GHOST TOWN USA’s

Guide to

LICENSE PLATE COLLECTING

INTRODUCTION:

· This page will grow as more information is added. One of my goals on these license plate pages is to post information about the license plates of each state as well as Non-USA. I hope to make them as informative for license plate collectors as my ghost town pages are for Ghosttowners. This will take a while, and I appreciate any information you may want to share. I would especially like to see information AND PHOTOS regarding non-USA plates. I will also be posting numerous links to other license plate collectors’ pages if they have additional historical information that can help you understand the history and lore of license plates and license plate collecting.

· Until the postings begin (which should start soon), please feel free to visit my lists of license plates wanted for my collection, as well as ones I have for trade.

· If you are interested in Australian license plates, I am the North American Coordinator (Area 10) for the Australia-based Number Plate Collector’s Club (NPCC).

· Photos of many of the Victoria plates in my collection.

· QUESTION regarding New Zealand license plates.

LICENSE PLATES IN THE NEWS:

· On Saturday, May 29, 2004, the Riverside CA newspaper The Press Enterprise featured a brief article in the “Driving” section about license plate collecting, featuring fellow Southern California ALPCA collector Mark Coolidge, and me.

LICENSE PLATE COLLECTOR CLUBS:

· Associazione Italiana Studio TargheAutomobilistiche AISTA (Italian club)

Please note: The website is in Italian, and does not offer an English translation.

· Autokennzeichen-Sammler AKS (German club)

· Automobile License Plate Collector’s Association ALPCA

ALPCA is the largest club for license plate collectors and is based in the United States. It consists of a number of local chapters called Regionals, some of which also have their own websites. Some of these regional websites include:

1. Arizona License Plate Society - ALPS

2. Nevada – Silver State Region

3. Northern California – Gold Rush Region

4. Southern California - SoCal Regional (SINCE 1963!)

5. Utah – This is the Place Region

· De Nummerplaat Dutch club

· De Taksplaat - La Plaque de Taxe Belgian Club

Please note: There is no website for this club. Contact:

Louis Fierens
Wommelgemsteenweg 68
B-2110 Wijnegem BELGIUM

· European Registration Plate Association Europlate

· French License Plate Club Francoplaque

· Michigan License Plate Association MLPCA