Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1931

Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1931.[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
Canal Zone
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of
Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawai'i
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky Plates with an initial star (*) are truck plates.


 Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi Embossed white lettering and border on orange base; "MISS 1931" centered at bottom none 1-234
12-345
123-456		 1 to approximately 245-000
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
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin Embossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; vertical "WIS" at left, weight class over "31" at right none 123-456A Coded by weight class Weight classes are A, B, C, D, and E. Weight classes were dropped after 1931.
Wyoming

Non-passenger plates
Non-passenger  Plates  
Image (standard) Region Type Design & Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
Wisconsin Dealer Embossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; vertical "WIS" at right; embossed solid star over "31" at left 1234A Dealer number and plate number The number is the dealer number, the letter is the plate number for that dealer
Motorcycle Embossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; unknown format A1234 A 1 to approximately A1000 Used on regular motorcycles
B123 B 1 to approximately B500 Used on motorcycles with sidecars.
Municipal Embossed blue serial on yellow plate; unknown format 1234 1 to ?
Truck Embossed red serial on cream plate; vertical "WIS" at right "30" over "31" at left A12345 Coded by weight class Weight classes were A, B, C, D, E, and F

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.
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