Six new Alaska license plates await Governor's approval

Alaska House Bill 19, authorizing the Alaska DMV to create six new license plates, has headed to the Governor for approval.

The proposed new Alaskan license plates are all "special request" plates, and include:

* United States flag "In God We Trust" plates.
* Lao veteran plates (for US military service in Laos from February 28, 1961, and May 15, 1975).
* Plates commemorating the National Rifle Association.
* Breast cancer awareness plates.
* "Choose Life" plates.
* "Pro-Family, Pro-Choice" plates.

(via Alaska Business Monthly)

Howard Pollock swapping his plates

In this photo, then state Legislator Howard Pollack, who passed away Sunday, is shown getting ready to swap his 1966 Alaska state Legislator plate for a 1966 Alaska US Representative plate.

For plate buffs, a terrific shot!

Coming soon: Alaskan Firefighter/EMT license plates

Coming soon: Alaskan Firefighter/EMT license plates.

I'll update with a photo of the artwork when I get it.

August 2010 ADN vanity plate article

Yes, I saw that today, the Anchorage Daily News ran a piece about vetting Alaskan vanity plates.

No real surprises, though I was pleased to see that there is a variety of people who review submissions.

Always good to see Alaskan plates in the press.

Plate of the week: SOLDIT

This is Charles Blalock, an Alaskan real estate agent.

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. :-)

Plate of the week: HOTH

Thinkgeek has posted what they believe to be the best Alaskan license plate ever. I did get a chuckle out of it when it clicked.

For those of you not acquainted with Star Wars lore: Hoth (Wikipedia).

Come along now - my joints are freezing up.

The Last Statehood Plate

This plate (FUW 999) is the very last of Alaska's 50th Anniversary of Statehood license plates.


I'll be running with this plate until a new style becomes available (or until I break down and get another vanity style!)

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.