Vehicle registration plates of Maine

Current Maine license plate

The U.S. state of Maine first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1905.

Passenger plates 1905 to present

In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that fixed the size for license plates for vehicles, except those for motorcycles, at six inches in height by twelve inches in width, with standardized mounting holes. The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Maine license plate that complied with these standards.

Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1905-11	White on red	none	123; 1234; 12345	1 to 999, then 1 to 9999, then 1 to 99999
1912	Black on yellow	none	1234	1 to approximately 2300
1913	Yellow on black	none	1234	1 to approximately 4200
1914	White on dark blue	none	1234	1 to approximately 5600
1915	Blue on white	none	1234	1 to approximately 7800
1916	White on dark blue	none	12345	1 to approximately 97000
1917	Blue on white	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 145-000
1918	Forest green lettering on white base; "MAINE 1918" in green letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 176-000
1919	White lettering embossed on brown base; "MAINE 1919" in white letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 231-000
1920	Brown lettering embossed on white base; "MAINE 1920" in brown letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 263-000
1921	White lettering embossed on maroon base; "MAINE 1921" in white letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 279-000
1922	White lettering embossed on blue base; "MAINE 1922" in white letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 312-000
1923	Blue lettering embossed on white base; "MAINE 1923" in blue letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 338-000
1924	White lettering embossed on black base; "MAINE 1924" in white letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 356-000
1925	Blue lettering embossed on white base; "MAINE 1925" in blue letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 379-000
1926	Yellow lettering embossed on blue base; "MAINE 1926: in yellow letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 394-000
1927	Embossed navy lettering and border on golden yellow base; "MAINE 1927" in wide blue letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 416-000
1928	Embossed navy lettering and border on white base; "MAINE 1928" in wide blue letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 435-000
1929	Embossed white lettering and border on navy base; "MAINE 1929" in wide white letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 459-000
1930	Embossed white lettering and border on red base; "MAINE 1930" in wide white letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 478-000
1931	Embossed white lettering and border on black base; "MAINE 1931" in wide white letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 494-000
1932	Embossed white lettering and border on green base; "MAINE 1932" in wide white letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 517-000
1933	Embossed white lettering and border on black base; "MAINE 1933" in wide white letters centered at bottom.	none	12-345 123-456 (both with square dash)	1 to approximately 539-000
1934	Embossed black lettering and border on orange base; "MAINE '34" in wide black letters centered at bottom.	none	1-234	1 to approximately 5-000	First use of stacked letters at left of plate, This lasted until 1935.
1934		none	A/B123	A/A1 to E/V999
1935	Embossed white lettering and border on blue base; "MAINE '35" in wide white letters centered at bottom.	none	1-234	1 to approximately 8-000
1935		none	A/B123	A/A1 to E/K999
1936	Embossed white numbers on black plate with border line; "MAINE 1936" embossed in white block letters centered at top	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in white block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 134-000	First use of Vacationland on passenger plates.
1937	Embossed white numbers on dark green plate with border line; "MAINE 1937" embossed in white block letters centered at top	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in white block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 162-000
1938	Embossed dark green numbers on light green plate with border line; "MAINE 1938" embossed in dark green block letters centered at top	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in dark green block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 157-000
1939	Embossed silver numbers on dark green plate with border line; "MAINE 1939" embossed in silver block letters centered at top	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in silver block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 160-000
1940	Embossed dark green numbers on silver plate with border line; "MAINE 1940" embossed in dark green block letters centered at top	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in dark green block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 165-000
1941	Embossed red numbers on silver plate with border line; "MAINE 1941" embossed in red block letters centered at top	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in red block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 170-000
1942–43	Embossed black numbers on beige plate with border line; "MAINE 1942" embossed in black block letters centered at top	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in black block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 177-000	Revalidated for 1943 with windshield stickers, due to metal conservation for World War II.
1944	Embossed yellow numbers on black plate with border line; "MAINE 1944" embossed in yellow block letters centered at top	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in yellow block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 155-000
1945	Embossed dark blue numbers on white plate with border line; "MAINE 1945" embossed in dark blue block letters centered at top	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in dark blue block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 155-000
1946–47	Embossed white numbers on dark blue plate with border line; "MAINE 1946" embossed in white block letters centered at top	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in white block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 204-000	Revalidated for 1947 with windshield stickers.
1948–49	Embossed orange numbers on black plate with border line; "MAINE 1948" embossed in orange block letters centered at top	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in orange block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 223-000	Revalidated for 1949 with silver tabs.
1950–55	Embossed black numbers on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE" embossed in black block letters at top, offset to left, with metal tab slots to right	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in black block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 375-000	Revalidated for 1951 with red tabs, for 1952 with green tabs, for 1953 with gold tabs, for 1954 with silver tabs, and for 1955 with blue tabs.
1956	Embossed black numbers on reflective gold plate with border line; "MAINE 56" embossed in wide black block letters centered at top, with metal tab slots either side of year	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in narrow black block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 264-000	Revalidated for 1957 with red tabs, for 1958 with green tabs, for 1959 with white tabs, for 1960 with dark blue tabs, and for 1961 with orange tabs.
1957–61	As above, but without embossed year		123-456	264-001 to 463-000
1962	Embossed black numbers on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 62" embossed in wide black block letters at top, offset to left, with metal tab slots either side of year	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in narrow black block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 384-000	Revalidated for 1963 with yellow tabs, for 1964 with dark blue tabs, for 1965 with red tabs, for 1966 with yellow tabs, and for 1967 with black tabs.
1963–67	As above, but without embossed year		123-456	384-001 to 617-000
1968	Embossed black numbers on reflective yellow plate with border line; "MAINE 68" embossed in wide black block letters at top, offset to left, with metal tab slots either side of year	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in narrow black block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 395-000	Revalidated with stickers; tab slots on 1968 plates never used.
1969–73	As above, but without embossed year and metal tab slots		123-456	395-001 to 793-000
1974–75	Embossed black numbers on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" embossed in wide black block letters at top, offset to left	"VACATIONLAND" embossed in narrow black block letters centered at bottom	123-456	1 to 488-000; 502-001 to 510-000
1975–78	As above, but with simply "MAINE" at top, offset to left			488-001 to 502-000; 510-001 to 875-000	Embossed year replaced by revalidation stickers.
1978–79	As above, but with "MAINE" centered at top			875-001 to 999-999
1979 – June 30, 1987	As above, but with "MAINE" centered at top		12345 A	1 A to 52000 N
July 1, 1987 – May 1990	Embossed navy blue numbers on reflective white plate with border line; red American lobster screened behind numbers, offset to right; "MAINE" screened in wide red block letters centered at top	"Vacationland" (with enlarged 'V') screened in same letters as state name, centered at bottom	12345 A	1 P to 99999 Z
May 1990 – April 1993			1234 AB	1 AA to 9999 ZZ; 1 AB to 9999 AY (see right)	Double-letter series issued first (AA, BB, CC, up to ZZ), followed by different-letter series (AB, AC, AD etc.) from September 1991.
April 1993 – June 30, 1999			1234 AB	1 AZ to 2999 ES	Narrower dies introduced.
July 1, 1999 – present	Embossed black numbers on reflective white plate with border line; black-capped chickadee on pine cone and tassel screened at far left and green pine forest silhouette screened at bottom; "MAINE" screened in wide black serifed letters centered at top	"Vacationland" screened in black italic serifed letters in center of pine forest silhouette	1234 AB	1 GA to 9999 VS (as of September 17, 2016)

