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Formats for license plate numbers are consistent within the state. For example, Delaware is able to use six-digit all-numeric serials because of its low population. Several states, particularly those with higher populations, use seven-character formats of three letters and four digits, including 1ABC234 in California, 1234ABC in Kansas and ABC-1234 (with or without a space or dash) in Georgia ...
In Rhode Island, license plates with low serial numbers have been distributed by politicians and have become known as status symbols. The Rhode Island Governor's office instituted an official lottery for so-called "preferred plates" in 1995. Low-digit, all-numeric plates are also available in Massachusetts, Illinois, and Washington, D.C.
Image Dates issued Design Serial format Serials issued Notes 1905–13: Black on white; "CAL" at right 123456 1 to 122444 A one-time $2.00 fee is paid to register the vehicle, and the motorist must have a license plate made to hang from the rear of the vehicle (front plate also required starting in 1911).
Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1971 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first time Pennsylvania was so honored. Letters T, W and X added to serials in 1974. Sticker validation through 1976. A12-345 A00-000 to Z99-999 123-45A 000-00A to 999-99Z 1A2-345
The two-letter code began appearing on Kansas license plates in 1951. From 1930 to 1950, the code was a number based on the order a county ranked in terms of population based on the 1920 United States Census. From 1951 until 1988, the two letters were stamped on the license plate on the far left side, one letter on top of the other.
Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1990 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first and, to date, only time South Carolina has been so honored. Numbers 101–500 issued for each three-letter series first, followed by 501–900 from mid-1991.
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