tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42565047366362896942024-03-05T18:21:16.172-09:00AKPL8S: The Alaskan License Plate BlogChecking the trapline for tags every weektychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-22495965490043028062020-01-12T21:09:00.000-09:002020-01-12T21:09:08.956-09:00Alaska 50th Anniversary of Statehood Camper Art - KL7JRNow that's just cool - this ham operator made a sign for the camp of his camper that's an Alaska 50th Anniversary of Statehood plate with his callsign - KL7JR - on it.<br />
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Source: <a href="https://www.qrz.com/db/KL7JR">https://www.qrz.com/db/KL7JR</a>tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-69243820336868350472019-08-18T07:30:00.000-08:002019-08-18T07:30:05.621-08:00Alaskan license plate guitarThey're playing my tune.
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(This is the front plate; the back plate has stickers that match the hand labeling on the front plate)
Thank you for your service!tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-13432884543237037482015-09-24T06:49:00.000-08:002015-09-24T06:49:53.666-08:00Odd Man Rush Brewing has Alaskan license plates on the wallSome great Alaskan license plates at <a href="http://oddmanrushbrewing.com/">Odd Man Rush Brewing</a>, a new brew pub opening in Eagle River, Alaska.
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Via: <a href="https://twitter.com/OMR_Brewing/status/644392452866990080">https://twitter.com/OMR_Brewing/status/644392452866990080</a>
tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-73733876720599726812014-07-10T06:03:00.000-08:002014-07-10T06:03:51.279-08:00Alaska permanent registrations for older vehicles starting Jan 1 2015<p>Starting in January, the Alaska DMV is going to allow permanent registrations for passenger vehicles and non-commercial trailers eight years or older. This is part of <a href="http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?bill=HB%20%2019">House Bill 19</a>.</p>
<p>For collectors, this will mean a general reduction in the number of plates issued. For local governments, it also means a reduction of funding, so it's an opt-in program on a city-by-city basis and the city can also impose a separate tax.</p>
<p>Subtle item in the law not mentioned in the article: It would also bring back emissions inspection for these vehicles.</p>
<p>An interesting statistic from the article: the average age of a car in Alaska is 13 years!</p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://m.ktuu.com/news/alaska-dmv-to-allow-permanent-registrations-for-older-vehicles/26753502">KTUU</a></p>, via Dirk Starcktychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-64861338171010455222012-05-04T06:54:00.001-08:002012-05-04T06:54:43.055-08:00Alaska vanity BABY T license plate, in context<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In case you were curious why I'd been posting less often. Been a little busy!tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-27154888662867714702012-02-19T09:52:00.002-09:002012-02-19T09:58:31.399-09:00Six new Alaska license plates await Governor's approval<a href="http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?bill=HB%20%2019">Alaska House Bill 19</a>, authorizing the Alaska DMV to create six new license plates, has headed to the Governor for approval.<br /><br />The proposed new Alaskan license plates are all "special request" plates, and include:<br /><br />* United States flag "In God We Trust" plates. <br />* Lao veteran plates (for US military service in Laos from February 28, 1961, and May 15, 1975).<br />* Plates commemorating the National Rifle Association. <br />* Breast cancer awareness plates.<br />* "Choose Life" plates. <br />* "Pro-Family, Pro-Choice" plates.