Jack's License Plate Collection
| History Of USA License Plate | ||||
| Issued Year | Name Of State | Plate Size | Plate Material | Reference |
| 1912 | Alabama | 12"X5" | Porcelain | 1912 to 1915 issued in pairs |
| 1917 | Alaska | 7"x4" | Metal | 1917 red/white 1918 white/red 1919 white/dark brown |
| 1914 | Arizona | 12"x6" | Metal | The only state to make license plates out of copper |
| 1911 | Arkansas | 12.5"x5" | Porcelain | 1911 black/white |
| 1914 | California | 16"X5.5" | Porcelain | 1914 white/red |
| 1913 | Colorado | Porcelain | 1913 black/white | |
| 1905 | Connecticut | 13.5"X5.5" | Porcelain | 1905-09 white/black |
| 1909 | Delaware | 8.5"x6.5" | Porcelain | The last State to issue a porcelain plate in 1942 |
| 1907 | DC | 10"x6" | Porcelain | President used to be issued plate #100 ended 70s for security reasons |
| 1918 | Florida | 15.5"x6" | Steel | has used letters to indicate weight class of passenger cars |
| 1910 | Georgia | First State used reflectorized issued plate in US history | ||
| 1922 | Hawaii | 14"x5.5" | 1922 white/green | |
| 1913 | Idaho | 15.25"x6.25" | In 1913 fees were paid depending on horsepower of vehicle | |
| 1907 | Illinois | circular aluminum seal | $2 fee receives aluminum seal with a number to affix to the vehicle | |
| 1913 | Indiana | 4.5"x5.5" | Porcelain | black/yellow serial number left |
| 1911 | Iowa | 15"x6" | white/blue gray | |
| 1913 | Kansas | 15"x6" | singles issued 1913-1929,black/off white | |
| 1910 | Kentucky | 10.75"x5.5" | Porcelain | 1910-1921 fees were paid depending on horsepower of vehicle |
| 1915 | Louisiana | 15.25"x6.25" | 1915-1929 fees were paid depending on horsepower of vehicle | |
| 1905 | Maine | Porcelain | pairs issued 1905-1942 white/red | |
| 1910 | Maryland | Porcelain | black/yellow | |
| 1903 | Massachusetts | Porcelain | white/black issued from 1909-1943 | |
| 1910 | Michigan | 8.675"x4.5" | Porcelain | black/white pairs issued 1910-1943 |
| 1909 | Minnesota | Porcelain | 1909 silver/orange-red | |
| 1912 | Mississippi | 12"X6" | 1912-1921fees were paid depending on horsepower of vehicle | |
| 1911 | Missouri | 10"x6" | Metal | aluminum metal painted yellow with yellow buffed off the aluminum |
| 1914 | Montanan | 15"x6" | pairs issued 1915 to present except singles in 1945 | |
| 1915 | Nebraska | 16"x6" | Steel | 1915 black/white |
| 1916 | Nevada | 12"x6" | Steel | 1916 yellow/green |
| 1905 | New Hampshire | 7.5"x5.25" | Porcelain | white/dark green |
| 1908 | New Jersey | 14.5"x6" | Porcelain | 1908 white/dark blue/Last State to start in issuing reflectorized plate |
| 1912 | New Mexico | Steel | 1912-13 green/white | |
| 1910 | New York | Porcelain | 1910 white/dark blue | |
| 1913 | North Carolina | Porcelain | 1913 white/black | |
| 1911 | North Dakota | 12"x5" | Steel | 1911 gold/black; flat steel |
| 1908 | Ohio | 12.5"x5.5" | Porcelain | 1908-09 white/dark blue |
| 1915 | Oklahoma | 11.75"x5.75" | 1915 blue/white | |
| 1908 | Oregon | 13.375"x4.5" | Steel | 1908-10 white/maroon |
| 1906 | Pennsylvania | Porcelain | 1906 white/dark blue | |
| 1904 | Rhode Island | 10"x6" | Porcelain | 1904-08 white/black |
| 1917 | South Carolina | 14.5"x6" | 1917 black/pale yellow | |
| 1913 | South Dakota | 15"x6" | 1913 black/white | |
| 1915 | Tennessee | 1915 white/dark blue | ||
| 1917 | Texas | 16"x5.375" | 1917-1922 fees were paid depending on horsepower of vehicle | |
| 1915 | Utah | 12"x6" | Steel | 1915 dark green/white |
| 1905 | Vermont | 9.25"x5.25" | Porcelain | 1905-06 white with deep blue |
| 1906 | Virginia | 10"x5" | Porcelain | 1906-09 white/black |
| 1916 | Washington | 16.5"x6.25" | ||