1911 Kentucky Type L Porcelain License Plate 5600 Extremely Rare
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:723489 | Modified Item: No |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Upfor your consideration is a extremely rare antique 1911 Kentucky typeL porcelain license plate numbered 5600.This is the first edition ofthis plate with the white back . It is 10 ¾ inches by 5 9/16 .Normalexpected chipping around edges but as you can see overall it is invery good condition for a piece of this type and age. Great freshrecent fine estate find.Kentucky buyers must add 6% sales tax
FromPorcelain Plates Historical Website
In1911-12 “L” plates were issued, w...ith numbers beginning at #4, 001(perhaps indicating that the state ordered 4, 000 1910 plates, eventhough it turned out that not that many were actually needed).Numbers reached at least #8, 250, indicating that just over 4, 000pairs of "L" plates were needed to fulfill the demand - anincrease of about 1, 000 plates over the previous year. Interestingly, there are two notable varieties of the "L" plate - one witha white back and thinner dies like the "B" plates (up to atleast #6072), and the other with a black back and the letter "L"and the circle around it being bolder and thicker in stroke, morelike the "M" plates (starting at least at #7088). Platehistorian Eric Tanner theorizes that these may have been produced bydifferent
manufacturers.
FromPorcelain Plates Historical Website
In1911-12 “L” plates were issued, w...ith numbers beginning at #4, 001(perhaps indicating that the state ordered 4, 000 1910 plates, eventhough it turned out that not that many were actually needed).Numbers reached at least #8, 250, indicating that just over 4, 000pairs of "L" plates were needed to fulfill the demand - anincrease of about 1, 000 plates over the previous year. Interestingly, there are two notable varieties of the "L" plate - one witha white back and thinner dies like the "B" plates (up to atleast #6072), and the other with a black back and the letter "L"and the circle around it being bolder and thicker in stroke, morelike the "M" plates (starting at least at #7088). Platehistorian Eric Tanner theorizes that these may have been produced bydifferent
manufacturers.