<br /><br />(via <a href="http://www.akbizmag.com/Alaska-Business-Monthly/February-2012/Omnibus-License-Plates-Bill-Heads-to-Governor/">Alaska Business Monthly</a>)tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-75301944259254049342011-01-12T07:10:00.003-09:002011-01-12T07:15:55.888-09:00Howard Pollock swapping his plates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BB2is_Bfb1gnOjFR-tGnhPMTbXu2-4EsKz3SVETVURXVfV0FkOUIUOyBAPMfpL21KFhHp__tWPdi3KCzckIUsJmtv9uHPWhyphenhyphen3fk6NNQ0QEs3WgdKw1mt4yzsMx9YQlt-069r4kueD-eT/s1600/pollock-plates_adn-2011-01-12-orig.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BB2is_Bfb1gnOjFR-tGnhPMTbXu2-4EsKz3SVETVURXVfV0FkOUIUOyBAPMfpL21KFhHp__tWPdi3KCzckIUsJmtv9uHPWhyphenhyphen3fk6NNQ0QEs3WgdKw1mt4yzsMx9YQlt-069r4kueD-eT/s400/pollock-plates_adn-2011-01-12-orig.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561333140037150850" /></a><br /><br />In <a href="http://www.adn.com/2011/01/11/v-gallery2/1643800/howard-pollock-alaskas-2nd-congressman.html?/2011/01/11/v-gallery2/1643868_a1643859/alaska-statesman-howard-w-pollock.html">this photo</a>, then state Legislator Howard Pollack, who <a href="http://www.adn.com/2011/01/11/1643800/howard-pollock-alaskas-2nd-congressman.html">passed away Sunday</a>, is shown getting ready to swap his 1966 Alaska state Legislator plate for a 1966 Alaska US Representative plate. <br /><br />For plate buffs, a terrific shot!tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-35996190114589377862010-11-14T07:57:00.003-09:002010-11-14T07:59:23.032-09:00Coming soon: Alaskan Firefighter/EMT license platesComing soon: <a href="http://doa.alaska.gov/dmv/plates/fire_ems.html">Alaskan Firefighter/EMT license plates</a>. <br /><br />I'll update with a photo of the artwork when I get it.tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-87108933002656826542010-08-23T06:28:00.003-08:002010-08-23T06:31:52.336-08:00August 2010 ADN vanity plate articleYes, I saw that today, the <a href="http://www.adn.com/">Anchorage Daily News</a> ran a piece about <a href="http://www.adn.com/2010/08/22/1420340/dmv-panel-saves-drivers-from-their.html">vetting Alaskan vanity plates</a>. <br /><br />No real surprises, though I was pleased to see that there is a variety of people who review submissions.<br /><br />Always good to see Alaskan plates in the press.tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-10722482365631384532010-08-15T06:48:00.004-08:002010-08-15T06:51:25.967-08:00Plate of the week: SOLDIT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzV3zqteXh_HaV1snZ-gS_EzHWDKYKAeYzI8NYX3sZI3T-Fo0v_3MydJNr1DnoCrLp92A6vJ9IsZ9Z93dwnvS9sxTuHm6kZO5K22htozSoB8x9BC9ZxjGjb4dHf3hKmntAJcvJk9MZTATy/s1600/ak-199x-psg-van-crb_soldit_prudentialvista~blalock-charles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzV3zqteXh_HaV1snZ-gS_EzHWDKYKAeYzI8NYX3sZI3T-Fo0v_3MydJNr1DnoCrLp92A6vJ9IsZ9Z93dwnvS9sxTuHm6kZO5K22htozSoB8x9BC9ZxjGjb4dHf3hKmntAJcvJk9MZTATy/s400/ak-199x-psg-van-crb_soldit_prudentialvista~blalock-charles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505648728610998450" /></a><br /><br />This is Charles Blalock, an Alaskan real estate agent. <br /><br />I don't know him personally; I spotted this shot in the local newspaper. But anybody who includes their license plate in their professional portrait photo is OK in my book. :-)tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-73057972584592691282010-08-02T07:15:00.005-08:002010-08-03T12:54:23.322-08:00Plate of the week: HOTH<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKUzCAkIp-3Laerm5fM077e-XQywsX1wsFliSpfTeE7wBbOz8NIcpNlE8IPdqGOGHhMZxjQIcRaLOEY79gNNyVF80Zn8cLPA2fz0fNnSs88VbO9dYa26N_FBC2ODxtzFLmastm7x_F0tD/s1600/thinkgeek-twitpic-hoth_139347333.