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This list is divided into two parts. The first section lists ordinary passenger car plates. Below the passenger section are non-passenger or specialty plates (such as truck, trailer, motorcycle, government, farm, college, etc.).
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Texas Passenger-Car Plates: | ||
 1925 repaint (# 332*632, Hamilton County) $12 The embossed border should have also been repainted. |
 1930 fair (# 320*762, Dallas County) $8 The original colors were dark blue on deep yellow. |
 1930 repaint (# 756*754, Lampasas County) $12 |
 1932 vg- (very good minus) (# N22*356, Wichita County) $45 |
 1936 fair (# 176*923, Collin County) $25 |
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| 1940s to 1960s: | ||
 1941 vvg (# 150*733, Burleson County) $60 |
 1942 gvg (# F89*591, Smith County) $25 The 1942 plates were used through 1944, being validated for 1943 and 1944 with a small metal date tab in order to save metal during the War. |
 1949 late manufacture, fair (# LV 1837) $6 Late manufacture plates have the dies used on the upcoming 1950 plates. |
 1957 vg (# SL*77, Harris County) $12 This plate has been trimmed at the right and left edges. It was originally 12 inches long but was cut down to 11 inches. |
 1958 vg (# RV*77, Harris County) $12 This plate has been trimmed at the right and left edges. It was originally 12 inches long but was cut down to 11 inches. |
 1963 error, vg- (very good minus) (# EA*4256, Parker County) $12 Note that this plate has an inverted star. |
| 1970s: | ||
 1972 mint (# TDT*479) $8 |
 1973 vg (# BSG*209, Hardeman County) $3 |
 1974 original manufacture, mint (# VFY*814) $6 |
 1974 late manufacture, mint (# VLV*991) $8 Late manufacture plates have the dies used on the upcoming 1975 plates. |
 1975 vg (# DFS*266, Wichita County) $6 |
 1975 gvg (# CYB*701, Tarrant County) $2 |
 1978 vg (# CGK*793, Johnson County) $6 In 1978 Texas introduced staggered-monthly registration and most vehicles jumped from 1977 to a 1979 expiration, making 1978 expirations uncommon. |
 undated front plate (issued 1978), gvg (# SSH*468) .75c |
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| 1980s: | ||
 1983 vg (# FZP*766, Hunt County) $4 |
 1984 exc (# NYM*178) $6 |
 1984 vg (# 736*DUY) $4 |
 1985 vg (# 314*HFB) $4 |
 1986 vvg (# 020*KRN) $5 |
 undated front plate (issued 1986), gvg (# 394*LBX) .75c |
 1987 vvg (# 279*LZE) $5 |
 1988 gvg (1 xh) (# DFD*660, Wichita County) $1 It is very difficult to see in the photo but there is a neatly-drilled extra hole in the upper-right side of the zero in the plate number. |
 1988 vvg (# 728*MPK) $5 |
 1988 vg (# 868*SFF) $3 |
 1989 vg (# 106*HPV) $4 |
 1989 vg (# 712*UXW) $3 |
 undated front plate (issued 1989), vg (# 673*XWH) $1 |
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| 1990s: | ||
 1990 vg (# 279*FDB) $3 The bar above the year indicates registration in a county requiring an emission test. |
 1990 vg (# 934*UCU) $3 |
 1991 vvg (# BHF*45K) $5 The "big red" TEXAS design in the AAA*00A numbering pattern only ran from the BBB to BKW letter combination, making it the most uncommon design of the stickered-plate era (1975 to 1994). |
 1992 vg (# 225*MLV) $3 |
 1993 vg (# 914*LZQ) $4 The bars above and below the year indicates registration in a county requiring an more strict emission test. |
 expire 1994, vvg (# 006*TYG) $4 |
 expire 1994, exc (# HXV*18P) $5 |
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| Beginning in 1994 (for registrations expiring in 1995) Texas began issuing a windshield sticker to validate most types of plates rather than a plate sticker. Because of this all passenger and truck plates issued since then have no plate stickers. However since Texas assigns plates to the counties in numerical order the year of issue can generally be determined within a year or two by the plate number. For undated passenger and truck plates validated by a windshield sticker I have noted the most likely year of issue. | ||
