Welcome

You have discovered the Andrew Turnbull Licence Plate Gallery...an information, hobby, and history website exploring the interesting world of vehicle registration plates.

Notes

"License" is a verb in Canadian English, while "licence" is a noun. "Licence plate" is therefore the more correct Canadian spelling. In practice, however, I use the spellings "license plate" and "licence plate" interchangeably, sometimes alternating back and forth within the same page...and the same goes for other U.S. and Canadian lexicographical differences. As someone who's written and revised a body of work over multiple decades while living on both sides of the border, this is perhaps inevitable!

Because of shifting interests and difficult logistical circumstances, much of the content of the Licence Plate Gallery is on an update hiatus. I may still occasionally drop something new, however, when the inspiration strikes!

I do not presently have any plates for sale or trade.

Wanted

On the off-hand chance that anyone has a 1985 or 1991 series Ohio plate in the "WTM" letter series (needle in a haystack, I know)...let me know. I would be highly interested in it!

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Features

• Prison Manufacture of Licence Plates.
• Licence to Proselytize: The noxious trend of theocratic licence plate slogans.
• Gallery of Plate Displays
  • Part 1: International and Canada
  • Part 2: Themed displays
  • Part 3: Individual U.S. states, AL-NH
  • Part 4: Individual U.S. states, NY-WY
• Marriage Equality Run.
• 1985 "Birthyear Run." Beware: Hundreds of thumbnails.
• Ontario licence plates (2017-20):
  • The Ontario Project.
  • A Proposal for a New Ontario Licence Plate Design.
• Wisconsin license plates (2008-13):
  • The Wisconsin Pages.
• West Virginia license plates (2006-08):
  • "Map" Bases, 1976-1995.
  • Non-Passenger Plates, 1976-1995.
  • License Plate Collection.
  • Highs, 1976-2010.
• Oregon license plates (2007-14):
  • Passenger Variations, 1955-date.
  • Non-Passenger Variations, 1950-date.
• License plate sticker colours (2006-20):
  • Part 1: The Origin of Stickers.
  • Part 2: 1981-2000.
  • Part 3: 2001-2020.
  • Part 4: Month Stickers.
• The Secrets of Staggered Registration:
  • Part 1: Month Stickers.
  • Part 2: Staggering Methodology.
  • Part 3: Coding the Month.
  • Part 4: Coding the Month II: U.S. territorial possessions.
  • Part 5: Motorcycle Mysteries.
• Potpourri. The original catch-all of license plate collection highlights.

• Want & Trade Lists.
• Tips for Cleaning and Spiffing Up Plates.
• March of the Flats: A commentary.
• License Plates on The Astral Log.

The Network

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Last update 18 August 2022 (page).