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKUzCAkIp-3Laerm5fM077e-XQywsX1wsFliSpfTeE7wBbOz8NIcpNlE8IPdqGOGHhMZxjQIcRaLOEY79gNNyVF80Zn8cLPA2fz0fNnSs88VbO9dYa26N_FBC2ODxtzFLmastm7x_F0tD/s400/thinkgeek-twitpic-hoth_139347333.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501289829526979522" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://twitpic.com/photos/thinkgeek">Thinkgeek</a> has posted what they believe to be <a href="http://twitpic.com/2ayp39">the best Alaskan license plate ever</a>. I did get a chuckle out of it when it clicked.<br /><br />For those of you not acquainted with Star Wars lore: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoth">Hoth (Wikipedia)</a>.<br /><br />Come along now - my joints are freezing up.tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-40320073425176929762010-05-05T06:35:00.008-08:002010-05-05T07:35:22.663-08:00The Last Statehood Plate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OxMzHkT_k4AGOqg1TFTPshAOsepaJ4-JYyXa46NmKtjYHWVSMklNlGMECkN7zto-gXeNIUCwZmZRjqWZc0FG5fo-UU2Zj6P9lq8BKCbeD66zHbFh89vWbc5CAg3TWhCROkaRbrT2xygQ/s1600/ak-2008-psg_fuw%5E999_rdw.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OxMzHkT_k4AGOqg1TFTPshAOsepaJ4-JYyXa46NmKtjYHWVSMklNlGMECkN7zto-gXeNIUCwZmZRjqWZc0FG5fo-UU2Zj6P9lq8BKCbeD66zHbFh89vWbc5CAg3TWhCROkaRbrT2xygQ/s400/ak-2008-psg_fuw%5E999_rdw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467808933389984594" /></a><br /><br />This plate (FUW 999) is the very last of Alaska's 50th Anniversary of Statehood license plates.<br /><br clear="all"/><br />I'll be running with this plate until a new style becomes available (or until I break down and get another vanity style!)<br /><br />The word from the DMV is that they'll be skipping the rest of the F series entirely, and going back to the fully-embossed blue-on-gold plates starting with GAA.tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-79547898492421499162010-03-09T07:10:00.002-09:002010-03-09T07:16:56.665-09:00Plate of the Week: Alaskan Iditarod Finisher PlatesThis will be a tough one to get for sure.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWriEfBPfZoUtcOdGvTO_tSNhMBSFYESpKRkRRLADueOEygtR0dC9P3ZyrjEgvPlLf1lZ4UJHodsqK3uScsT9qlA_scXmhG_1pAhZQ6LslUIRFQVRd0R1ADRrLOc6oXtfc-azRsx7Vz6Dh/s1600-h/ak-2010-idt-fin-sam_idt%5E000_akdmv~large.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWriEfBPfZoUtcOdGvTO_tSNhMBSFYESpKRkRRLADueOEygtR0dC9P3ZyrjEgvPlLf1lZ4UJHodsqK3uScsT9qlA_scXmhG_1pAhZQ6LslUIRFQVRd0R1ADRrLOc6oXtfc-azRsx7Vz6Dh/s400/ak-2010-idt-fin-sam_idt%5E000_akdmv~large.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446667412307653106" /></a><br /><br />Full details on <a href="http://doa.alaska.gov/dmv/plates/iditarod.html">The Alaska DMV Iditarod Finisher plate page</a>. Also covered by <a href="http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/030810/reg_572371405.shtml">The Juneau Empire article about Alaskan Iditarod Finisher plates</a>.<br /><br />Some prototypes that included the Iditarod crest (which didn't make it to the final design) have also been floating around:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-u4DbmAYq-OznOKUDzRiesHcKTJf3WdxQeySWHdpXeVLbJ_yKYOYuWIggleXQ0ft6eB5-85CpY3bpksBV-snA_Cq9P36EJzGW6_oGg92qAhjdcEFP2mdD6a4Ju54M0ZROgEWBZYVUxf9b/s1600-h/ak-otr-prototype-iditarod_122_ebay~iditarodfan_123~35.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-u4DbmAYq-OznOKUDzRiesHcKTJf3WdxQeySWHdpXeVLbJ_yKYOYuWIggleXQ0ft6eB5-85CpY3bpksBV-snA_Cq9P36EJzGW6_oGg92qAhjdcEFP2mdD6a4Ju54M0ZROgEWBZYVUxf9b/s400/ak-otr-prototype-iditarod_122_ebay~iditarodfan_123~35.