 1994 issue (expire 1995), vvg (# PLZ*40N) $3 |
 1995 issue (expire 1996), vvg (# SZJ*24B) $3 |
 1996 issue (expire 1997), vvg (# WBV*50X) $5 The 150 Years of Statehood design was issued only during the first half of 1996. |
 1997 issue (expire 1998), vvg (# XGM*71P) $3 |
 1999 issue (expire 2000), vvg (# D84*VPH) $3 |
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| 2000s: | ||
 2003 issue (expire 2004), mint (# W55*WDJ) $3 |
 2004 issue (expire 2005), vvg (# Z29*MTH) $2.50 |
 2006 issue (expire 2007), vvg (# 666*KGY) $3 |
 2009 issue (expire 2010), mint (# TCK*077) $3 |
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| 2010s: | ||
 2010 issue (expire 2011), vvg (# BV8*T393) $1.50 |
 2011 issue (expire 2012), vvg (# DB1*B438) $1 |
 2012 issue (expire 2013), vvg (# DP4*K180) $1 |
 2014 issue (expire 2015), vvg (# DXS*1570) .75c |
 2016 issue (expire 2017), vvg (# HNV*2894) .75c |
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Texas Non-Passenger-Car Plates: | ||
| Antique: (Antique auto plates began in 1958 and were issued for set, five-year periods until 2018. During this period expiration dates were 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2018. The expire-2018 plates were replaced with a stickered plate expiring in 2023. New registrations since probably the early 2020s expire five years from the year of registration.) (Antique plates were originally called "antique auto" but changed to "antique vehicle" during the time period of the expire-1993 plates.) | ||
 1983 antique auto, vg (# A*92) $12 |
 1993 antique vehicle, mint (# 8K 29) $9 |
 2008 antique vehicle, vg (# 34 Z4) $5 |
 2013 antique vehicle, vg (# 8T M5) $3 Scotchlite discolored. |
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Apportioned Truck: | ||
 1986 apportioned (truck), vg (# R30*764) $4 |
 1997 apportioned (truck), vvg (# R72*441) $3 |
 1998 apportioned (truck), vvg (# R75*572) $3 |
Apportioned Trailer: | ||
 1994 apportioned trailer, vvg (# 44R*250) $3 |
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Apportioned Trailer (5-year): | ||
 1989 5-year apportioned trailer, mint (# 63R*257) $5 |
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Big Bend National Park: | ||
 circa-2002 Big Bend National Park, mint (# B 508 B) $35 |
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Bus: | ||
 1967 bus, mint (# T*249) $9 |
 1968 bus, mint (# T*446) $12 |
 1969 bus, mint (# T*396) $7 |
 1970 bus, mint (# T*322) $9 |
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City Bus: | ||
 1975 city bus, mint (# T11*158) $8 |
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Private Bus: | ||
 1973 private bus, mint (# U63*885) $5 1973 was the first year of private bus plates. |
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| Pairs: | ||
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1991 private bus pair both plates mint # U38*207 $10 |
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Buyer: (Buyer tags were cardboard plates issued by car dealerships, not the state.) | ||
 1970 buyer, vg (# P 8*232) .75c |
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Classic Auto: | ||
 circa-2005 classic auto, vvg (# BC 82 CD) $6 |
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Combination: (Was called "truck tractor" prior to 1972. "Combination" plates are used on the truck half of 18-wheelers.) | ||
 1972 combination, vg (# J85*229) $2.50 |
 1973 combination, vg (# J79*071) $2.50 |
 1975 combination, vg (# 2BV*177) $2.50 |
| 1980s: | ||
 1982 combination, mint (# 2DW*601) $4 |
 1985 combination, vvg (# 2ES*444) $4 |
 1986 combination, mint (# 2DN*320) $5 |
 1987 combination, vvg (# 2BV*891) $4 |
 1989 combination, mint (# 2DW*082) $1.50 |
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| 1990s: | ||
 1993 combination, mint (# 2EH*015) $1.50 |
 1996 combination, mint (# 2AT*747) $1.50 |
 1997 combination, mint (# 2DN*700) $1.50 |
 1999 combination, mint (# 2EK*573) $1.50 |
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| 2000s & 2010s: | ||
 2001 combination, mint (# 2EK*823) $1.50 |
