GHOST TOWN
Guide to
LICENSE
PLATE COLLECTING
INTRODUCTION:
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Visit Ghost Town USA’s Guide
to the License Plates of the United Plates of America.
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These pages will grow as more
information is added. One of my goals on
these license plate pages is to post information and photos about the license
plates of each
state of the USA as well as Non-USA.
I hope to make them as informative for license plate collectors (AND
genealogists) as my ghost town pages are for Ghosttowners. This will take a while, and I
appreciate any information you may want to share. I would especially like to see information
AND PHOTOS regarding non-USA plates. I
will also be posting numerous links to other license plate collectors’ pages if
they have additional historical information that can help you understand the
history and lore of license plates and license plate collecting.
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Until the postings begin (which
should start soon), please feel free to visit my lists of license plates wanted
for my collection, as well as ones I have for trade.
·
If you are interested in
Australian license plates, I am the North
American Coordinator (Area 10) for the Australia-based Number Plate
Collector’s Club (NPCC).
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Photos
of many of the
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QUESTION regarding New
Zealand license plates.
LICENSE PLATES
IN THE NEWS:
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On Saturday, May 29, 2004, the
Riverside CA newspaper The Press Enterprise featured a brief
article in the “Driving” section about license plate collecting,
featuring fellow Southern California ALPCA collector Mark Coolidge, and me.
LICENSE PLATE
COLLECTOR CLUBS:
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Associazione Italiana Studio Targhe Automobilistiche AISTA (Italian club)
Please note: The website
is in Italian, and does not offer an English translation.
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Autokennzeichen-Sammler AKS (German club)
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Automobile
License Plate Collector’s Association ALPCA
ALPCA is the largest club for license plate collectors with around 3000 members. It is based in the United States and consists of a number of local/regional or state chapters called Regionals. Some of the regionals also have their own websites and/or Facebook pages. When known, I will include both the website AND the Facebook page. IF they only have a Facebook page, it will be indicated thusly. Some of these include:
1.
ALABAMA – Magnolia Region
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2.
ARIZONA - Arizona License Plate Society – ALPS
3.
CALIFORNIA
– Northern – Gold Rush Region
4.
CALIFORNIA
– Southern – SoCal
Regional FACEBOOK Page
5.
DELAWARE –
ALPCA Chesapeake Region WEBSITE,
ALPCA Chesapeake Region
FACEBOOK
6.
DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA (Washington, D.C.) - ALPCA
Chesapeake Region WEBSITE, ALPCA Chesapeake Region
FACEBOOK
7.
FLORIDA –
Florida Region -
8.
ILLINOIS –
Mid-America Platge
Association MAPA
9.
IOWA – The Heartland Region of the
ALPCA
10. KANSAS - The Heartland Region of the
ALPCA
11. MARYLAND - ALPCA Chesapeake Region WEBSITE, ALPCA Chesapeake Region
FACEBOOK
12. MISSISSIPPI – Magnolia Region -
13. MISSOURI - The Heartland Region of the
ALPCA
14. MONTANA – ALPCA Treasure State
Region FACEBOOK
Page
15. NEBRASKA - The Heartland Region of the
ALPCA
16. NEVADA –
Nevada – Silver State Region
17. NEW JERSEY – ALPCA
Garden State Region WEBSITE, Garden State Regional
FACEBOOK page
18. NORTH CAROLINA – Carolinas Region of ALPCA – Carolinas
Collectors Club
19. SOUTH CAROLINA - Carolinas Region of ALPCA – Carolinas
Collectors Club
20. TENNESSEE – Music City Region (WESTERN),
Appalachian Foothills Region (EASTERN)
21. UTAH - Utah – This is the Place Region
22. VIRGINIA - ALPCA Chesapeake Region WEBSITE, ALPCA Chesapeake Region
FACEBOOK
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De Nummerplaat Dutch club
·
De Taksplaat
- La Plaque de Taxe Belgian Club
Please note: There is no
website for this club. Contact:
Louis Fierens
Wommelgemsteenweg 68
B-2110 Wijnegem
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European
Registration Plate Association Europlate
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French License Plate Club Francoplaque
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Michigan
License Plate Association MLPCA
Founded in 1969,
this Michigan-based, independent club has about 250 members. It specializes in the license plates of the
Great Lakes State.
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Number Plate Collectors Club —Australia
NPCC
This Australia-based club was established in 1981,
and has grown to include around 650 members from all over the world. The club focus is the license plates of
Australia.
I am the American (Region 10) Coordinator for
the club, and membership information can be obtained HERE.
You can contact me at Ghost Town USA
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