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446668583699869010" /></a><br /><br />Trivia item: That's Alaska collector Fred Agree's dog, Blackie.tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-38861060694391455792009-08-19T06:58:00.006-08:002009-08-19T07:03:53.600-08:00Plate of the week: unusual 1952 CTR sampleThis unusual 1952 Commercial Truck sample plate was offered briefly on eBay yesterday (from seller <a href="http://myworld.ebay.com/tigerprawn78/">tigerprawn78</a> ... but then it mysteriously vanished. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JZTEYWJRCeUgDgKspjZ9mLkvarzdvGFnS9L6_L-YcFsq9n3sKKYO7uug6xeHI1M4OcKWt6eu_C66YwUvO9jr0Bciy10ze9FWFMUrgNvtUmYjuyugTX34CBEjwYg-UrBxXxMn4RIO-L5u/s1600-h/ak-1952-ctr-sam_12345_ebay~tigerprawn78~~~~inverted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JZTEYWJRCeUgDgKspjZ9mLkvarzdvGFnS9L6_L-YcFsq9n3sKKYO7uug6xeHI1M4OcKWt6eu_C66YwUvO9jr0Bciy10ze9FWFMUrgNvtUmYjuyugTX34CBEjwYg-UrBxXxMn4RIO-L5u/s320/ak-1952-ctr-sam_12345_ebay~tigerprawn78~~~~inverted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371689617792512194" /></a><br /><br />Most of these samples have a different color scheme:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLs9YMnz_2xva1A1hTX7DqVNWa_TqynlkzWlmtVSgNkngG1xdLztQy3A8m4CaK5xS8gsKVw40q85GS4yTdmhRw1KiwwtAfvC_rtjYyOye_FhlgqSQHnKXtpmvOYw9sA6fXVGLbS-8v0sg/s1600-h/ak-1952-ctr-sam_12345_ebay.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLs9YMnz_2xva1A1hTX7DqVNWa_TqynlkzWlmtVSgNkngG1xdLztQy3A8m4CaK5xS8gsKVw40q85GS4yTdmhRw1KiwwtAfvC_rtjYyOye_FhlgqSQHnKXtpmvOYw9sA6fXVGLbS-8v0sg/s320/ak-1952-ctr-sam_12345_ebay.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371689838260423362" /></a><br />Never seen one like it before!tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-14148344787668486732009-05-30T10:14:00.002-08:002009-05-30T10:17:06.149-08:00Alaska Veteran Cemetary bill goes into law<a href="http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=26&bill=sb45">Senate Bill 45</a> has been signed by Governor Palin, and goes into effect 8/23/09.<br /><blockquote>An Act relating to state employment preferences for veterans, former prisoners of war, and members of the Alaska National Guard; authorizing the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to establish and maintain Alaska veterans' cemeteries; establishing the Alaska veterans' cemetery fund in the general fund; and authorizing the legislature to appropriate income from fees collected for commemorative veterans' plates to the Alaska veterans' cemetery fund.</blockquote><br />No word yet on what the license plates will be like, but they'll certainly be for a good cause.tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-83611799136387390512009-05-18T08:07:00.002-08:002009-05-18T08:09:24.127-08:00Kotzebue to require current tagsThe few cars in Kotzebue have been rolling with whatever plates they happened to have on - but <a href="http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/rural/story/790230.html">that's changing now</a>.<br /><br />(via <a href="http://www.adn.com/">the Anchorage Daily News</a>tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-53044290232425966402009-04-17T12:57:00.000-08:002009-04-17T12:58:13.076-08:00WAR: Wayne Anthony Ross' interesting license plates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi8ZyAOknYTJ9BIFchKZDQ-6I_R_mTIisR_CeK_2pAZ2ZcpVi38ycqVQ2Ib-dlXH0ZuqnnAcUL3NHJ3XqQKWIEvcM7dGyZurzy97k3amV1taSSxGXM_9mfWuRl_xc-3_SahHGxm1Si5g/s1600-h/ak-1974-psg-van_war_insurgent49.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi8ZyAOknYTJ9BIFchKZDQ-6I_R_mTIisR_CeK_2pAZ2ZcpVi38ycqVQ2Ib-dlXH0ZuqnnAcUL3NHJ3XqQKWIEvcM7dGyZurzy97k3amV1taSSxGXM_9mfWuRl_xc-3_SahHGxm1Si5g/s320/ak-1974-psg-van_war_insurgent49.