Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1918 explained

In 1918, Florida joined the list of states and territories providing license plates to vehicle owners, and no new states entered the prestate era. There were now 48 states and 5 territories that were issuing license plates. The prestate era ended when Florida began to issue license plates.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Passenger baseplates

Legend:

Regular state issue plate(s)

No plates issued by state or territory

Image	Region	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Alabama
	Alaska					No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1921.
	American Samoa					No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1924.
	Arizona
	Arkansas
	California
	Canal Zone
	Colorado
	Connecticut
	Delaware
	District of Columbia
	Florida					First year for state issued plates.
	Georgia
	Guam
	Hawai'i					No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1922.
	Idaho
	Illinois
	Indiana
	Iowa
	Kansas
	Kentucky
	Louisiana
	Maine
	Maryland
	Massachusetts
	Michigan
	Minnesota
	Mississippi
	Missouri
	Montana
	Nebraska
	Nevada
	New Hampshire
	New Jersey
	New Mexico
	New York
	North Carolina	Embossed dark blue serial on white plate with border line; "NC" monogram and "6-30 1918" at right	none	12-345	1 to approximately 65-000
	North Dakota
	Northern Mariana Islands					No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1944.
	Ohio
	Oklahoma
	Oregon
	Pennsylvania
	Puerto Rico
	Rhode Island
	South Carolina
	South Dakota
	Tennessee
	Texas
	Utah
	Vermont
	Virgin Islands
	Virginia
	Washington
	West Virginia
	Wisconsin	Embossed black serial on cream plate; "18" over a W at right.	none	123456	1 to approximately 185000
	Wyoming

See also

• Antique vehicle registration
• Electronic license plate
• Motor vehicle registration
• Vehicle license

Notes and References

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