2005 Washington expiration sticker.
Image sent by Don Carson of Everett, Washington

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December 2003 expiration on University of Washington license plate.
Image sent by Eric Sivertsen of Park Ridge, Illinois

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Images sent by Rob Croft of Canton, Ohio

Currently used (May 2003) Quinault Indian Nation Tribal Services license plate.
Image from the files of Ken Stratton of Tacoma, Washington

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Pictures taken by Paul Petrinovich of Aberdeen, Washington

September 2001 expiration on Washington Purple Heart license plate.
Image sent by D'Arcy Matters of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

May 2003 expiration on Washington Pearl Harbor Survivor license plate.
Image sent by Danny Beard of Woodinville, Washington

2004 Washington expiration tab.
Image sent by Don Carson of Everett, Washington

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June 2001 expiration on Central Washington University license plate.
This is the last year they used a sticker on the front plate.

August 2002 expiration on Washington truck license plate.
You can tell by the letters on each end of the serial number. I
mage sent by Norm Russo of St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

February 2003 expiration on Washington license plate.
Image sent by Norm Russo of St. Louis Park, Minnesota

February 2004 expiration on Washington license plate.
Image sent by Ian Slade of Redmond, Washington

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More fake license plates from car shows used on restored cars. Both plates never existed.
The one on the left is flat rather than embossed and the serial configuration is wrong.
The plate on the right also has a wrong serial configuration and plate layout.
As Danny Beard of Woodinville, Washington, who sent these pictures from a 2001 British car show in Bellevue, Washington noted,"I can't believe someone who owns a car worth around a million dollars can't spend a little time or money to get a real set of plates, which would certainly look a lot better."
Yup, these are pretty pathetic attempts at historic reproduction.
One also has to wonder how these were approved as Year of Manufacture plates by the Washington State Department of Motor Vehicles?

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These plates were seen on restored cars at the Edmonds, Washington car show on 9/7/02.
The first one never existed in 1933.
Plates for that year were white on green. The color is wrong, and the serial dies are wrong.
The bottom plate is a trailer plate restored with the wrong colors.
Passenger car plates in Washington did not exist with a 1946 date. Windshield stickers were used. To top it off, trailer plates were green on white.
Thanks to Barbara Birt of Mountlake Terrace, Washington for the pictures.

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Washington Former Prisoner of War license plate with permanent registration sticker.
Picture taken 8/27/02 at Mukilteo, Washington Ferry Landing

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Early 90's and late 90's Collector Vehicle type base plates issued in Washington State and currently in use (as well as the green on white Collector Vehicle bases)
Seen at Everett Car Show on 5/27/02

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Repaints done in the wrong color to match car restorations.
All currently registered to collector cars in Washinton State. Pictures were taken at the Everett Car Show on 5/27/02.
31 Brass normally comes in white on dark green
33 normally comes in white on dark green
41 normally comes in dark green on white (Snohomish County issued)
47 normally comes in dark green on aluminum base (King County issued)

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Misused 1953 tab on 58 style plate used on a collector vehicle at the Everett Car Show 5/27/02. Evidently, it passed DMV registration.

Washington vanity plate of the style first issued in 1978 with June 2002 expiration. Seen at Everett, Washington car show 5/27/02

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