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318095091638383330" /></a> <font size="-1"><div align="center"><em>photo from the now-defunct and much-missed <a href="http://www.insurgent49.com/archive.html">Insurgent49</a></em></font></div><br /><br />On March 26th, 2009, Governor Sarah Palin appointed Wayne Anthony Ross to be the Attorney General for Alaska. The print version and <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:bB3KnbXXosoJ:www.adn.com/news/politics/story/737638.html+wayne+anthony+ross+adn+%22personalized+tag%22">the original version</a> of the <a href="http://www.adn.com/news/politics/story/737638.html">ADN article</a> yesterday refers to Ross' personalized license plate:<br /><br /><blockquote>Wayne Anthony Ross, a gun rights advocate who blazes around town in a red Hummer with the personalized tag WAR, will step into the position vacated last month by Talis Colberg.</blockquote><br />The clever initials-as-actual-word usage is clever and eye-catching - especially on a Hummer.<br /><br />But for license plate geeks, what's interesting here is that this plate has gone through a number of incarnations. Ross has had the same plate for so long (apparently, for at least 35 years) that he has a number of bases to choose from - and he does. In the photo above, he's running a 1974 vanity:<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijm-v2UE-VP9iwRAyDq_qQgsIgfqJvj1HzOieVQmKO7KzIWEMtgKmttxg0CsERUcR4_5jM3aCm62jLdgSQJ6Iu6DIAugY7P9HhG2x_sBxqtDLeO7erbXynMLckMzZ4UD2QCjQ3aCZA0_c/s1600-h/ak-1974-psg-van_war_insurgent49~detail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijm-v2UE-VP9iwRAyDq_qQgsIgfqJvj1HzOieVQmKO7KzIWEMtgKmttxg0CsERUcR4_5jM3aCm62jLdgSQJ6Iu6DIAugY7P9HhG2x_sBxqtDLeO7erbXynMLckMzZ4UD2QCjQ3aCZA0_c/s320/ak-1974-psg-van_war_insurgent49~detail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318095974815230114" /></a><br /><br />A year later, I just happened to run across Ross' vehicle at random, and in the intervening time, he had put on his 1976 plate (the red-on-white clearly identifies is as the 'standing bear' vintage, sans bear):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVj1CshBccMTsEReN5uYFGHkrPYRn7OeKOiiery-_wvaH8bgbOLBPXPu7ctkZ55ewKMWaPyvd9fBerCTaNO0gQDvl3fFbpFNkgFARMDyjlinRO4iDI7a72U62RBHUkjr0cdU5TLCxcOI/s1600-h/ak-1976-psg-van_war_rdw~wayne-anthony-ross.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVj1CshBccMTsEReN5uYFGHkrPYRn7OeKOiiery-_wvaH8bgbOLBPXPu7ctkZ55ewKMWaPyvd9fBerCTaNO0gQDvl3fFbpFNkgFARMDyjlinRO4iDI7a72U62RBHUkjr0cdU5TLCxcOI/s320/ak-1976-psg-van_war_rdw~wayne-anthony-ross.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318096224938582898" /></a><br /><br />Most folks would never notice - but the plate people appreciate seeing a little bit of history on the road!tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-34297278488148257002009-04-01T21:56:00.002-08:002009-04-01T21:59:20.581-08:00Alaskan Veterans cemetary approved by State SenateCommemorative veterans' license plates will be part of the funding of an Alaskan Veterans Cemetary. The State House and State Senate are working on similar bills - more details to follow.<br /><br />Via <a href="http://newsminer.com/news/2009/apr/01/senate-approves-veterans-cemetery/">the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner</a>tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-70595998932712039392009-02-13T06:41:00.009-09:002009-02-13T06:54:48.889-09:00Alaska HB116 - Iditarod Registration Plates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pV1chRlnCjY1OVBM3M_zl13n72NeUlf6en5nDep7R0F3td_Eh91_N2mKlwp2EnTnDwXASrZITd3yxm-gRLosmbBcAH7hcr0DNM2Yv_OH6mOm5iunht3WHR-NNqNVZDRsn3LxhyujURcT/s1600-h/ak-otr-prototype-iditarod-van_dd_ebay~iditarodfan_123~46.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pV1chRlnCjY1OVBM3M_zl13n72NeUlf6en5nDep7R0F3td_Eh91_N2mKlwp2EnTnDwXASrZITd3yxm-gRLosmbBcAH7hcr0DNM2Yv_OH6mOm5iunht3WHR-NNqNVZDRsn3LxhyujURcT/s320/ak-otr-prototype-iditarod-van_dd_ebay~iditarodfan_123~46.