Stolen License Plates
Unfortunately, theft sometimes occurs within our hobby. This page is designed as a service to collectors to list license plates which were known or suspected to have been stolen at ALPCA sanctioned events.
If you see one of the plates listed here on eBay, for sale at a market, in a private collection, or anywhere else, the plate is STOLEN PROPERTY, and the rightful owner should be contacted in all cases to arrange for the safe return of the plate in question.
This page is not intended to track down current tags stolen from a vehicle; victims of this type of theft should contact their local police station or DMV office.
If you are a member, use our contact form to report stolen plates.
| Description | Colors | Number | Stolen | Condition | Notes | Contact | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 Cincinnati Pre-State | black and brass | 34 | 6/06 | Very good condition | Plate taken at 2006 Ontario, Calif. Convention. Plate was from the collection of George McDuffie, ALPCA # 843. | Dave Rupe, or the McDuffie family, Mark McDuffie of Montgomery, Ohio or Jenny Spurlock (Ray) of Milford, Ohio. |  |
| 1911 Arkansas Porcelain | black/white | 1598 | 7/20/01 | At least Very Good. two neatly drilled holes midway down. Minor chipping around the holes. May have '1986' in felt marker on back (or cleaned off since the theft). | Stolen from the table of Eugene Gardner at the 2001 ALPCA Convention in Peoria, Illinois. | Stephen Tuday (ALPCA Complaint Chairman) at complaints@alpca.org |  |
| 1912 Virginia Porcelain | white/green | 3939 | 7/02 | At least Very Good. | Stolen from Eugene Gardner in the parking lot prior to the 2002 ALPCA Convention in Niagara Falls, NY. | Stephen Tuday (ALPCA Complaint Chairman) at complaints@alpca.org | |
| 1913 Colorado | 8267 | 8/11/09 | Good condition with original registration | Actual stolen date not known. | Albert E Lindt, formerly ALPCA #1809, 719-596-3637, allindt55@aol.com | ||
| 1913 Iowa Motorcycle | black/white | 5238 | 3/22/18 | restored | Stolen at the 2018 Silver State ALPCA Meet | Bob La Brash #2736; 5708 N 19th Drive Phoenix,AZ 85015; 602-361-1707; blabrash13@gmail.com |  |
| 1914 Arkansas Passenger | black/white | 3369 | 12/03 | Good condition, faded colors and discolorization | Stolen from a display at The Museum of Automobiles, Petit Jean Mountain, Morrilton, Arkansas. | Buddy Hoelzeman, info@museumofautos.com |  |
| 1929 Iowa Motorcycle | white/green | 411 | 3/22/18 | front restored, rear original | Stolen at the 2018 Silver State ALPCA Meet | Bob La Brash #2736; 5708 N 19th Drive Phoenix,AZ 85015; 602-361-1707; blabrash13@gmail.com |  |
| 1933 Arizona trailer solid pair | black/copper | 71KE | 11/8/08 | A pair of 1933 Arizona Trailer Solid (TS) copper plates, number 71KE were stolen 11-8-08 at a Arizona License Plates Society event in Chandler, AZ. The plates were to be auctioned off as part of the Stan Rutt collection. | Bob La Brash #2736, blabrash13@gmail.com |  | |
| 1937 North Carolina Motorcycle | white/maroon | 1036 | 4/1/12 | Fair, some rust | stolen at the AACA Charlotte Auto Fair in April 2012 | Bob Rogers, 336-584-6359 |  |
| 1942 Alaska Passenger | black/white | 2151 | 7/18/01 | Very Good repaint on front; back not repainted; metal is somewhat wavy; white background may be a little too bright | Stolen at the ALPCA Convention in Peoria, Illinois | Chuck Gibson at cgibson77@aol.com | |
| 1952 Nebraska Motorcycle | black/yellow | 38-MC19 | 7/19/01 | Very Very Good (VVG) written in marker on back | Stolen at the ALPCA Convention in Peoria, Illinois. Stolen from a table across from George Sammeth, who is confirmed to have had a plate stolen from his table also. George recovered his plate. | Joe Koehler at jk4057@hotmail.com | |
| 1956 NY State Tab | yellow/black | 1768470 | 2/19/05 | Very good condition | Stolen at the Milford, CT show. | John McNamara, montemack@optonline.net |  |
| 1957 Newfoundland Motorcycle | white/sky blue | 131 | 7/20/01 | Good to Very Good, some damage around bolt holes | Stolen at the ALPCA Convention in Peoria, Illinois. | Joseph Sallmen at plates@tigerdude.com | |
| 1966 District of Columbia | black/white | US-1 | 11/8/13 | Jeff Kaye, jeffkaye@aol.com or 214.729.4600 |  | ||
| Belgian NATO | white/red | M.06389 | 5/27/11 | Excellent | Sent from George GEORGIOU (foushekas@yahoo.co.uk) in the UK, EUROPE to Bruno Masquelier (alpca10160@hotmail.com) for $95.00 ; complaint posted at the National Post Office + Police | Bruno Masquelier, ALPCA #10160, www.alpca10160.org, alpca10160@hotmail.com |  |
| North Carolina In God We Trust (ribbon) | blue/white with graphics | 1026 SA | 5/24/11 | mint | sent from Neil Bartfeld (nbartfeld@san.rr.com) in California to Bruno Masquelier (alpca10160@hotmail.com) for $40.00 ; complaint posted at the National Post Office + Police | Bruno Masquelier, ALPCA #10160, www.alpca10160.org, alpca10160@hotmail.com |  |
| Oregon Crater Lake | CL00001 | 1/05 | Used | Was stolen along with a lot of other items from inside a uhaul in California. | John Rasmussen at john.rasmussen@co.yavapai.az.us |  |