BELLEVUE • Scanning through John Davies’ license plate collection is like looking through a picture postcard of Idaho’s automotive history. It features early porcelain plates baked onto iron that were ...

MILFORD -- For Dave Kuehn, vehicle license plates are a snapshot of history, and collections like his are a timeline tracing the rise of the automobile and the arc of war. When Connecticut began ...

Alfred "Al" Noto has mastered a lot of knowledge in his 75 years. His time in the Peace Corps, in public administration and education are all evidence of that. But there are few things Noto knows more ...

Tom Allen, who lives south of Lawrence, has a collection of more than 15,000 license plates, which are sorted in various ways and stored in tubs in his barn. The little diner was offering a different ...

NEWCASTLE — Wyoming native Collin Townsend has maintained a connection to his roots by collecting Wyoming license plates for more than 10 years, but the hobby has also allowed him to forge new ...

Whether you’re a collector, a history buff, or just looking for a unique piece of Americana, you won’t want to miss this opportunity. Girard Auction and Land Brokers will be hosting an auction this ...

The Woodlands — Most people have collections of some kind, but few tell the story of their lives as well as the 169 license plates that adorn the wall of 83-year-old John Nanninga’s garage. The plates ...

What you see in the garage isn’t even half of it. The walls and ceiling are covered in carefully placed license plates. There are rows and rows of Colorado plates. Easily all of the 50 states.

It started with a simple offer: Steve Johnston’s mailman said he could find him a 1916 Wyoming license plate for his Model-T of the same year. The hefty, porcelain-coated metal license plate sported ...