Rick Kretschmer's License Plate Archives

Introduction

I'm not a license plate "dealer", I'm just a collector with a few extra plates.  These are duplicates (where I have more than one of the same state, type and age), and other plates that just don't really fit into my collection.  Hopefully, they will fit into yours. 

These real, expired license plates are for collecting purposes only, and are not legal for street use on any vehicle, except possibly in some specific cases under state Year of Manufacture laws.  I make no claim that any of these license plates qualify for Year of Manufacture use.  Plate styles that are still widely used for current registrations are offered to verified license plate collectors only; such plates are identified accordingly.  Most plates on this page, however, have no such restriction and are available to the general public. 

Please note that, while I do enjoy trades, trading usually only makes sense to me if you can offer something in trade that's on my want list.  Otherwise, there's no point.  I would only be trading plates I don't want for different plates I don't want.  If you have nothing on my want list, you're welcome to buy what you want instead. 

All plates shown are the actual plates you will receive, except in a few cases that are specifically noted otherwise.  Click on any thumbnail image below to see a larger photo of that plate. 

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Expired license plates available for trade or sale, by jurisdiction

United States
Alabama
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
11/2006	dealer	multiple	mint	$4 each		Price cut 1/2010!   Plate numbers D 65435 and D 65436 available, were $5 each.
11/2006	manufacturer	multiple	mint	$6 each		Price cut 1/2010!   Plate numbers MA 923 and MA 924 available, were $8 each.
Delaware
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
6/1974	commercial	C67884	very good plus	$7		This type issued for trucks and some other commercial-use vehicles.  Verified collectors only.
Florida
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
4/1992	motorcycle	76928S	excellent minus	$5		Natural.  Plate dimensions are 7" by 4".
Idaho
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
5/1992	special interest	C 72 829	very good plus	$10		Optional Centennial 1890-1990 issue; natural.
Maryland
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
1985	special interest	990*AJH	excellent minus	$15		Price cut 12/2009!   Optional 350th Anniversary 1634-1984 issue; natural, was $20.
4/1994	van pool	016*70J	very good minus	$18		New 1/2010!   Hard-to-find van pool plate type!  Verified collectors only.
undated	van pool	016*81J	very good minus	$15		New 1/2010!   Hard-to-find van pool plate type!  Unstickered front plate with 1986 hologram.  Verified collectors only.
undated	farm area	092*81K	very good minus	$12		New 3/2010!   Hard-to-find farm area plate type!  Used for farm trucks restricted to a 10 mile radius from the farm.  Unstickered front plate with 2002 hologram.  Verified collectors only.
Mississippi
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
1/1999	passenger car	GBC*346	very good plus	$3		Panola County; natural.
Missouri
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
6/2004	passenger car	585 TLK	excellent minus	$4		Natural.  Verified collectors only.
12/2004	passenger car	655 TMH	very good plus	$3		Natural.  Verified collectors only.
3/2007	passenger car	0AA 51T	very good	$2		Natural.  Verified collectors only.
Nebraska
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
11/1995	commercial truck	5/9-23324	excellent minus	$2		3 ton commercial truck, Sarpy County; natural.
12/1995	passenger car	5/9-D4116	very good minus	$2		Sarpy County.
4/1996	passenger car	5/9-G4223 (pair)	very good / good plus	$5 for pair		Sarpy County; naturals.  Will split pair if desired; $3 for vg plate, $2 for g+ plate.
7/2002	passenger car	1-H1419 (pair)	very good / good plus	$5 for pair		Douglas County.  Will split pair if desired; $3 for vg plate, $2 for g+ plate.
10/2002	commercial truck	59-22885	excellent minus	$2		Sarpy County.
10/2002	passenger car	5/9-H9580 (pair)	very good / good plus	$5 for pair		Sarpy County.  Will split pair if desired; $3 for vg plate, $2 for g+ plate.
5/2005	passenger car	ODW 454	very good plus	$3
12/2005	passenger car	NPE 910	very good plus	$3
12/2005	passenger car	ODD 147	very good	$3
North Carolina
(Additional North Carolina plates may also be available, but only to verified license plate collectors.  Contact me for details.)
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
1978	government official	86A	mint	$50		New 12/2009!   Issued to a member of the state House of Representatives.
1980	commercial truck	BD-6374	very good	$2		Issued for medium-duty trucks.  Final year with no plate type legend.
1981	commercial truck	BE-5034	very good	$2		Issued for medium-duty trucks.  First year with Commercial legend.
12/2000	passenger car	MVZ-4236	excellent minus	$4		Natural.  Verified collectors only.
11/2001	passenger car	NWA-6852	excellent minus	$4		Natural.  Verified collectors only.
6/2004	trailer	BH-28653	excellent minus	$2		Natural; hard-to-find unfaded 2004 sticker.  This type issued for all sizes and types of trailers and semi-trailers.  Verified collectors only.
Ohio
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
10/1998	passenger car	AGL 7046 (pair)	excellent minus / very good	$5 for pair		Franklin County.  Will split pair; $3 for ex- stickered plate, $2 for vg unstickered plate.
Pennsylvania
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
1938	passenger car	S3152	good minus	$5
1944	passenger car	SJ298	fair plus *	$4		Plate dimensions are 10 7/8" by 5 7/8".  * Nail hole.
8/1988	passenger car	NFA*423	excellent minus	$4		You've Got A Friend legend.
1/1989	passenger car	NYY*586	excellent minus	$4		You've Got A Friend legend.
2/1992	passenger car	YZB*693	very good minus	$2		Keystone State legend; natural.
Tennessee
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
11/1999	passenger car	153*PDF	very good minus	$2		Johnson County; natural.
Texas
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
7/1992	truck	514-9WG	very good minus	$2
undated	passenger car	T83-ZRW	mint	$4		"Space cowboy" base with red map separator, circa 2003 issue.  Verified collectors only.
Virginia
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
1/1982	passenger car	YBV-717	very good	$2

