Alaskan license plate photo pool on Flickr

There is a Flickr photo pool of Alaskan license plates. They're almost all vanities, and fun to sift through.

(Flickr is a popular photo publishing site, with good free features and some nice premium perks for folks who want a little extra).

Interview with Dean Potter, artist for the Alaska Statehood plate

Robert Woolsey of KCAW Public Radio in Sitka interviews Dean Potter, creator of the art used for the 50th anniversary of Statehood plates.

Or you can download the MP3. Via KCAW.

Most stickers so far: 18

There's a new extreme listed on my extremes page.


David Helmer has contributed a photo of an Alaskan plate with 18 distinct, non-overlapping stickers - a new record.

Thanks, David!

New Purple Heart Vanity

The DMV has started to issue a Purple Heart vanity plate, which is only available to Purple Heart recipients and only available as a personalized plate.

It's not on the Alaska DMV personalized plates request page because you have to provide evidence of your Purple Heart to receive it.

2008 Alaska State Fair magazine artwork with Statehood vanity plate

Tucked inside today's Anchorage Daily News is the 2008 edition of the magazine that promotes the 2008 Alaska State Fair. This year's cover has a kid's wagon with the new Statehood plate vanity that says "PALMER".

Extra points for it being a valid string (six characters or less).

In fact, the Alaska DMV personalized plates request page says that "PALMER" is an actual vanity string that has already been issued. Hopefully, this artwork will not cause any trouble with law enforcement. "Our database says that this plate should be on a 1987 Chevy Cavalier, little boy ..."

Fun KTUU Construction license plate graphic

The KTUU D2R Construction Map has this fun license plate graphic.



Via Colorado collector and Alaska Amateur Radio operator Patrick Cuddihy. Thanks, Patrick!

Alaska Statehood 50th Vanity - AKPL8S

Yep. Shiny!