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302310224181343170" /></a><br />The Alaska bill to create Iditarod finisher license plates is back up for consideration as <a href="http://housemajority.org/spon.php?id=26hb116">HB116</a>.<br /><br /><tt><br />AS 28.10.181 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:<br /> <br />(y) Special request Iditarod race finisher plates. Upon application by the owner of a motor vehicle, the department may design and issue Iditarod race finisher registration plates to a person who has finished the Iditarod race. The owner shall supply written proof, verified by the Iditarod Trail Committee, that the owner has successfully finished the race. The department may disapprove the issuance of registration plates under this subsection when the requested plates are a duplication of an existing registration. <br /></tt><br /><br />Here is a very early prototype:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Jq7GsT8_YvIiZUpQu6yPiC03Tf-ZU2EcsqjvikRxGXiupDYUbPtgrFKUTwuqVdMJ1dMqxSelTcsqgzWh-FYwBSk2kiPeeHIrySbIt_MSnRPbRYx1TdRl_vG3Gbs-O4VJ6mul5dE8Yz5p/s1600-h/ak-otr-prototype-iditarod_agree~blank.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Jq7GsT8_YvIiZUpQu6yPiC03Tf-ZU2EcsqjvikRxGXiupDYUbPtgrFKUTwuqVdMJ1dMqxSelTcsqgzWh-FYwBSk2kiPeeHIrySbIt_MSnRPbRYx1TdRl_vG3Gbs-O4VJ6mul5dE8Yz5p/s320/ak-otr-prototype-iditarod_agree~blank.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302308171807088802" /></a><br /><br />... and here is a revised prototype (probably to improve legibility of the number):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1Lbt0gmgpiZukjRIUQLxKVWaxhlayf3YLYpnSXdJ4mGyFcCn2RZuhR4gkOGFM5kWXaulARswcfQ98iZBoAoJImBoHszVtHW8dEeUlNKs93IYX9V3S_qpXpPHdrd6Q6vHBnbsmm47EF5i/s1600-h/ak-otr-prototype-iditarod_1049_ebay~mvls_pl8s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1Lbt0gmgpiZukjRIUQLxKVWaxhlayf3YLYpnSXdJ4mGyFcCn2RZuhR4gkOGFM5kWXaulARswcfQ98iZBoAoJImBoHszVtHW8dEeUlNKs93IYX9V3S_qpXpPHdrd6Q6vHBnbsmm47EF5i/s320/ak-otr-prototype-iditarod_1049_ebay~mvls_pl8s.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302309228687398434" /></a><br /><br />The artwork may end up being different from the prototypes. This will be determined later in the approval process.<br /><br />The dog in this prototype is Fred Agree's dog, Blackie.<br /><br />If you could put any artwork or theme you wanted on you license plates, what would it be?tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-68475796555308590452008-12-18T06:51:00.005-09:002008-12-24T07:00:45.038-09:00Video of Alaskan PlatesThis honestly never occurred to me. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/">Metacafe</a> user <a href="http://www.metacafe.com/channels/steveg7esd/">Steveg7esd</a> has posted <a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2175679/personalised_private_number_plates_in_alaska/">a video of some Alaskan vanity plates</a>.<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/2175679/personalised_private_number_plates_in_alaska.swf" width="400" height="345" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed><br /><br />The soundtrack is especially entertaining.<br /><br />This takes our <strike>illness</strike>hobby to a whole new level!tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-75623872580351830122008-10-20T20:33:00.004-08:002008-10-20T20:38:15.633-08:00Plate of the Week: 1940 SampleI've only got five photos of these in the archive; I'm not sure how many survived the metal recycling efforts of World War II.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7t1B85fB36Ow8HoFmhSHR8eXbcH9RAl3xx8jZ4rLwx_H7BbQBE3ltw4nVPwGpfFdidWDwjSNtMye-tQIy5q7wlExQcVDdFCkyz_0FwzVD-SD7WbJTtBOo5GsCp3TQA_zGc-eMM4memtjo/s1600-h/ak-1940-psg-sam_0000_madsen-pete.