1942 US, Canadian, World - World War Two License Plates

1942 License Plates

of the US, Canada, and the World












Here are photographs of the plates that were issued in the first full year of US involvement in WWII. I do not own all these plates. I received help in the form of photographs from several people listed at the bottom.  I have placed a WANTED notice next to the ones I don't have. Please see this List of other WWII vintage plates I buy quantities of. I am looking for more of the ones I collect. email me if you have any license plates I need, have a question, or you see something broken on this website.
Please email me if you have any I am missing or ones I collect.

WANTED: Military License Plates & License Plate Toppers
Bases, Camps, Forts, Fields, Victory, etc. (but not US forces plates)


Click on thumbnail pictures to see large size photographs.
 

1941 Presidential Inauguration License Plate - Washington, DC
1941 Presidential Inauguration License Plate - Washington, DC
1941 US & Canadian License Plate Ink Blotter
1941 US & Canadian License Plate Ink Blotter
1942 US & Canadian License Plate Ink Blotter
1942 US & Canadian License Plate Ink Blotter
1942 - 1946 US Federal Use Tax Stickers
1942 - 1946 US Federal Use Tax Stickers
These are Motor Vehicle Use Revenue Stamps. 
The stamps were issued from 1942 to 1946. 
When affixed to the motor vehicle, they permitted use of that vehicle for a stated period.
There were different values all the way from 42¢ to $5.00 depending on the month issued.
US Federal Use Tax Sticker Windshield Holder
US Federal Use Tax Sticker Windshield Holder

 
 
UNITED STATES
License Plate WWII 1942 Alabama
Alabama
WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 Alaska - Territory of Alaska
Alaska
Territory of Alaska
License Plate WWII 1942 Arizona
Arizona
License Plate WWII 1942 Arkansas
Arkansas
License Plates WWII 1942 California 1941 with 1942 Date Strip
1941 with 1942 Date Strip
California
WANTED
License Plate WWII 1942 California
Automobile
License Plate WWII 1942 California - Bicycle - City of Santa Barbara
Bicycle - Santa Barbara
California
License Plate WWII 1942 Colorado
Passenger Car
License Plate WWII 1942 Colorado Press Car
Press Car
Colorado 
License Plate WWII 1942 Connecticut
Connecticut
WANTED
License Plate WWII 1942 Deleware ~ Porcelain ~ 1st QTR 1942
1st QTR 1942
Porcelain
License Plate WWII 1942 Deleware ~ Porcelain ~ Rest of 1942
Rest of 1942
Porcelain
License Plate WWII 1942 Deleware ~ stamped steel
stamped steel
Delaware
License Plate WWII 1942 Florida
Florida
WANTED
License Plate WWII 1942 Georgia
Georgia
License Plate WWII 1942 Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii - Automobile
Automobile
License Plate WWII 1942 Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii - Motorcycle
Motorcycle
License Plate WWII 1942 Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii - Bicycle
Bicycle - Honolulu
Hawaii 
Territory of Hawaii
License Plates WWII 1942 Idaho
Idaho
License Plate WWII 1942 Illinois
Illinois
License Plate WWII 1942 Indiana
Indiana
License Plate WWII 1942 Iowa
Iowa
License Plate WWII 1942 Kansas
Kansas
License Plate WWII 1942 Kentucky
Kentucky
License Plate WWII 1942 Louisiana
Louisiana
License Plate WWII 1942 Maine
Maine
License Plate WWII 1942 Maryland ~ 1st QTR 1942
1st QTR 1942
License Plate WWII 1942 Maryland ~ Rest of 1942
Rest of 1942
License Plate WWII 1942 Maryland ~ Governor
Governor
Maryland
License Plate WWII 1942 Massachusetts ~ maroon base color
maroon base color
License Plate WWII 1942 Massachusetts ~ green base color ~ They were actually issued in 43 & 44.  Mates of pairs were turned in and remade.  Some, like the one in the photo, are pretty scarce natural issues on very thin steel.
green base color
Massachusetts
License Plate WWII 1942 Michigan ~ Full Year
Full Year
License Plate WWII 1942 Michigan ~ Half Year
1/2 Year
License Plate WWII 1942 Michigan ~ Full Year Tab
Year tab
Michigan
License Plate WWII 1942 Minnesota
Minnesota
License Plates WWII 1942 Mississippi
Mississippi
License Plate WWII 1942 Missouri ~ stamped metal
stamped steel
License Plate WWII 1942 Missouri ~ pressed fiberboard
fiberboard -WANTED
Missouri
License Plate WWII 1942 Montana
Montana
License Plate WWII 1942 Nebraska
Nebraska
License Plates WWII 1942 Nevada
Nevada
License Plate WWII 1942 New Hampshire ~ 1st 1/2 1942
1st 1/2 1942
License Plate WWII 1942 New Hampshire ~ 2nd 1/2 1942
2nd 1/2 1942
New Hampshire
License Plate WWII 1942 New Jersey
New Jersey
License Plate WWII 1942 New Mexico ~ 2 Zia
Double Zia - WANTED
License Plate WWII 1942 New Mexico ~ 1 Zia
Single Zia
New Mexico
License Plate WWII 1942 New York
New York
License Plate WWII 1942 North Carolina
North Carolina
License Plate WWII 1942 North Dakota
North Dakota
License Plate WWII 1942 Ohio
Ohio
License Plate WWII 1942 Oklahoma
Oklahoma
License Plate WWII 1942 Oregon
Automobile
License Plate WWII 1942 Oregon Aircraft
Aircraft
License Plate WWII 1942 Oregon Dairy
Dairy
License Plate WWII 1942 Oregon Produce Peddler
Produce Peddler
Oregon
License Plate WWII 1942 Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
License Plate WWII 1942 Rhode Island
Rhode Island
License Plate WWII 1942 South Carolina
South Carolina
License Plate WWII 1942 South Dakota
South Dakota 
License Plate WWII 1942 Tennessee
Tennessee
License Plate WWII 1942 Texas ~ Standard
Standard
License Plate WWII 1942 Texas ~ Temporary
Temporary - WANTED
Texas
License Plate WWII 1942 Utah
Utah
License Plate WWII 1942 Vermont
Vermont
License Plate WWII 1942 Virginia ~ stamped steel
stamped steel
License Plates WWII 1942 Virginia ~ pressed fiberboard construction
fiberboard - WANTED
Virginia
License Plate WWII 1942 Washington
Washington
License Plate WWII 1942 Washington D. C. ~ District of Columbia
standard
License Plate WWII 1942 Washington D. C. ~ District of Columbia ~ short version
Short Version - WANTED
Washington DC - 
District of Columbia
License Plate WWII 1942 West Virginia
West Virginia
License Plate WWII 1942 Wisconsin ~ Standard Length Version
standard
License Plate WWII 1942 Wisconsin ~ Short Version
short - WANTED
Wisconsin
License Plate WWII 1942 Wyoming
Wyoming
"Bronco"
CANADA
License Plate WWII 1942 Alberta Canada
Alberta
License Plates WWII 1942 British Columbia Canada
British Columbia
License Plate WWII 1942 Manitoba Canada
Manitoba
License Plate WWII 1942 New Brunswick Canada
New Brunswick
WANTED
the plate pictured is actually a 1944 plate. To avoid using more metal for plates in 1944, the Newfoundland government had everyone paint the orange numbers on their plates red.
Newfoundland
WANTED