 2002 combination, mint (# 2CM*131) $1.50 |
 2003 combination, mint (# 2AS*189) $1.50 |
 2004 combination, mint (# 2ER*780) $1.50 |
 2005 combination, mint (# 2EJ*563) .50c |
 2006 combination, mint (# 2FP*648) .50c |
 2007 combination, mint (# 2FF*595) .50c |
 2008 combination, exc (# 2EZ*796) .50c |
 2009 combination, mint (# 2AC*691) .50c |
 2010 combination, vvg (# 2EX*445) .50c |
 2013 combination, mint (# 1B2*1892) .75c |
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Combination replacement: ("Combination" plates are used on the truck half of 18-wheelers.) Texas did have replacement plates for some truck and trailer types from the 1950s to 1974. They were always colored differently than the standard plates and were numbered at the very end of the allotted numbering block for their respective types. | ||
 1974 combination replacement, vg (# K90*123) $4 |
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Soil Conservation: | ||
 1972 conservation, vg (# 12S*958) $4 |
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Dealer: (Dealer plates are not registerable under Texas' Year-of-Manufacture Law.) | ||
 1986 dealer error (missing the "1836" from the slogan), vg (# P49*198) $15 |
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Disabled Person: (Disabled person plates did not begin to be issued until the middle of 1986. Before this a special year sticker with the word "disabled" and (beginning in 1982) the wheelchair logo was issued to show disabled parking privileges.) | ||
| Windshield sticker years I've divided by base style and are listed by grade, not estimated year of issue: | ||
 1995-issue (expire 1996) disabled, vvg (# 4 JX-KR) $1 |
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 2002-issue (expire 2003) disabled, vvg (# 7 SZ-NY) $1 |
 2003-issue disabled (expire 2004) with small state name, vvg (# 6 VB-TB) $3 Some disabled plates were mistakenly made with the small state name of other non-passenger plates. |
 2002-issue (expire 2003) disabled, vg (# 8 TG-YV) .75c |
 2005-issue (expire 2006) disabled, vvg (# 3 XD-WM) $1 |
 2006-issue (expire 2007) disabled, vg (# 7 YG-VD) .75c |
 2005-issue (expire 2006) disabled, gvg (# 3 XM-FF) .50c |
 2007-issue (expire 2008) disabled, vvg (# 9 ZHWJ) $1 |
 2008-issue (expire 2009) disabled, vg (# 4 BGZM) .75c |
 2012-issue (expire 2013) disabled, gvg (# 1 GCYK) .50c |
 2014-issue (expire 2015) disabled, vg (# 4 JRRD) .75c |
 2014-issue (expire 2015) disabled, gvg (# 5 JKMW) .50c |
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Disabled Veteran: | ||
| Take note! Disabled veteran plates have never used the same year stickers as ordinary passenger, truck and most other types of plates. Prior to the mid-1990s disabled veteran plates were validated with a specal year sticker with the letters "DV" on it. After this they used the same year sticker as personalized plates. Note that any of the disabled veteran plates I offer here have the proper "DV" sticker. Most disabled veteran plates you see are front plates that someone slapped a regular year sticker onto, not realizing that after 1976 a few types of plates used special year stickers with the classification on them. |
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 1983 disabled veteran, vg (# DV*3264) $10 |
 1992 disabled veteran, vvg (# 123*DV7) $5 |
 2005-issue disabled veteran, vvg (# GTT*5 DV) $3 |
Disaster Relief: | ||
 1981 disaster relief, mint (# 12D*144) $25 |
 1983 disaster relief, mint (# 12D*207) $25 |
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Farm Trailer: | ||
 1963 farm trailer, mint (# 30T*553) $9 |
 1967 farm trailer, vg (# 85T*466) $5 |
 1969 farm trailer, vvg (# 16T*188) $5 |
 1972 farm trailer, mint (# 60T*984) $7 |
 1973 farm trailer, vvg (# 72T*706) $5 |
 2003 farm trailer, gvg (# BRF*G27) .75c |
 2007 farm trailer, vg (# CWV*J27, Grayson County) .75c |
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Farm Truck: | ||
 1967 farm truck, vvg (# 8A*9967) $7 |
 1970 farm truck, vvg (# 8K*4281) $5 |
