75th Year
Since October 7, 1952

North Carolina started issuing license plates with Amateur Radio callsigns in 1954. I did get them from the beginning but the first 2 were misplaced when I moved to another city. When I transferred to Oklahoma City, I missed getting a call sign plate in 1976.

 

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1956

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1957

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1958

1955 Pontiac

1955 Pontiac

1955 Pontiac

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1959

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1960

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1961

1955 Pontiac/1959 Pontiac

1959 Pontiac

1959 Pontiac

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1962

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1963

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1964

1959 Pontiac

1959 Pontiac

1959 Pontiac

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1965

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1966

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1967

1959 Pon/1965 Mercedes
1963 Volkswagan

1965 Mercedes
1963 Volkswagan

1965 Mercedes
1963 Volkswagan

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1968

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1969

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1970

1965 Mercedes
1963 Volkswagan

1965 Mercedes
1963/69 Volkswagan

1965 Mercedes
1969 Volkswagan

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1971

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1972

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1973

1965 Mercedes
1969 Volkswagan

1965 Mercedes
1969 Volkswagan

1965 Mercedes
1969 Volkswagan

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1974

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1975

No plates in 1976

1965 Mercedes
1969 Volkswagan

1965 Mercedes
1969 Volkswagan

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1977

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1978

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1979

1977 Plymouth
1976 Plymouth SW

1977 Plymouth
1976 Plymouth SW

1977 Plymouth
1976 Plymouth SW

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1980

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1981

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1982

1977 Plymouth
1970 Volkswagan
1976 Plymouth SW

1977 Plymouth
1970 Volkswagan
1976 Plymouth SW

1977 Plymouth
1970 Volkswagan
1976 Plymouth SW

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Plain plates after 1982

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1995 stickers

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1997 stickers

 

In December 1982, K4IWJ, WR4ACH and K5NC expired. The FCC had stopped issuing or renewing Second Station and Repeater callsigns. Also starting in 1983, North Carolina stopped replacing metal license plates each year and started issuing paper stickers instead. Radio Amateurs could still get a new plate made each year and they had the paper stickers attached.  Later, the new plates were sent with stickers not attached.   All plates issued starting in 1983 are blue characters on white background.

NCDOT stopped using any stickers on new and renewal auto license plates starting October 1, 2026.

The images were captured with the Snappy with video from a Cannon HI-8 mm camcorder. 

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