Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1972 Events of 1973 Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1974

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 1973.[1][2][3][4]


Passenger baseplates

Passenger  car  plates
Image (standard) Region Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Canal Zone
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware

District of
Columbia		 Sample plate shown.
Limited time use around Inauguration Day.
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire Vanity plate shown.
New Jersey
New Mexico


New York none Validated with a sticker on the license plate.
Validated by a windshield sticker.
North Carolina Embossed red serial on reflective white plate with border line; "19" at top left and "73" at top right; "NORTH CAROLINA" at bottom none ABC-123 AAA-101 to approximately HVA-999
North Dakota
Northern Mariana
Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah There are many variations including sticker wells, beehive graphic in the center, and placement of "Utah" with/without the year. Validation by a year/month sticker.
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin Embossed red serial on 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)
Wyoming

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  plates  
Image (standard) Region Type Design & Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
Maryland Temporary
Wisconsin Light trailer Embossed black serial on teal plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, "TRAILER" at top; "70" at bottom left A12345 A 1 to approximately A12000 Revalidated to 1973 with black on white stickers

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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