Automobile License Plate Collectors Association
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The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association (ALPCA) is the largest such organization in the world.[1] Founded in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States, in 1954, its members now come from 51 U.S. states and the District of Columbia and twenty-four other countries, although the bulk of its members reside in the United States, followed by Canada, Germany, and Australia.
Despite the club's name, many members also collect and exchange licence plates from vehicles other than automobiles.
ALPCA currently has 3,031 registered members and more than 10,799 registered member numbers,[2] although many of the earlier — and therefore, lower-numbered — members are now deceased or are no longer members. The club hosts an annual convention each June or July that attracts several hundred members, and regional meets take place in a number of countries throughout the year.
ALPCA members often consult the media for stories on issues in automobilia.[3][4][5]
[edit] Plate of the Year
Since 1970, club members have voted each year to name one United States or Canadian license plate design — or in some years two such designs — introduced during the previous year as the "Plate of the Year," to state media coverage.[6][7]
| ALPCA Plates of the Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | State | Design | Type | Image |
| 2007 | Mississippi | lighthouse | general | |
| 2006 | South Dakota | "Great Faces. Great Places." | general | |
| 2005 | Kansas | "Home on the Range" | optional |  |
| 2004 | Oklahoma | "State Parks" - pavilion | optional | |
| 2003 | Kentucky | "It's That Friendly" | general |  |
| 2002 | Oregon | "Crater Lake Centennial" | optional | |
| 2001 | Arkansas | "The Natural State" - hummingbird | optional | |
| 2000 | Wyoming | Devil's Tower | general | |
| 1999 | Virginia | "George Washington Bicentennial" | optional | |
| 1998 | Alaska | "Gold Rush Centennial" | general | |
| Idaho | "Wildlife" - elk | optional | |
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| 1997 | Manitoba | "Friendly" | general | |
| Wisconsin | "Sesquicentennial" | optional | |
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| 1996 | Arizona | "Grand Canyon State" | general | |
| 1995 | Texas | "150 Years of Statehood" | general | |
| Pennsylvania | "Flagship Niagara" | optional | |
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| 1994 | Kansas | wheat | general | |
| 1993 | North Dakota | "Discover the Spirit" | general | |
| 1992 | Mississippi | blue gradient | general | |
| 1991 | Idaho | "Famous Potatoes" | general | |
| 1990 | South Carolina | wren | general |  |
| 1989 | Nova Scotia | "Canada's Ocean Playground" | general |  |
| Oklahoma | "OK!" | general | |
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| 1988 | Oregon | fir tree | general | |
| 1987 | Idaho | "Centennial" | optional | |
| 1986 | Utah | "Greatest Snow on Earth" | general | |
| 1985 | Nevada | Bighorn Sheep | general |  |
| North Dakota | Teddy Roosevelt | optional | |
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| 1984 | Maryland | "350th Anniversary" | optional |  |
| 1983 | California | "The Golden State" | optional | |
| 1982 | North Carolina | "First in Flight" | general | |
| 1981 | South Dakota | Mount Rushmore | general | |
| 1980 | Kansas | wheat | general | |
| 1979 | Indiana | "1779 George Rogers Clark" | general | |
| 1978 | Wyoming | wooden fence | general |  |
| 1977 | Mississippi | "The Hospitality State" | general | |
| 1976 | Michigan | Bicentennial | general | |
| 1975 | Colorado | "Centennial" | general | |
| 1974 | South Dakota | Mount Rushmore | general | |
| 1973 | Prince Edward Island | "The Place To Be ... In 73" | general | |
| 1972 | Wyoming | bucking bronco | general | |
| 1971 | Pennsylvania | "Bicentennial State" | general | |
| 1970 | Northwest Territories | "Centennial" | general | |
[edit] References
- ^ ALPCA Online - Automobile License Plate Collectors Association
- ^ ALPCA Online - Automobile License Plate Collectors Association
- ^ The New York Times > Automobiles > Driving: Vintage Cars, Vintage Plates
- ^ Delaware plate sells for U.S. record | projo.com | The Providence Journal projoCars |
- ^ Vanity With a Purpose; States Expand Specialty License Plates - New York Times
- ^ Department of Revenue & Regulation
- ^ Kansas Department of Revenue - Kansas Personalized License Plate Re-Issue
[edit] External links
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