Passenger Plates 1956 To Present
| Image | Dates issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Embossed black on golden yellow plate with border line; MAINE in wide block letters above numbers and offset to left; registration year number tab placed between state name and right screw hole | VACATIONLAND in thin block letters centered below numbers | 12-345 123-456 (both with square dash) |
Registration tabs fit in slots and were color-coded | ||
| 1962 | Embossed black on white plate with border line; MAINE in wide block letters above numbers and offset to left; registration year number tab placed between state name and right screw hole | VACATIONLAND in thin block letters centered below numbers | 123-456 (square dash) | Same tab system as 1956 plates | ||
| 1968 | Embossed black on yellow plate with border line; MAINE in wide block letters above numbers and offset to left; registration year number tab placed between state name and right screw hole | VACATIONLAND in thin block letters centered below numbers | 123-456 (square dash) | More yellow than 1956 plates | ||
| 1969 | Embossed black on yellow plate with border line; MAINE in wide block letters above numbers and offset to left; registration sticker placed between state name and right screw hole | VACATIONLAND in thin block letters centered below numbers | 123-456 (square dash) | First year stickers replaced metal tabs | ||
| 1974 | Embossed black on white plate with border line; MAINE in wide block letters above numbers and offset to left; registration year embossed between state name and right screw hole | VACATIONLAND in thin block letters centered below numbers | 123-456 (square dash) | Registration year now embossed directly on plate | ||
| 1977 | Embossed black on white plate with border line; MAINE in wide block letters above numbers and offset to left; registration sticker placed between state name and right screw hole | VACATIONLAND in thin block letters centered below numbers | 123-456 (square dash) | Sticker replaced numbers | ||
| 1979 | Embossed black on white plate with border line; MAINE in wide block letters centered above numbers | VACATIONLAND in thin block letters centered below numbers | 12345 A | |||
| 1987 | Embossed navy blue on white plate with border line; red wide block MAINE screened above numbers, with red American lobster screened behind numbers offset to right; registration month sticker at lower left; registration year sticker at lower right | Vacationland screened in red in similar font to MAINE with enlarged V centered at bottom of plate | 1234 AB (variable number of digits preceding space) | The "Lobster" plate was partially returned as a vanity plate in the 2000s | ||
| 1999 | Embossed black on reflective white with black border; pine forest silhouette screen at bottom, with black-capped chickadee roosting on a pine branch with cone to far left; MAINE in wide serifed block letters screened above numbers | Vacationland in black plain serifed italicized text screened below numbers over trees | 1234 AB (variable number of digits preceding space) (offset to right, not covering chickadee logo) |
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