UPDATED:
MAY 2, 2003
And my latest
webpage, in honor of my new daughter.
Kylie Noelle, born on May 1.
... melsh@centurytel.net
...
FEEL
FREE TO DROP ME A LINE WITH COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, LOVE, HATE MAIL, AMISH JOKES , ETC.
Anyway, here's what ol' Melshey has in store:
The
Pursuit of Getting Sample Plates!
States
are linked five to a page.
Images
of current issue plates for every state and other plates from my collection
are included.
Information
on ordering sample license plates is included for all states.
I've
included info on what kind of service and other useful information when
it's available.
UNITED STATES
- THE STATES
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona,
Arkansas, California
Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia
Hawaii, 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, North Dakota, Ohio
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina
South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Vermont
Virginia, Washington,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
UNITED STATES
- THE TERRITORIES, ETC.
Washington DC, Guam,
N. Mariana Is., U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa
CANADA
Alberta, British Columba, Manitoba,
New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Northwest
Territories
Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario
Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
Thanks
to Jeff Fazekas and Adriaan Bergink for Canadian
info.
Much
of the info for Canada is a year or so old, so forgive me if the prices
are a touch askew.
Also, an interesting
link I found in the Connecticut DMV website.
Links to
motor vehicle departments of the United States and Canada.
.. 
Plates for Trade and/or
For Sale.
What
do I want to trade for (or buy from you)?
WASHINGTON
DC - Taxation and www.washingtondc.gov bases
NEBRASKA
- New 2002 Passenger Issue
VIRGINIA
- New 2002 Passenger Issue (400th Anniversary)
NEWFOUNDLAND
- New 2001 or 2002 Passenger Issue
MONTANA -
Bicentennial (Issued 1977-1991)
INDIANA – New issue (2003)
KENTUCKY – New Issue (2003)
MISSISSIPPI – New Issue (2003)
Upgrades
for my collection
(99.5% OF
THE IMAGES IN THE SAMPLES SECTION ARE FROM MY COLLECTION ... IF YOU HAVE A
BETTER VERSION OF SOMETHING I HAVE IN THERE, CHANCES ARE I'M LOOKING FOR AN
UPGRADE)
Most any
cool optional you don't see in my samples and pics section
Many 1972 plates (Link to what I have & need for my
birthyear run)
Ireland current
Latin American
stuff
Whatever.
Try me.
(I have low
standards)
If you want your page linked or know of a good one, drop me a line.
Many
links to individual states motor vehicle departments are listed with their
respective states in the "SAMPLES AND IMAGES"
sections.
Individual collectors,
traders, etc.
PlateGuy Tim Herman's
Trade Page - An all around nice
guy and great guy to trade with
Adriaan, the BC PL8MAN
- Trade list, wish list, sale list ... all the necessities
David's Aussie Plates
- An young Australian lad I've been trading with ... he can
probably get what you want
Scrappy - He comes
highly recommended, and our first transaction was quite pleasant
Platesmenistan - Josh
Friedman's contribution. Links to nearly all Motor Vehicle Departments
Jon Upton - The Back Bumper - Lotsa
Canada, Some US. Good info, good dealer, good page
Perry Dingman - Haven't dealt
with him yet, but he seems to have a whole lot to offer
Brian Z - Nice
images, nice trade list.
Jeff Richardson
- Trade, sale and want lists
Bill Phillips
- A greatly improved
site over the past months ... A good guy to deal with, as well
Elvin Godbehere -
Always a willing trader.
Individual collectors,
emphasis on information.
Many
also have trade lists.
David Nicholson - Excellent display of plates dating back to 1969.
Some stuff for sale.
License Plates of the World
- Michael Kusterman's resource. A great page & resource for the
world
Chris Garrish - A lot about British
Columbia. Also has a small thing for the samples.
Jeff Fazekas - Nice personal page,
has been a good source of sample info for me
Highs - The "highest" reported serial on plates for each state and
province
Eric's Plates Home
Page - I don't know who Eric is, but is a substantial list of samples
info
Paul Bagnarol
- All kinds of images
Nick
Kanaya - Samples of nearly all issues back to the 60's. Nice info!
Ken Stratton
- An amazing collection of special issue plates
Plateshack - The U.S. and Canada resource for plate
pics. 'Nuff said
Mike Sells
- The bicentennial plate
resource
PL8S.com - Another boatload of information, links, meets,
pics, etc.
Billy's
US Graphic Plates - Dedicated to license plates people pay an extra$50
or so to put on their cars
MVLS - Custom plates, prototypes
... kinda interesting
R.T.'s Blank
Plates - Blank license
plate icons for whatever your heart desires
Dave Haber - Calpl8s.com
- Everything you ever wanted to know about the plates of The Golden State
Glen Greenwood
- Specializes in British
Columbia, but a nice personal page, as well
Whit's Plates
- Looks like the Michigan source for info
Daniel Hediger's License
Plate Site - Lots of images of optional plates.
Places to buy plates,
auction sites, etc.
eBay
- Choose carefully, for you can find some bargains, but a whole lot of overpriced
stuff as well
www.licenseplates.cc -
A useful site. Plate news. Auctions.
Len Heller - A fantastic
selection
Rick Schofield
- An individual collector with a nice plate selling site. Largely older
plates
Plates USA - Strictly a plate
sales site ... quite overpriced, in my opinion, but a good selection
Yahoo
Auctions - I've had some bad luck selling here, but the selection is
second only to eBay
Bidville
Auctions - Definitely a small selection, but since nobody knows about
it, prices stay low.
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