 1975 farm truck, vg (# 1DY*279) $2.50 |
 1986 farm truck, vvg (# 1ZR*207) $18 Only about 13,000 farm truck plates were made in the sesquicentennial design. |
 2005-issue farm truck (expire 2006) vvg (# X1B*139) $2 |
 2006-issue farm truck (expire 2007) vvg (# X1N*022) $2 |
Former Prisoner of War: | ||
 circa-2008 former POW, mint (# PW 334 F) $20 |
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Honorary Consul: | ||
 1986 honorary consul, mint (# 9AA*127) $75 |
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Legion of Valor: | ||
 2004 Legion of Valor, vg (# A 0 A 1) $75 This is the VERY FIRST plate number in the numbering configuration used on Legion of Valor plates! I got it from the collection of the late Richard Mecca, who I remember telling me years ago that a neighbor of his had Legion of Valor plates on his car but I didn't know (and Richard probably didn't either) that the guy had the first number! |
 2012 Legion of Valor, gvg (# A 2 A 3) $40 Scotchlite discolored. |
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Machinery: (Machinery plates are issued to various types of equipment such as road graders, water well drilling trucks and generator trailers.) | ||
 1964 machinery, vvg (# 13M*510) $10 |
 1967 machinery, mint (# 16M*966) $9 |
 1969 machinery, vvg (# 17M*286) $4 |
 1970 machinery, vvg (# 31M*350) $4 |
 1971 machinery, vvg (# 36M*751) $4 |
 1973 machinery, vg (# 13M*784) $3 |
 1995 machinery, mint (# 141*M75) $4 |
 2004 machinery, vvg (# 63M*338) $4 |
 2007 machinery, vg (# 464*M20, Cooke County) .75c |
 2008 machinery, vvg (# 364*M17, Cooke County) $1 |
 2012 machinery, vvg (# 473*M88, Cooke County) $1 |
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Manufacturer: | ||
 2002 manufacturer, vvg (# 6EH*314) $7 |
 2002 manufacturer, vvg (# 6EH*407) $7 |
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Mobile Home: (Mobile Home plates were made for only eight years, from 1975 through 1982 (expiring March 1983).) | ||
 1980 mobile home, vg (# 6BR*995) $3 |
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Moped: | ||
 1999 moped, mint (# 6BY 904) $5 |
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Motorcycle: | ||
 1974 motorcycle, vvg (# X 50160) $12 |
 1979 motorcycle, vvg (# 3WV 977) $10 |
 2008 motorcycle, vg (# 3KR 753, Collin County) $2.50 |
 2009 motorcycle, vg (# 534 J4P, Grayson County) $3 |
 2010 motorcycle, vg (# 3UG 403, Travis County) $2.50 |
 2011 motorcycle, vg (# 4EJ 643, Cooke County) $2.50 |
 2012 motorcycle, vg (# 4CH 189, Grayson County) $2.50 |
 2013 motorcycle, vg (# 4EY 393, Rockwall County) $2.50 |
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Antique Motorcycle: | ||
 2013 antique motorcycle, mint (# BCNY 4) $7 |
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Permit Oil Machinery: (Used on oil well drilling & servicing vehicles.) | ||
 1974 permit oil machinery, gvg (# 13P*386) $3 |
 1986 permit oil machinery, mint (# 12P*925) $8 |
 1988 permit oil machinery, mint (# 17P*762) $4 |
 2008 permit oil machinery, vg (# 37P*925, Cooke County) $1 |
 2011 permit oil machinery, vvg (# 39P*357, Grayson County) $1.50 |
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72-Hour Permit: (72-Hour Permit plates are made of a thick pressboard and were issued by the state, unlike buyer tags.) | ||
 1966 72-hour permit, vvg (# R 7940) $1 |
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Personalized: | ||
 1975 personalized, vvg (# RLF-INF) $7 |
 1984 personalized, vg (# CORPUS) $25 Someone who loved Corpus Christi? |
 1985 personalized, vvg (# KOPF) $5 |
 1985 personalized, mint (# ODUEGU) $6 Uncommon September expiration. All personalized plates expired in March until late 1984 when new applications during the latter part of the year were assigned a September expiration. |
 1986 personalized, vg (# BW-LW) $3 |
 1990 personalized, vvg (# VCT 4 DJ) $7 |
 circa-1995 personalized, mint (# WTW*2) $3 |
 circa-2004 personalized, vg (# RONDA G) $4 |
