by Margaret Boyd | Aug 9, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
We just got back from the 66th international ALPCA (Automobile License Plate Collectors Association) convention in Covington, West Virginia. Of course, there were only a few international collectors there this year……mainly from Canada, I think. It was...
by Margaret Boyd | Jul 24, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
The 66th Annual International Automobile License Plate Collectors Association (ALPCA) Convention will take place August 4th-7th in Covington, Kentucky. This is an ALPCA member-only event.
by Margaret Boyd | Jul 17, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
This week the 1929 Alabama and 1948 New Mexico License plates are the current winners of oue Boyd weekly ebay auction popularity contest. Both are tough plates to find in reasonable condition from southern states. The 1948 New Mexico plate...
by Margaret Boyd | Jul 10, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
We received a question on the 1969 Maine Dealer license plate this week (https://www.ebay.com/itm/384265811078) Question: “I’ve never seen this license plate base. Do you have information on what the SV designation meant? Snowmobile dealer?”...
by Margaret Boyd | Jul 3, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
I thought that I’d mention that the analytics of the weekly Boyd auction popularity contest does not always correlate with the highest priced plate sold each week. It does frequently match which license plates are popular among license plate collectors. Popular...
by Margaret Boyd | Jun 26, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
Through the years, Tom has obtained many “amateur repaints” as he calls them. These repaints are usually older plates, often with a good base on which collectors have done a fast paint job, sometimes with an entirely wrong paint color. He intends to...