Rick Kretschmer's License Plate Archives

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 sigificance to the different color prices.  It's just a way for me to keep better track of my inventory.) 

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Expired license plates available for trade or sale, by jurisdiction

Australia
All Australia plates ON SALE!  Take 25% off the prices shown below!  (For example, if it says $8, it's really $6. If it says $20, it's really $15.)
New South Wales
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
undated	passenger car	GPT-665	fair (2nh)	$5		Issued circa 1951-1980.  Two nail holes along the top.  Oversized plate; 14-5/8" by 5-1/4".
undated	passenger car	HBF-700	very good minus (2xh)	$15		Issued circa 1951-1980.  Two drilled holes along the top.  Oversized plate; 14-5/8" by 5-1/4".
undated	passenger car	JVE-189	good plus, fair plus	$20 for pair		Issued circa 1951-1980.  Oversized plates; 14-5/8" by 5-1/4".  Will split pair; $12 for G+ (top) plate; $8 for F+ (bottom) plate.
Northern Territory
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
undated	passenger car	243-146	good (2nh)	$20		Outback Australia slogan.  Issued circa 1979 present; version 1 with six bolt holes.  Two nail holes along the top.  Oversized plate; 14-5/8" by 5-1/4".  SOLD to S.A., Sept. 24, 2020.
Queensland
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
undated	passenger car	796-PJD	good plus, fair plus	$20 for pair		Sunshine State slogan.  Issued circa 1977-2002.  Oversized plates; 14-5/8" by 5-1/4".  Will split pair; $12 for G+ (top) plate; $8 for F+ (bottom) plate.
undated	passenger car	035-PSM	very good minus	$15		Sunshine State slogan.  Issued circa 1977-2002.  Oversized plate; 14-5/8" by 5-1/4".
South Australia
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
undated	passenger car	SFO-418	amateur repaint (2xh, 2nh)	$5		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
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
undated	passenger car	BY10167	good plus (2nh)	$12		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		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
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
9/1973	snowmobile	2-29-31	good plus	$15		This is a full-sized, 6 inch by 12 inch plate.
1992	rental car	U 8417	very good	$10
New Brunswick
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
1975	sample	00-000	very good	$10
1975	taxi	H 2-905	mint	$10
Ontario
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
1971	historic vehicle	42-539	very good plus	$20
Prince Edward Island
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
1975	passenger car	72-824	good plus	$15		Natural expiration.
Saskatchewan
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
1964	power unit	460	excellent minus	$18		I believe this plate type was issued to big rig truck tractors.  Unused; would be in mint condition except for some very small chips along the edges of the plate.
1972	passenger car	299-912	good plus	$7		Nice and shiny, but the plate has been bent from top to bottom in two places.
1973	passenger car	14-542	good plus, good minus	$17 for pair		Home of the R C M P (Royal Canadian Mounted Police).  Low-ish five-digit number.  Bottom plate has been bent from top to bottom in two places.  Will split pair; $10 for G+ (top) plate, $7 for G- (bottom) plate.
1973	passenger car	169-418	fair plus	$5		Home of the R C M P (Royal Canadian Mounted Police).
1974	passenger car	14-027	very good	$10		Low-ish five-digit number.
1975	passenger car	358-014	excellent minus, very good	$22 for pair		Will split pair; $12 for EX- (top) plate, $10 for VG (bottom) plate.
Yukon Territory
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
1975	passenger car	1841	excellent, very good	$55 for pair		Unused, but some very minor paint rubs and scratches on both plates.  Will split pair; $30 for EX (top) plate, $25 for VG (bottom) plate.
1976	passenger car	L527	very good plus, very good plus	$50 for pair		Unused, but some very minor paint rubs and scratches on both plates.  Will split pair; $25 for each plate.
Caribbean Islands
Curacao
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
circa 1996	passenger car	N 96-0	good plus	$20
Puerto Rico
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
1974-75	exhibicion	14513-X	mint	$100		I'm led to believe that this type was issued to new car dealers.  What appears to be a blemish along the bottom edge is actually a piece of plastic stuck to the plate, which has been since removed.
Central America
Belize
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
undated	passenger car	O/W C15921	good plus	$40		OW = Orange Walk district.
Europe
Ireland
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
1991 base	passenger car	89 C 1033	very good	$20		New 6/2020!   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
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
1980 base	commerical vehicle	5311 MKG	fair plus	$30		New 6/2020!   This plate type issued to trucks and buses.  Three drilled holes.  Oversized plate, 11-1/4" by 8-7/8".
1993 base	truck tractor	8238 MO 50	fair	$20		New 6/2020!   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".
Middle East
Iraq
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
undated	commercial?	70898	very good	$150		New 7/2020!   No mounting holes; appears to be unused.  Believed to be for a commercial vehicle in Baghdad.  Oversized plate; 15" by 5-1/4".
Pacific Islands
Palau
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
undated	government	316	mint	$50		New 7/2020!
South America
Chile
Date	Type	Serial	Grade	Price	Image	Comments
1980	passenger car	HKG 49	good	$15		New 7/2020!   Curacavi municipality.  Two drilled holes on the top embossed border.  Dimensions are 12" by 5-7/8", nearly the same size as U.S. plates.
1984	passenger car	ILY 512	very good	$15		New 7/2020!   Providencia municipality.  Lead seal affixed.  Two drilled holes, between the "I" and "L", and on the "2".  Dimensions are 11-7/8" by 5-3/8".

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