Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1940 Events of 1941 Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1942

Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1941.[1][2][3][4]

Passenger baseplates

Passenger  Car  Plates
Image Region Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California embossed golden yellow serial on black plate, and "19 California 41" on top
Canal Zone
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of
Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawai'i
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
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
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate; "19 WISCONSIN 41" at bottom, slogan at top AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND 123-456 1 to approximately 795-000
Wyoming Sample plate shown.

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  plates  
Image (standard) Region Type Design and slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
Wisconsin Cabin Embossed white serial on blue plate with border line; "40 CABIN 41" at bottom, vertical "WIS" at right 123 1 to approximately 700
Dealer Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "19 WIS DEALER 41" at bottom, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at top 1234A Dealer number and plate number Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer
Duplicate Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "19 WISCONSIN 41" at bottom, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at top; vertical "DUP" at left 1234 1 to approximately 2000
Farm Embossed white serial on brown plate with border line; "40 FARM TR'K 41" at bottom, vertical "WIS" at right 12-345 1 to approximately 64-000
Motorcycle Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "WIS 1941" at top 1234 1 to approximately 3400
Municipal Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "19 WISCONSIN 41" at bottom, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at top; embossed hollow diamond at left 1234 1 to approximately 6800 Identifiable with a hollow diamond
Official Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "19 WISCONSIN 41" at bottom, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at top; embossed hollow star at left 123 1 to unknown Identifiable by a hollow star. The high is 14, though the expected high number is higher.
Light Private Trailer Embossed white serial on blue plate with border line; "40 WIS TRAILER 41" at bottom, vertical "WIS" at right A 1234 Coded by weight class Weight classes are same as truck
Heavy Trailer Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" over "T-L" at top left, "40" over "41" at top right; quarterly tab at top between stacked caption and year A 1234 Coded by weight class Weight classes are same as heavy truck
Truck Embossed white serial on blue plate with border line; "40 WIS TRUCK 41" at bottom A 12-345 Coded by weight class Serials start at A 25-001. Weight classes are A, B, C, and D.
Heavy Truck Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" over "TRK" at top left, "40" over "41" at top right; quarterly tab at top between stacked caption and year A 1234 Coded by weight class Weight classes are E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N. Commercial light trucks received identical plates in the A, B, C, and D weight classes.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
  4. ↑ Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.
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