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If I've got a plate available that you want

Want a current-design license plate?  Please read this.

Although the specific license plates I offer are all expired, nevertheless, the recent-issue license plates with styles that are still used for current registrations are offered only to people whom I can verify are bona-fide license plate collectors, and whom I feel reasonably confident will not re-sell them to non-collectors.  Such plates are identified with the notation Verified collectors only in the comments column.  Plates without any such notation are available for sale or trade to the general public. 

Please don't just claim that you're a collector, or send me photos of plates that are supposedly in your collection, in order to try to convince me to sell you a plate.  Anyone can do that, and I will not be impressed. 

Want to trade license plates?

I'm always interested in working out a trade if possible.  However, for it to be worthwhile for both of us, you've got to not only find something in my trade box that you want; you also have to have something on my want list that you can offer in trade.  I'm really not interested in trading to acquire plates that aren't on my want list. 

Also, I will only do long-distance trades with certain people, and under certain conditions.  Frankly, I'm not going to just mail a license plate to someone I've never heard of, and hope that they will send me the license plate they say they have.  In order for me to trade with you via mail, you need to be someone I can implicitly trust.  Therefore, you must be either someone I know personally, a fellow ALPCA member, or someone otherwise well-known and respected in the license plate collecting community. 

I'm not nearly as demanding if we can arrange to trade plates in person.  Read more about this below. 

If the trade is roughly balanced in terms of number of plates, then you pay to mail yours to me, and I'll pay to mail mine to you.  If the trade isn't balanced, then we'll need to work something else out with regard to postage.  For postage calcultion purposes, my zip code is 27527. 

Face-to-face transactions

I live and work in the greater Raleigh, North Carolina area in the United States.  I also periodically drive to the Baltimore, Maryland area, so if you're located anywhere reasonably between those two cities and aren't in a hurry, we might be able to meet the next time I pass through.  I also travel to the St. Louis, Missouri area, and elsewhere, on occasion.  Or, if you're going to be at a license plate collectors' event in the mid-Atlantic or southeastern U.S., I might also be planning to attend the same event. 

