{"id":894,"date":"2010-10-20T09:33:09","date_gmt":"2010-10-20T09:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.image-reg.com\/blog\/?p=894"},"modified":"2010-10-20T09:33:09","modified_gmt":"2010-10-20T09:33:09","slug":"vintage-number-plates-are-a-status-symbol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regplates.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/20\/vintage-number-plates-are-a-status-symbol\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Number Plates Are A Status Symbol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.org\/counter192.js'><\/script>n 2008, a Delaware license plate, tag &#8220;6&#8221; sold for a staggering  $675,000. While that seems like a whopping amount for a license plate,  it was estimated prior to the sale that the one-digit porcelain plate  would fetch as much as $1 million. The license plates are coveted  one-off collectibles and instantly recognized status symbols in the nation\u2019s First State. It  is indeed a state of mind obsession and a highly valued possession.<\/p>\n<p>Delaware is the only state that permits private citizens to transfer  state-issued license plates among each other. Delaware first issued tags  in 1909. The porcelain plates were black with white lettering. It is  the porcelain that makes the states&#8217; plates distinct. Other states  stopped using porcelain in making license plates in the early 1920s.  Delaware used porcelain for its plates until 1946. The last porcelain  plate issued by the state was number &#8220;86999.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>n 2008, a Delaware license plate, tag &#8220;6&#8221; sold for a staggering $675,000. 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