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Rick Kretschmer's License Plate Archives 

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Rick's Trade Box

Expired license plates available for trade or sale (non-U.S.)

 

This page features expired license plates from outside the 50 United States that I'm offering for trade or sale.  This includes plates from U.S. terrtories, Canada, and other countries and territories, and also U.S. Forces plates issued to members of the U.S. military while stationed overseas. 

New plates were last added on January 28, 2023.  This page was last updated on February 26, 2023. 

Latest noteworthy updates to this page, other than the addition and removal of plates in my trade box: 

  • July 4, 2020  –  Added on-page clickable links for each geographic region. 
  • June 12, 2020  –  Elimiated the separate section for U.S. territory plates, and instead included them in the appropriate geographic section. 

Introduction

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. 

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. 

Please note that this is not some fancy e-commerce online store where you can put items in a "shopping cart" and then "check out" and pay, all in one visit.  You will need to make a list of the items you want, and then send that list and your zip code or country to me in an e-mail, so that I can verify that the plates you want are still available and give you a final price to pay and payment instructions. 

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

(There's no significance to the different color prices.  It's just a way for me to keep better track of my inventory.) 

Expired license plates available for trade or sale, by jurisdiction

Australia
New South Wales
DateTypeSerialGradePriceImageComments
undated passenger car JVE-189 good plus $12 click to enlarge Issued circa 1951-1980.  Oversized plate; 14-5/8" by 5-1/4". 
South Australia
DateTypeSerialGradePriceImageComments
undated passenger car SFO-418 amateur repaint (2xh, 2nh) $5 click to enlarge Issued circa 1967-1981.  Amateur repaint.  No manufactured bolt holes.  Two drilled holes along the bottom and two nail holes along the top.  Oversized plate; 14-5/8" by 5-1/4". 
Western Australia
DateTypeSerialGradePriceImageComments
undated passenger car BY10167 good plus (2nh) $12 click to enlarge Issued circa 1976-1978.  BY prefix issued to residents of the town of Bunbury.  Two nail holes along the top.  Oversized plate; 14-5/8" by 5-1/4". 
undated passenger car 6ZL-201 fair plus (2xh) $8 click to enlarge Issued circa 1978-1984; version 1 with no slogan.  6xx series issued to residents of metropolitan Perth.  Two drilled holes along the top.  Oversized plate; 14-5/8" by 5-1/4". 
Canada
Manitoba
DateTypeSerialGradePriceImageComments
1977 farm truck FBK-212 very good plus $15 click to enlarge  New 1/2023!   Passenger car plate numbering format, but plate numbers starting with "F" are actually farm truck plates.  Possible natural expiration. 
Saskatchewan
DateTypeSerialGradePriceImageComments
1975 passenger car 358-014 excellent minus, very good $22 for pair click to enlarge
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Will split pair; $12 for EX- (top) plate, $10 for VG (bottom) plate. 
Central America
Belize
DateTypeSerialGradePriceImageComments
undated passenger car O/W C15921 good plus $40 click to enlarge OW = Orange Walk district. 
Europe
Germany
DateTypeSerialGradePriceImageComments
11/1993 passenger car WI-PU281 very good $10 click to enlarge  New 1/2023!   WI = Wiesbaden.  Two drilled holes.  Oversized plate, made of metal, 20-1/2" by 4-3/8". 
Ireland
DateTypeSerialGradePriceImageComments
1991 base passenger car 89 C 1033 very good $20 click to enlarge Plate is for a 1989 model vehicle from County Corcaigh.  Gold stars are much lighter than appear in the photo.  Three drilled holes.  Oversized plate, made of plastic, 20-7/16" by 4-3/8". 
Russia & Soviet Union
DateTypeSerialGradePriceImageComments
1993 base truck tractor 8238 MO 50 fair $20 click to enlarge Three drilled holes; torn bolt hole at upper left; torn metal at bottom at right leg of the "M".  Oversized plate, 11-1/4" by 8-1/16". 

If I've got a plate available that you want

Reserve and buy plate(s) or propose a trade

If you don't see the plate you want

What to do or where else to look if you didn't find what you're looking for here. 

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