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Rental Vehicle: (Passenger plates with a "rental vehicle" sticker. These were only issued for a short time and the "rental vehicle" sticker was usually only on the front plate.) | ||
 1975 rental vehicle, gvg (# MTW*551) $8 |
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Sample: (Sample plates are made by states to show law enforcement in other states what their plates look like for a given year.) | ||
 1996 sample, mint (# SAM*PLE) $90 The 150 Years of Statehood design was issued only during the first half of 1996, making samples of this base very rare. |
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Seasonal Permit: | ||
 circa-2001 seasonal permit, vg (# 2PC*061) $3 |
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State Judge: | ||
 1996 state judge, mint (# TX*347 A) $8 |
 1997 state judge, mint (# TX*240 A) $8 |
 2000 state judge, mint (# TX*828 C) $8 |
State Official: | ||
 1974 state official, mint (# SO*123 A) $12 |
 2005 state official, mint (# SO*96 C) $8 |
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Tractor: | ||
 1967 tractor, vvg (# S*2296) $7 |
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Trailer: | ||
 1942 trailer, vg+ (very good plus) (# T/R 86*441) $30 The 1942 plates were used in 1943 and 1944 with a metal date tab to save metal for the War. |
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| 1960s & 1970s: | ||
 1963 trailer, vg (# B6*7572) $5 |
 1965 trailer, vg (# A11*674) $5 |
 1967 trailer, mint (# E17*367) $9 |
 1971 trailer, vg (# C*8093) $3 |
 1972 trailer, vvg (# A84*524) $5 |
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| 1980s & 1990s: | ||
 1985 trailer, vvg (# 65647*F) $1.50 |
 1987 trailer, vg (# 342*53J) $5 The bar above the "87" indicates registration in a county requiring emissions testing. |
 1988 trailer, vvg (# 21S*BFG) $5 After finishing the 000*00A pattern in 1987 trailer plates went to the 00A*AAA pattern beginning at 01S*BBB, making this a very early number in that numbering format. The bar above the "88" indicates registration in a county requiring emissions testing. |
 1994 trailer, vg (# 62T*SHV) $1 The bar above and below the "94" indicates registration in a county requiring a more strict emissions test. |
 1996 trailer, vg (# 97V*BCF) $1 |
 1997 trailer, vg (# 92V*NTD) $1 |
| 2000s: | ||
 2001 trailer, vvg (# 96W*XTD) $1.50 |
 2002 trailer, vvg (# 78W*JDT) $1.50 |
 2003 trailer, mint (# 20X*JSN) $2.50 |
 2004 trailer, gvg (# 26V*LKF) .75c |
 2005 trailer, vg (# 21Y*JVW, Cooke County) .75c |
 2007 trailer, gvg (# 41Y*BFW, Cooke County) .50c |
 2008 trailer, vvg (# 31X*XNH, Cooke County) $1 |
 2009 trailer, vvg (# 42Z*ZDH, Cooke County) $1 |
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| 2010s: | ||
 2010 trailer, vvg (# 182*17C, Tarrant County) $1 |
 2010 trailer, vg (# 07Y*BFT, Cooke County) .75c |
 2011 trailer, vg (# 775*64G, Cooke County) .75c Scotchlite discolored. |
 2011 trailer, gvg (# 75Y*DST, Cooke County) .50c |
 2013 trailer, vvg (# 725*26M, Collin County) $1 |
 2015 trailer, gvg (# 408*929H, Cooke County) .50c Scotchlite discolored. |
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undated (circa 1980) trailer error plate, mint (# 58S*424) $5 Trailer plates at this time were numbered with one letter and up to five numbers. However this plate was mistakenly made with the letter "S" in the wrong position. The number should have been S58*424, not 58S*424. Plates numbered with two numbers, the letter "S" and three more numbers were from the soil conservation classification, not trailer. |
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10-18 Trailer: (10-18 Trailer plates were used on semi-trailers with a carrying capacity over 10,000 but not over 18,000 pounds. The type was merged into token trailer in 1972.) | ||
 1965 10-18 trailer, vvg (# Y26*198) $7 |
 1966 10-18 trailer, vvg (# Y12*834) $10 |
 1967 10-18 trailer, vvg (# Y11*015) $7 |
 1969 10-18 trailer, vg (# Y*788) $3 |
 1970 10-18 trailer, vvg (# Y28*777) $6 |
 1971 10-18 trailer, vvg (# Y*8413) $5 |
