Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1973

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.

Passenger baseplates Image (standard)RegionDesignSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotesAlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaCanal ZoneColoradoConnecticut DelawareDistrict ofColumbiaSample plate shown.Limited time use around Inauguration Day.FloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireVanity plate shown.New Jersey New MexicoNew YorknoneValidated with a sticker on the license plate.Validated by a windshield sticker.North CarolinaEmbossed red serial on reflective white plate with border line; "19" at top left and "73" at top right; "NORTH CAROLINA" at bottomnoneABC-123AAA-101 to approximately HVA-999North DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahThere 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. VermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinEmbossed red serial on white plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, slogan at top; month of expiration at bottom left, debossed "73" at bottom rightAMERICA'S DAIRYLANDA12-345AB 1234Coded by month of expiration (A)Wyoming

Non-passenger plates Image (standard)RegionTypeDesign & SloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotesMarylandTemporaryWisconsinLight trailerEmbossed black serial on teal plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, "TRAILER" at top; "70" at bottom leftA12345A 1 to approximately A12000Revalidated to 1973 with black on white stickers

See also

Antique vehicle registration Electronic license plate Motor vehicle registration Vehicle license

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