license plates from San Francisco Worlds Fair

[Jerry Roberts]

I  met a guy that recently purchased a 1948 Plymouth , so I gave him the address for this site so that he might join in . He had a collection of old California license plates including some that were labeled across the top   "  San Francisco Worlds Fair 1939 "   He gave me a 1941 plate , see photo . The 1941 plate is about 2 inches wider than a modern plate . 

[Plymouthy Adams]

I forget but it was sometime in the 50's before license plate size became standard across the states...

[Plymouthy Adams]

just looked it up 1956, agreement between US, Canada and Mexico on plate size

[Frank Elder]

But the license plate standardization did not extend to our territories .......Guam, Samoa, and Puerto Rico all have euro style plates long and narrow, I believe.

[Plymouthy Adams]

and why I defined the agreement and standardization as being between the US, Mexico and Canada.....Still lots of old world influence within their borders.

[Frank Elder]

7 hours ago, Plymouthy Adams said:

and why I defined the agreement and standardization as being between the US, Mexico and Canada.....Still lots of old world influence within their borders.

Those territories are part of the US still.

[Plymouthy Adams]

ok...I see we have a small problems...US means UNITED STATES...not territories....

[Dan Hiebert]

Puerto Rico has the same size license plates as the US.  I believe Guam does as well, it used to anyway, my Uncle was stationed there during the Vietnam war and has a license plate as a memento.

Edited October 12, 2020 by Dan Hiebert

[Frank Elder]

52 minutes ago, Plymouthy Adams said:

ok...I see we have a small problems...US means UNITED STATES...not territories....

I stand corrected I guess I just don't have the energy to pick nits tonight.