10-18 Trailer Replacement: (10-18 Trailer plates were used on semi-trailers with a carrying capacity over 10,000 but not over 18,000 pounds. The type was merged into token trailer in 1972.) Texas did have replacement plates for some truck and trailer types from 1955 through 1974. They were always colored differently than the standard plates and were numbered at the very end of the allotted numbering block for their respective types. | ||
 1970 10-18 trailer replacement, mint (# Y90*541) $7 |
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18-32 Trailer: (18-32 Trailer plates were used on semi-trailers with a carrying capacity over 18,000 but not over 32,000 pounds. The type was merged into token trailer in 1972.) | ||
 1967 18-32 trailer, mint (# Z71*134) $9 |
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18-32 Trailer Replacement: (18-32 Trailer plates were used on semi-trailers with a carrying capacity over 18,000 but not over 32,000 pounds. The type was merged into token trailer in 1972.) Texas did have replacement plates for some truck and trailer types from 1955 through 1974. They were always colored differently than the standard plates and were numbered at the very end of the allotted numbering block for their respective types. | ||
 1967 18-32 trailer replacement, vvg (# Z91*037) $7 |
 1969 18-32 trailer replacement, mint (# Z91*061) $7 |
 1970 18-32 trailer replacement, vvg (# Z90*073) $5 |
House Trailer: (Was renamed "travel trailer" in 1975) | ||
 1970 house trailer, vg (# M77*108) $3 |
 1971 house trailer, vg (# 223*65M) $3 |
 1972 house trailer, vg (# N63*901) $3 |
 1973 house trailer, vg (# L74*934) $3 |
 1974 house trailer, vg (# N*1421) $3 Made of galvanized steel, like the upcoming 1975 plates. |
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Token Trailer: (Used on the trailer half of most 18-wheelers. The classification "token trailer" was created in 1972 when "10-18 trailer" and "18-32 trailer" were merged into one classification.) | ||
 1972 token trailer, vg (# Y51*644) $3 |
 1973 token trailer, vvg (# Z*9637) $5 |
 1974 token trailer, vvg (# Z32*810) $5 |
 undated mid-1980s token trailer, vvg (# W60*228) $1 Had this been issued it would have been issued no earlier than 1981, expiring March 1982 (token trailer plates had a set expiration month of March). I will sticker this for 1983, 1984, 1985 or 1986 if you like but I do not have ay March stickers. |
 undated mid-1980s token trailer, vg (# W60*237) .75c Had this been issued it would have been issued no earlier than 1981, expiring March 1982 (token trailer plates had a set expiration month of March). I will sticker this for 1983, 1984, 1985 or 1986 if you like but I do not have ay March stickers. |
 2005 token trailer, vg (# W06*082) $1.50 |
 2008 token trailer, vg (# W05*897, Cooke County) $1.50 |
 circa-2012 token trailer, good (# 014B*893) .75c Token trailer plates ceased using stickers in 2011 (for 2012 expirations). Scotchlite discolored. |
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Very rare late-manufacture 1974 token trailer, vvg (# Z39*685) $100 In 1975 Texas introduced multi-year plates, validated by stickers from 1976 onwards. To make room for the sticker boxes on the 1975 plates the classification on non-passenger plates was moved from the bottom of the plates to the top and placed just under the state name. During 1974, after the manufacturing equipment was retooled and the 1975 plates had begun to be made, more 1974 token trailer plates were needed. Rather than retool the equipment again to make plates look like other 1974 plates, they just took out the sticker box dies and put in the "19" and "74" dies. Token trailer plates in this design are exceedingly rare. I have been a license plate hobbiest in Texas since the early 1970s and did not know this variety existed until I stumbled across a few of them in a Houston antique mall in 1996. These are the only token trailer plates in this design that I have ever seen. To the best of my knowledge only truck and token trailer were made in this late-manufacture design. |
