Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1987

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1986 Events of 1987 Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1988

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 1987.[1][2][3][4]

Passenger baseplates

Passenger  Car  Plates
Image Region Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California embossed gold serial on blue plate, "CALIFORNIA" embossed on top none 1ABC123
embossed navy blue serial on reflective white plate with 2 gold lines and a gold circle that's white if a gold line was there, "CALIFORNIA" screened in red in an art-deco font on top official nickname 2ABC123 used for the California Games logo
embossed navy blue serial on white plate, "CALIFORNIA" embossed in red on top none 1ABC123
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of
Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; gold sunflower and wheat stalk graphic screened at top left; "KANSAS" screened in blue centered at top A/B C12345 Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C)
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
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
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; "Virginia" screened in blue centered at top. None ABC-123 Still currently revalidated.
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  Plates  
Image (standard) Region Type Design & Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
Texas Truck Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; red "TEXAS" screened above embossed "TRUCK" at top, red "SESQUICENTENNIAL" screened at bottom; state shape "1836" above and "1986" below screened in red at center 123 4AB 000 1CR to 299 9KK Revalidated for 1987 with white on green stickers.
Wisconsin Private semi-trailer Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, "SEMI TRAILER" at top; "DEC" at top right, debossed "82" at bottom right P/E12345 P/E 1 to approximately P/E22000 Five year semi-trailer license plates issued in 1982; revalidated for 1987 with blue on silver stickers.

See also

References

  1. ^ Fox, Jams K. (1997). License Plates of the United States: A Pictorial History 1903-To the Present. Jerico, New York: Interstate Directory Publishing Company. ISBN 9781886777002.
  2. ^ Minard, Jeff; Stentiford, Tim (2004). A Moving History, 50 Years Of ALPCA. 100 Years Of License Plates. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN 1-56311-975-7.
  3. ^ Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
  4. ^ Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.