Vehicle registration plates of Texas
The U.S. state of Texas first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1907. Registrants provided their own license plates for display, with serial numbers assigned by their county of residence, until the state began to issue plates in 1917.
Image: 1945 Texas license plate CS 4540
Image: 1946 Texas license plate HZ 71
Image: 1949 Texas license plate
Image: 1951 Texas License Plate
Automobile License Plate Collectors Association
The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association (ALPCA) is the largest such organization in the world. Founded in Rumney Depot, New Hampshire, United States, in 1954 and holding its first meeting/convention in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, in 1955. It serves as a way for license plate collectors to trade plates, distribute news, and provide historic information to members.
ALPCA Souvenir license plate