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The 1975 tab was good through March 31, 1976. The 1976 tab
covered the period from April 1, 1976 to March 31, 1977
1972 Rhode Island plates sporting 76 expiration tabs.
Passenger car plates used am AA-000, and A 000 numbering.
1972 Rhode Island sample plate with 76 tab.
1967 Rhode Island license plates with 76 tabs. The black on
non-reflectorized white plates painted on on aluminum are tough to find in decent
condition. Many of them were used until 1980.
The serial on this plate comes with a single letter and no
dot separator.
1968 Rhode Island plate used through the early part of 1976
showing 1975 expiration tab.
1975 Rhode Island dealer plate updated with 1976 tab.
1973 Rhode Island trailer and camper license plates with 1976
expiration stickers.
5 digit plates like the one above are mentioned in the book
Registered in Rhode Island by Richard
E. Dragon. According to that source,"Since at least 1947, registration number
10,000 has been issued to the city of Providence. and used on the mayor's official
vehicle. The practice continued until the 1990's." Other cities used 20000,
30000 etc. "Traditionally, each mayor with such a plate has been allowed to
assign, to individuals of his choice, several additional plates with numbers
following his or her own." I believe that is the case with this plate. It was
made to be used in Providence, probably by mayoral staff or friends. The fact
that it appears unused, however, may mean it was never actually assigned to
an individual or a vehicle.
1972 Rhode Island courtesy license plates updated with 1976
tabs.
1968 Rhode Island reflective courtesy license plate updated
with 1976 tab.
Vanity plate with 1975 expiration tab that could have been
used into the first quarter of 1976. Owner painted the dot between I and R on
this plate.
1973 style Rhode Island commercial plate updated with 1976
tab on the left. The one on the right with the lighter background was probably
not issued until 1977. It was during 1977 that the shade of the reflective sheeting
of 72 type Rhode Island base plates was changed to a brighter white
1968 Rhode Island commercial plate used through 1976.
1972 style Rhode Island camper license plates updated with
1976 tabs.
1968 Rhode Island suburban license plate issued to owners
of vehicles for both commercial and private purposes. This one is missing most
of its paint as the Rhode Island weather was hard on non reflective issues used
over long periods of time. It is updated with a 1977 tab, and has the 76 and
75 tabs underneath it. On the right, is one of the 1972 versions of the Rhode
Island suburban plates updated with a 1076 expiration sticker.
1968 Rhode Island town plates are still in use updated with
current expiration stickers. This one has a 1976 tab as its last one. As you
can see, the paint flakes badly on 1968 bases exposed to the ocean weathering
of Rhode Island.
1972 style Rhode Island public license plate updated through
1978. The 76 tab is buried beneath the 77 tab, and a 75 tab is showing noting
its use during 1976. Public plates were used on vehicles,"intended to carry
one or more passengers for hire that must be summoned or otherwise prearranged
for, and are most often seen on school buses, motor coaches, and ambulances,"
according to Registered in Rhode Island by Richard Dragon.
1968 Rhode Island Jitney license plate updated with 76 expiration.
1962 Rhode Island farm plate updated with 75 and 76 expiration
stickers.
1974 through 1981 Rhode Island State Police license
plate.
70's style Rhode Island State Police motorcycle of the type
that would have been used in 1976. According to Registered in Rhode Island
by Richard Dragon,"Because a market exists for Rhode Island state police
plates, many have been produced for collector purposes. Also, a sticker not
actually used on a particular base may be applied by a collector without regard
to its correctness: it may be the wrong month, year or both." My guess
is that this is the case with this particular plate. It is an example of what
would have been used during 1976, however. The plates come with both a reflectorized
(shown above) and non-reflectorized background.
1972 type of Rhode Island State House plate used through
1976 and a State Senate plate updated with a 1977 tab.
On left is the 1968 Rhode Island antique auto plate updated
with a 76 tab. On the right is the 1972 version of the plate, also updated with
a 76 tab.
1971 Rhode Island motorcycle plate updated with 1976 expiration
sticker.
1976 Rhode Island motorcycle license plate with reflective background made
in New York.
Plates I am looking for from Rhode Island:
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Various truck, commercial, etc. 76 Rhode Island plates
You can contact me at mikesells@aol.com
For more on Rhode Island license plates, you can follow these links:
State of
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Division of Motor Vehicles
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