Plates News
1947 Idaho regular issue license plate
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362665505216 Just checking our weekly ebay Watchers List. We have 37 watchers on the 47 Idaho. Tom says it's the only Idaho regular issue plate that has a skier on it. I also asked him which is more difficult to obtain, an Idaho or a...
1970 Yukon blue bear plate
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362660377712 I was just looking at the "Watchers" for our auctions that end tomorrow night. 41 Watchers on the 1970 Yukon bear is high compared to other auction Watcher numbers. It is a first issue and an unusual plate......fun!!
eBay’s Watcher List for auctions
Hello, As many of you know, we post various license plates on ebay's auction site every week. Tom is the plate collector in our family but I have learned much about license plates by checking the number of Watchers each auction has every week. I just thought I'd share...
What are some of our more popular auctions?
As you may have figured out, I am still learning this whole blog deal....I've decided to occasionally post one of our eBay auctions that seems to be garnering a bit of interest. This California plate has a $2.99 starting price and, as of today, has 15 "Watchers". The...
Video – A License Plate Treat!!!
Instead of my usual Q and A posting, I thought that you might enjoy a video that Tom, George and Jim did earlier this summer....enjoy!!! http://www.iantique.com/videos/7/2146/colorado-license-plates-the-definitive-guide-bottles-relics-a The discussion covers Colorado...
What’s the connection between grandkids and license plate collecting?
At the 2016 ALPCA international license plate convention in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Tom was able to enjoy his current quest for a license plate from each state for all of our seven grandkids. No, he does not collect to simply obtain one plate from each state for...
What exactly is a license plate parking lot meet?
At some of the large plate collector meets, there is a casual pre-meet opportunity to buy, sell or trade license plates near the meet site on the day preceding the opening day of the meet. These flea market style meets are usually held in a parking lot or...
What is ALPCA?
ALPCA is the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association. Quoting from the www.alpca.org website, "Since 1954, our organization has been dedicated to the promotion of license plate collecting and research, the exchange of information and plates, and the fraternal...
Can you give us some information about patriotic United States license plates?
Happy 4th of July to all of you! I thought that a posting on U.S. patriotic plates is good for today......Tom asked what types of patriotic plates are of interest to me.....patriotic, military, bicentennials. I zeroed in on bicentennial plates. Most bicentennial...
Are some license plates made from nonmetal materials?
The short answer is "Yes!". According to Colorado License Plates, the First 100 Years, " Wood, rubber, pressed soybean meal, cardboard, and plastic were used in lieu of metal or when metal supplies were limited, as was the case during Worl War II. In past years, new...