The 1973 Plate Debacle
In 1972, the 9000 pairs of new plates for 1973 were produced. For the first time they were going to be in an ABC-123 format, with the state flag acting as the separator. The stars on the embossed flag didn't look like stars and Governor William Allen Egan rejected the plates. 1973 stickers were issued and a new base plate was introduced the following year almost identical to the previous one. The rejected plates are considered prototypes and are common enough to be easily found among license plate collectors.
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