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Travel Trailer: (Was called "house trailer" prior to 1975) | ||
 1976 travel trailer, vvg (# 5CL*187) $5 |
 1986 travel trailer, mint (# 5QG*883) $3 |
 1996 travel trailer, vvg (# 966*G5K) $2 |
 2003 travel trailer, vvg (# 755*W5A) $2 |
 2011 travel trailer, vvg (# 5AU*455, Cooke County) $1.50 |
 2013 travel trailer, mint (# 5TD*205, Cooke County) $2 |
Truck: (Was called "commercial" prior to 1945. The "truck" classification was discontinued in late 2012.) | ||
 1963 truck, vvg (# 4M*9965) $9 Note that the star on this plate is inverted. |
 1963 truck, vg (# 4H*2697) $5 |
 1969 truck, vvg (# 1Y*3665) $5 |
| 1970s: | ||
 1970 truck, mint (# 6L*9902) $7 |
 1971 truck, vg (# 4D*9559, Webb County) $3 |
 1973 truck, mint (# GW*2550) $6 |
 1974 late manfacture truck, mint (# HG*8398) $5 Late manufacture plates have the dies used on the upcoming 1975 plates. |
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| 1990s: | ||
| Beginning in 1994, for registrations expiring in 1995, Texas began issuing a windshield sticker rather than plate stickers to validate most classifications of plates. | ||
 1994-issue truck (expire 1995) mint (# JX8*407) $2 |
 1997-issue truck (expire 1998) mint (# XT2*087) $2 |
 1998-issue truck (expire 1999) mint (# 1KH*D33) $2 |
 1999-issue truck (expire 2000) vvg (# 2YH*V12) $1.50 |
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| 2000s: | ||
 2000-issue truck (expire 2001) (with short-lived large state name) mint (# 4HC*N82) $2.50 |
 2005-issue truck (expire 2006) mint (# 96R*BM3) $2 |
 2006-issue truck (expire 2007) mint (# 78G*GL4) $2 |
 2007-issue truck (expire 2008) mint (# 95L*XJ6) $2 |
 2008-issue truck (expire 2009) mint (# 53J*KN8) $2 |
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| 2010s: | ||
 2010-issue truck (expire 2011) mint (# AP4*6246) $2 |
 2011-issue truck (expire 2012) mint (# BM3*6663) $1.50 |
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2012-issue truck with matching, used 2013 windshield sticker vvg # BV1*5055, Colorado County $2 |
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Truck Replacement: Texas did have replacement plates for some truck and trailer types from 1955 through 1974. They were always colored differently than the standard plates and were numbered at the very end of the allotted numbering block for their respective types. | ||
 1967 truck replacement, mint (# 7Z*4472) $9 |
 1973 truck replacement, vvg (# ZW*9495) $5 |
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Truck Tractor: (Was renamed "combination" in 1972.) | ||
 1965 truck tractor, vg (# J*1923) $5 |
 1967 truck tractor, mint (# J25*732) $9 |
 1970 truck tractor, mint (# J68*837) $7 |
Tow Truck: (Tow Truck plates were first issued in 1988 (expire-1989) as a small-sized plate which was used as a supplemental plate alongside the wrecker's regular truck plates. In 1998 (for expire-1999 registrations) these small plates were discontinued when full-sized "tow truck" plates were issued to replace the wrecker's regular truck plates. In spite of having sticker boxes, the full-sized tow truck plates never used plate stickers.) | ||
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1988 tow truck, vg (# 145*30W) $35 Texas planned on introducing tow truck plates in 1987 (expiring in January 1988). However there was a dispute about whether they would be used alongside the wrecker's regular truck plate or in place of it. As a result the full-size expire-1988 tow truck plates which had been manufactured were never issued. The first tow truck plates that were issued were the small-sized expire-1989 plates (which were issued as singles and used alongside the wrecker's regular truck plate). |
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U.S. Congress - House of Representatives: | ||
 1997 U.S. Congress - House, mint (# 16 A) $40 |
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U.S. Judge: | ||
 2001 U.S. judge, mint (# USA*61 A) $12 |
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