Doing business in person offers some advantages if it's at all practical.  If neither of us have to go too far out of our way, one or both of us can save money by not having to pay for postage, PayPal fees, etc.  There are no worries of plates getting lost or damaged in the mail.  You get to physically see the plates before we finalize the deal, and I can either see the plates I'm getting in trade, or get paid in cash.  There's no risk of only one of us holding up our end of the deal.  For these reasons, I'm much more willing to trade with someone I don't know if we can do it in person.  I generally require cash payment for plate sales conducted in person. 

Long-distance sales

In addition to the cost of the plates themselves, you will also need to pay for shipping.  I charge what the post office charges, and don't add any "handling fee" or the like.  The shipping costs are usually lower on a per-plate basis if you buy multiple plates.  I strive to find the most appropriate balance between cost, safety, and speed, in determining the shipment method.  If you have any preferences or specific requriements with regard to packing methods, shipping methods, etc., please let me know about these. 

I accept payment in U.S funds only.  I prefer payment either via personal check or PayPal.  Cash is fine too, but mail it at your own risk.  I'll also accept payment via money order or Western Union money transfer.  However, I will not accept stamps or postage meter strips as payment for either the plates or the postage.  Sign up for PayPal here. 

If you are an ALPCA member in good standing, a personal friend, or a family member, just let me know which plates you want, and normally I'll get them sent out within a day or two.  You can send payment at your convenience, within reason, of course. 

For all others, I will normally ship within a day or two after receipt of a PayPal instant payment, a Western Union money transfer, a U.S. Postal money order, or cash.  PayPal e-checks and personal checks must clear your bank account before shipping.  For other money orders, or any other forms of payment, I'll determine how soon I will ship on a case-by-case basis. 

International customers

I will gladly ship plates internationally, and have done so on numerous occasions.  Outside of North America, to minimize the risk of your package being unduly delayed, I will only ship using some form of airmail, however.  If you know of any special requirements or restrictions with regard to sending a package to your country, please inform me of such.  Since I accept payment in U.S funds only, most often international customers find PayPal to be the most convenient method of payment.  I have also received payment from outside the U.S. via Western Union money transfer without dificulty. 

If you are a resident of a country that does not use the Roman or Western alphabet (A-Z), such as Russia, Greece, Japan, Korea, Israel, Arabic-speaking countries, etc., please be prepared to send me your name and mailing address (including country name) in the language of your country using a method that is not subject to being corrupted by e-mail software or word processing software that cannot support your alphabet or language.  For example, send your name and address in a graphic file (such as .gif or .png format) e-mail attachment, or take a digital photo or digital scan of your written name and address and send the image (in .jpg or .pdf format) in an e-mail attachment.  Also send your name and address in English in the e-mail itself. 

To reserve a plate or propose a trade

Although I strive to keep this page up-to-date, there are times when some of the plates shown have already been reserved, traded, or sold.  Also, it's possible that some plates may be currently listed on eBay, which would makes them unavailable for trades or non-eBay sales during the listing period. 

Please e-mail me with the following information so that I may determine whether the desired plate(s) are available, accurately calculate the shipping charges to provide you with a total amount to pay, and give you appropriate payment instructions: 

• Your name, and your ALPCA membership number if applicable. 
• The specific plate or list of plates you're interested in. 
• Your U.S. zip code, or if outside the U.S., the name of your country. 
• Any special requirements you may have regarding packing, shipping methods, customs forms, etc. 
• Your intended method of payment, or photos and/or detailed information regarding the plate(s) you're offering in trade. 

Normally, I'll respond via e-mail within one or two days.  Occasionaly, I may be away from my computer for longer than that, so please be patient.  Once we reach an agreement, I'll then hold the plate or plates for up to 15 days to give you time to send payment.  But, if you change your mind after reserving a plate, please show common courtesy and inform me of your change in plans, so that I may make the plate available to others who may be interested. 

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If you don't see the plate you want

I regularly receive e-mails from people who want to know if I have such-and-such a license plate available for sale.  If the plate in question isn't shown on this page, almost always the answer will be "no".  I do not have an extensive inventory of plates for sale; everything I have available is usually shown on this page. 

Please refer to the Where can I find old license plates? section of my FAQs page for some suggestions of where else you might be able to find the plate you're looking for. 

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