Northwest Territory
License Plate WWII 1942 Nova Scotia Canada
Nova Scotia
License Plate WWII 1942 Ontario Canada
Passenger Car
License Plate WWII 1942 Ontario Canada Motorcycle
Motorcycle
Ontario
WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 PEI - Prince Edward Island Canada
Prince Edward Island
WANTED
License Plate WWII 1942 Quebec Canada
Quebec
License Plate WWII 1942 Saskatchewan Canada
Saskatchewan
WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 Yukon Territory Canada
Yukon
 OTHER NATIONS
WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 Mexico
Mexico

WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 Chihuahua, Mexico
Chihuahua, Mexico

WANTED
License Plate WWII 1942 Panama
Panama

WANTED
License Plate WWII 1942 Panama Canal Zone
Canal Zone, Panama

WANTED
License Plate WWII 1942 United States Working Zone Panama
US Working Zone Panama

License Plates WWII 1942 Philippines - Truck Public Utility
Philippines

License Plates WWII 1942 Philippines - Manila
Manila, Philippines - WANTED

License Plates WWII 1942 Philippines - Cebu
Cebu, Philippines - WANTED

WANTED
WWII License Plate, 1942 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba USN
U.S.N. 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

WANTED
WWII License Plate, 1942 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba USN
Motorcycle
Cuba

WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942  Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 Wake Island
Wake Island
WANTED
License Plate WWII 1942 Guam
Guam
WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 American Samoa
American Samoa
WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 Guatemala
Guatemala
WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 Peru
Tacna, Peru
WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 Uruguay
Uruguay
WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 Cordoba Spain
Cordoba, Spain
WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942  New Zealand
New Zealand
License Plates WWII 1942 Tasmania
Tasmania
WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942  Italy
Italy
 WANTED
License Plate WWII 1942 Malta Nazi Occupied
Nazi - Malta
WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 - Lou Yang, Henan Province, China
Lou Yang, Henan Province, China

WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 China
Motorcycle

China
WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 Australia
Australia

WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942 Australia
Australia

WANTED
License Plates WWII 1942  France
France
WANTED
Germany
Specifications Page

WANTED
License Plate WWII 1942  Nazi German Wehrmacht HEER (Army)

Nazi German Wehrmacht HEER (Army)

Go To:

1939 - 1946 California License Plates: The WWII Era in California

1942 US, Canada, & World License Plates Display Page

List of 1942 - 1945 US and Canada License Plates Types

Restamped US & Canadian License Plates - The WWII Metal Shortage Years

WWII Military License Plates & Patriotic License Plate Toppers

How to Stuff License Plates into a Flat Rate Priority Envelope

Car Club Plaques of the 1950's, 1960's, 1970's



 
 
 
 
 

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