Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1945

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1944	Events of 1945	Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1946

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 1945.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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Region	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Canal Zone
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawai'i
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa	Embossed black serial and border line on white plate; "IOWA-1945" centered at top	none	1-23456 and 12-34567	County coded	Only rear plates issued
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine	Embossed dark blue serial and border line on white plate; "MAINE 1945" centered at top	"VACATIONLAND" centered at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 155-000
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					The 1942 plates continued in use and were validated by a windshield sticker for 1945.
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "19 WISCONSIN 42" at bottom, slogan at top	AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND	123 456	1 to approximately 775 000	Revalidated for 1945 with red on white tabs.
	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "WIS" embossed at bottom left, yellow oval with debossed "1942" at bottom right	none	A12, A1B, AB1, ABC, 12A, 1A2, 1AB	A00 to 9ZZ
	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "WIS" embossed at bottom left, white oval with debossed "43" at bottom right	none	A123, 1A23	A000 to 9K99
Wyoming

Region	Type	Design & Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Wisconsin	Bus	Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "WIS" over "BUS" at top left, "44" over "45" at top right; quarterly tab at top center	A 12	Coded by weight class
	Cabin	Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "CABIN" at bottom left, vertical "WIS" at left; black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom right	123	1 to approximately 950	Revalidated for 1945 with white on red tabs
	Dealer	Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "DEALER" at top left, vertical "WIS" at left; white oval with debossed "1944" at top right	A1234	Dealer number and plate number	Number is dealer number, letter is plate number for that dealer. Revalidated for 1945 with black on yellow tabs.
	Farm	Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "FARM" at top left, vertical "WIS" at left; black oval with debossed "42-43" at top right	12345	1 to approximately 65000	Revalidated for 1945 with white on red tabs
	Motorcycle	Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" at top left, black oval with debossed "1943" at top right	1234	1 to approximately 5200	Revalidated for 1945 with red on white tabs.
	Municipal	Unknown design
	Official	Unknown design
	Light private trailer	Embossed black serial on gray plate with border line; "44 WIS TRAILER 45" at top, "NOT FOR HIRE" at bottom	A1 234	Coded by weight class	Weight classes are A, B, C, and D.
	Limited trailer	Unknown design			Used on trailers hauled 2 miles or less from "loading platform or freight station"
	Heavy trailer	Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "WIS" over "T-L" at top left, "44" over "45" at top right; quarterly tab at top center	A 12	Coded by weight class	Issued to all commercial trailers, and all private trailers over 8,000lbs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N for commercial trailers, and private trailers use the E weight class and above.
	Light truck	Embossed black serial on gray plate with border line; "44 WIS TRUCK 45" at top, "NOT FOR HIRE" at bottom	A12 345	Coded by weight class	Weight classes are A, B, C, and D.
	Heavy truck	Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "WIS" over "TRK" at top left, "44" over "45" at top right; quarterly tab at top center	A12345	Coded by weight class	Weight classes are E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N. These plates were also issued to light trucks for hire in the A, B, C, and D weight classes.

v t e Vehicle license plates of the United States
States	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii 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 Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Federal district	Washington, D.C.
Territories	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands
Other registration plates	Canal Zone Native American tribes Designs and serial formats
By year	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

v t e Vehicle registration plates of North America
Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1945

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