76 Arizona

Arizona

Arizona utilized its 73 base plates in 1976. Owners were issued 76 tabs to place in the upper right corner. The plates came in two die varieties. The smaller die plate for the Arizona 73 and Grand Canyon State is on the left. (See close ups of die differences below.) The first three letters of the serial can be generally traced to a county where it was issued. For instance, the RHJ plate would have come from Maricopa County. The SXN plate is not listed under a county issue and may have been Arizona Motor Vehicle Department reserve stock.

1976 and 1977 expiration stickers which could be seen on plates during 1976. They were coupled with the month stickers on the plates to indicate the exact month of expiration.

May and July 1977 expiration stickers used on both die types fo the 1973 Arizona license plate.

76 Arizona sample tab placed on 73 Arizona sample plates using both dies shown below..

1976 sample plate with green on white weight fee tab. I am not sure why it was placed on this plate, or whether it came from the Arizona DMV this way?

1976 Arizona weight fee tab.

1976 Arizona dealer license plate.

30 day Arizona license plate

1976 Arizona Horseless Carriage and Classic Car plates. 1975 copper plates with 76 expiration tabs.

1976 Arizona handicapped license plate.

Gary Fox, ALPCA 8470 notes,"The 4 black on orange undated plates are all 1966-70.
Somebody years ago had nothing better to do but stickerup probably 100s of these unnissued plates with those weird leftover 1976 stickers.
No undated Gov issue from 1966 were validated with stickers.
I have the state-issued paperwork to prove it.
Different style plates, ones that have the wording "municipal vehicle", "highway department", etc embossed at the bottom began in 1971."
Upper row: Highway Department & State plates
Lower row: County and Municipal plates

1976 Arizona motorcycle and motorcycle dealer license plates.

Arizona weight fee only license plate used during 1976.

1976 Arizona transporter plate.

76 Arizona commercial plate for two axle truck.

76 Arizona commercial truck plate.

76 Arizona mobile home plates. The plate on the left contains a 76 weight fee sticker, while the one on the right contains 1974 through 1978 Assessment fee stickers. Assessment fees were similar to property taxes.