Optional types

Type	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Lobster	May 1, 2003 – present	Embossed navy blue numbers on graphic plate featuring a coast scene with green cliffs, a grey boathouse and a red American lobster at the far left; navy blue border line around plate; "MAINE" screened in black serifed letters centered at top	"Lobster" screened in same letters as state name, centered at bottom	123-ABC	101-AAA to 999-ABZ; 101-AEA to present	Proceeds go towards the Maine Lobster Research, Education and Development Fund.
Black Bear	November 3, 2003 – present	Embossed black numbers on white and pale blue gradient plate with border line; logo of the Maine Black Bears screened at far left; "MAINE" screened in light blue serifed letters centered at top	Light blue band screened at bottom with "The University of Maine" in black serifed letters in the center	123-ABC	101-ACA to present	Proceeds go towards the Maine Black Bears Scholarship Fund.
Agriculture	October 1, 2007 – present	Embossed black numbers on graphic plate featuring an orange and yellow gradient sky, green hills, a farmhouse, a forest and black silhouettes of an old man and a young girl at the far left; black border line around plate; "MAINE" screened in wide black serifed letters centered at top	"Support Local Agriculture" screened in white italic cursive letters centered at bottom	123-ABC	101-AGA to 999-AGZ; 101-ANA to present	Proceeds go towards the Maine Agriculture Education Fund.
Support Our Troops	November 1, 2007 – present	Embossed black numbers on white plate with border line; dark green forest screened at bottom and yellow ribbon on dark green three-dimensional state icon screened at far left; "MAINE" screened in wide black serifed letters centered at top	"We Support Our Troops" screened in yellow italic block letters centered at bottom	123-ABC	101-AJA to present	Proceeds go towards members of the Maine National Guard and their families.
Breast Cancer	October 1, 2008 – present	Embossed pink numbers on white plate with border line; pink ribbon on magenta state icon screened at far left; "MAINE" screened in purple serifed letters centered at top	"early detection saves lives" screened in purple italic cursive letters centered at bottom	123-ABC	101-ALA to 999-ALZ; 101-ATA to present	Proceeds go towards the Breast Cancer Services Special Program Fund of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Maine license plates 1969-present

Vehicle registration plates of the United States

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Other registration plates	Native American tribes Designs and serial formats

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Vehicle registration plates of North America

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