Want to Trade: 1931 Washington D.C. low number license plate

[West Peterson]

I would like to trade this very low number for a general-issue set of 1931 Washington D.C. plates, preferably restored.

 

This particular plate, #62, was issued to James Clark McReynolds, who served as US Attorney General under President Woodrow Wilson, and as an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court. He served on the court from 1914 to 1941.

 

There is very interesting information about the assignment of the lowest D.C. plates during this era. Numbers below 100 were assigned to various D.C. government officials and VIPs, and number 50 was historically assigned to the chief justice of the supreme court, with numbers 51 and higher provided to the court's remaining justices in order of their seniority. It is assumed that all of the one- and two-digit numbers were used by individuals of high political and social status.

 

Vehicles assigned to The White House. The presidential fleet in 1929 was registered with numbers 100 to 110, and number 111 was assigned to the vice president. Beginning with 112, higher numbers were assigned, at least in 1930 (and presumably other years of this era), to members of the cabinet based upon the longevity of their agency's existence.

 

My plate is very straight, but the paint is not good. It would restore beautifully.

Email me with what you have to trade: StelvioGT@yahoo.com

[West Peterson]

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