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7t1B85fB36Ow8HoFmhSHR8eXbcH9RAl3xx8jZ4rLwx_H7BbQBE3ltw4nVPwGpfFdidWDwjSNtMye-tQIy5q7wlExQcVDdFCkyz_0FwzVD-SD7WbJTtBOo5GsCp3TQA_zGc-eMM4memtjo/s320/ak-1940-psg-sam_0000_madsen-pete.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="Alaska 1940 sample plate" /></a><br /><br />From the collection of Pete Madsen. Thanks, Pete!tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-16447344684595724932008-10-08T21:26:00.002-08:002008-10-08T21:29:25.086-08:00Fred Meyer kid cart with plate on the backI get a kick out of seeing pseudo-plates on everyday artifacts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIcXpyk3yDGJMet1R9xult8XQhV6NAGKmZxTcyFFTAyBh3IeI6BqVpuFOnegmw2akerBu0w7w8Kgo21VB6FG5-iu_OmkVK-AhsL09CfqMzp6O9g3gszGORmQ0glvhA4_p-CclXdX4ZqKs/s1600-h/ak-otr-shoppingcart_fredmeyer_rdw~med.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIcXpyk3yDGJMet1R9xult8XQhV6NAGKmZxTcyFFTAyBh3IeI6BqVpuFOnegmw2akerBu0w7w8Kgo21VB6FG5-iu_OmkVK-AhsL09CfqMzp6O9g3gszGORmQ0glvhA4_p-CclXdX4ZqKs/s320/ak-otr-shoppingcart_fredmeyer_rdw~med.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255021730337435570" /></a><br /><br />A little hard to make out in this dark photo, but you get the idea.<br /><br />I tried to fit into the cart and have somebody take my picture, but security had to carry me away. :-)tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-71745639132629843012008-09-23T20:52:00.005-08:002008-09-23T20:59:32.492-08:00Earl's PlatesAs you may have read earlier, the <a href="http://www.akplates.org/meet/2008/">2008 Alaska license plate meet</a> is in honor of Earl Jenson. <br /><br />If you have more than a few Alaskas, chances are that you have at least one or two plates that look like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMC5owQ0POzN8fQg6GLpw4GU9Zt_bNRpljAlo266vmlFYoVEGofasIYhV3mTawCPN_Olcka3mMAFIRtMbee7qrd7wiFxIKT9q6C6nllFqnXGmOfsZbMq-BsAZV7wHL3Cvo2k01ChL3JpJ/s1600-h/earls-plates_rdw~med.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMC5owQ0POzN8fQg6GLpw4GU9Zt_bNRpljAlo266vmlFYoVEGofasIYhV3mTawCPN_Olcka3mMAFIRtMbee7qrd7wiFxIKT9q6C6nllFqnXGmOfsZbMq-BsAZV7wHL3Cvo2k01ChL3JpJ/s320/earls-plates_rdw~med.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249447361556598322" /></a><br />Like some other collectors with a long view of plate collecting, Earl wrote his <a href="http://www.alpca.org/">ALPCA</a> member number (#355) on the backs of his plates with a Sharpie. It's a fascinating little calling card. I knew that I had a couple of Earl's plates, but I had no idea that I had eight until I sifted through my boxes this evening.<br /><br />Even if you can't come to the meet this year, take a moment to flip through your Alaskas, and if you find some of Earl's plates, take a quick picture of yourself holding them up, and <a href="mailto:royce@akplates.org">send them to me</a> so that we can display them at the meet.tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256504736636289694.post-13819268837113373152008-09-11T06:03:00.003-08:002008-09-11T06:03:00.925-08:00Plate of the Week: LETSRL<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRU2LpyFmo1BVJPwxjX3CMjg0m8DX63FNQcXZz6Lkj5QQl83JPxzxaIufdAuM1i-tWf5YhyphenhyphenoHhILax7V2Mbs3Oi6VUYeKbhLlFpF9XFm1LBaVqCJeE8oIJIPEjcufBszNBqLTGLmRXVjF/s1600-h/ak-199x-psg-van-mtn_letsrl_rdw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRU2LpyFmo1BVJPwxjX3CMjg0m8DX63FNQcXZz6Lkj5QQl83JPxzxaIufdAuM1i-tWf5YhyphenhyphenoHhILax7V2Mbs3Oi6VUYeKbhLlFpF9XFm1LBaVqCJeE8oIJIPEjcufBszNBqLTGLmRXVjF/s320/ak-199x-psg-van-mtn_letsrl_rdw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243867474592849714" /></a><br /><br />Speaks for itself today.tychotithonus (Royce Williams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11317864442903503476noreply@blogger.com0