
Hawaii | ||||||
Idaho | ||||||
Illinois | ||||||
Indiana | green on white plate with screened yellow state graphic | |||||
Iowa | ||||||
Kansas | ||||||
Kentucky | ||||||
Louisiana | ||||||
Maine | ||||||
Maryland | ||||||
Massachusetts | ||||||
Michigan | ||||||
Minnesota | ||||||
Mississippi | ||||||
Missouri | ||||||
Montana | ||||||
Nebraska | ||||||
Nevada | ||||||
New Hampshire | ||||||
New Jersey | ||||||
New Mexico | ||||||
New York | ||||||
North Carolina | ||||||
North Dakota | ||||||
Northern Mariana Islands |
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Ohio | ||||||
Oklahoma | ||||||
Oregon | ||||||
Pennsylvania | ||||||
Puerto Rico | ||||||
Rhode Island | ||||||
South Carolina | ||||||
South Dakota | ||||||
Tennessee | ||||||
Texas | ||||||
Utah | ||||||
Vermont | ||||||
Virginia | ||||||
Virgin Islands | ||||||
Washington | ||||||
West Virginia | ||||||
Wisconsin | Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, slogan at top; month of expiration at bottom left, debossed "73" at bottom right | AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND | A12-345 AB 1234 |
Coded by month of expiration (A) | Revalidated to 1977 with white on red stickers. | |
Wyoming |
Non-passenger plates
[edit]Image | Region | Type | Design and slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Maine | Trailer | Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top offset to the left, "TRAILER" at bottom | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 125-000, 150-001 to 205-000 | Revalidated for 1977 with white on pink stickers. | |
Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top, "TRAILER" at bottom | 125-001 to approximately 150-000 | |||||
Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE" at top left, "TRAILER" at bottom | 205-001 to approximately 362-000 | |||||
Maryland | Temporary | Black lettering on white background with no slogan, relevant dates and vehicular information hand-written. | A12345 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.