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Illustrated History of Connecticut License Plates
Joe Wasielewski - ALPCA Member 6996
All-Terrain
Ambulance
Amateur Radio
Apportioned
Boat Ramp
Bus
Camp Trailer to 1957
Camp Trailer 1958-
Camper
Classic Vehicle
Combination 1
Combination 2
Commercial to 1957
Commercial 1958-
Common
Construction
Dealer Motorcycle
Dealer New to 1969
Dealer New 1970-1989
Dealer New 1990-
Dealer Spec. Equip.
Dealer Used to 1969
Dealer Used 1970-1989
Dealer Used 1990-
Dismantler
Early American
Error Plates
Exp. Test
Factory
Farm
Fire Apparatus
Fish
Foreign Consul
Gasoline
Handicapped
Hearse
High Mileage Veh.
Interstate
Junk
Livery
Marine Trailer
M.F.G.
Military
Miscellaneous/Local
Motorcycle
Municipal
M.V. Dept
Official
Parade
Permits
Political - State
Political - US
Postmaster
POW
Prototype
PUC
Repair to 1969
Repair 1970-
Sample
School Bus
Service Bus
Snowmobile
Special Equipment
Sphinx
State
Student Transport
Taxi
Temp. Metal Plates
Temp. Non-Passenger
Temp. Pass.
Temp. Reg. Certificate
Toll
Trailer
Trans.
Vanpool
Veteran
Volunteer Firefighter
Wrecker
Amateur Radio
These plates are issued to amateur (ham) radio operators.

This type started in the mid-1950s. The operator's callsign is the registration number, with the neat lightning bolt separator. The lightning bolt seems to get smaller and smaller with every iteration.

Around 1981, these plates were also made available for use on Combination registrations. Commercial and Camper are available today as well.

Click the image at left to see this type in use.



1957 1973
1957 ca. 1957 used until 1973
   
1974  1988
1974 ca. 1974/1975 revalidated until 1988
   
1979 1988
1979 1988
   
1990s 1990s
Map Base (1990s) Map Base (1990s)
   
LIS  
Sample/Test plate on the "Preserve the Sound" base  
   
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