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NEW Majolica Plate MADE IN PORTUGAL BY JAY WILLFRED $9.99

WAECHTERSBACH MADE IN GERMANY 25TH ANNIVERSARY 12 1/2” Christmas Plate $34.99

Decorated Plate Made in Japan $9.99

8″ MAJOLICA Bordallo Pinheiro Green Leaf PLATE MADE IN PORTUGAL $19.99

REUTTER PORZELIAN MADE IN West Germany BOY & GIRL BEAR 8″ DIAM. Plate Mint !! $8.09

3 Old Sail Vessels Dessert Plates Made in Italy $17.00

Lot of 4 Handpainted Vietri Plates Made in Italy Square Unique Edge and Painting $15.99

decorative Floral Plate made in italy $1.55

Vintage 1941 Italian Decorative Plate With Hanger, 81st Made $29.99

5 1/2″ Plate, Made in Spain, Talavera $6.49

Small Flowered made in Germany, plate of bowl, that can hang $8.99

KAHLA BREAKFAST PLATE SET OF 4 MADE IN GERMANY 1.1 $34.99

KAHLA Dinner Plate SET OF 4 MADE IN GERMANY 1.1 $59.99

3 Salad Plates- Royal Stafford- Bone China- Made in England-Sweet Violets $12.99

KAHLA PIZZA PLATE MADE IN GERMANY 1.1 $39.99

Vintage Majolica decorative plate, Made in Western Germany, RARE Alps scene $79.99

Padilla Collectible Pottery Plate- Made in Spain 8-1/4″ $17.00

Small Porcelain Plate with bird made in JAPAN $3.99

LARGE BORDALLO PINHEIRO MADE IN PORTUGAL PINK BUNNY Pottery Pedestal Cake Plate! $34.95

Decorative Artichoke 8 1/2″ Plate Made in Italy by Jurdin Potager….. Vegetable $5.99

Decorative Tomato 8 1/2″ Plate Made in Italy by Jurdin Potager…Vegetable $5.99

Decorative Egg Plant 8 1/2″ Plate Made in Italy by Jurdin Potager….. Vegetable $5.99

Old Curiosity Shop Dinner Plate Made in USA in Green $10.00

Boleslawiec Hand Made Polish Pottery ★ Stars and Stripes ★ Plate 7 1/2 inches $7.99

Hiver Square Ceramic Collector Plate, hand-painted, Made in Italy, Rare $10.00

Hand Painted Decorative Clay Plate – Made in Italy $9.99

Made in Italy Handpainted Serving Dish and Small Plate $4.00

FORDS FIRST CAR 1896 Small Porcelain PLATE 24K Gold Trim MADE IN JAPAN $9.99

UCAGCO CHINA SMALL PORCELAIN PLATE 24K GOLD TRIM MADE IN JAPAN 4 1/2″ AROUND $5.99

3 Ivory/Gold Heart Shaped Plates Made in Italy by Ancora Tableware Vintage $26.99

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Personalised Number Plates Vs. Vanity Plates

Road vehicles in the UK use registration numbers to act as a unique identifier for our vehicles. In the past number plates were issued by local councils however they are now handled by the DVLA. Since car registrations were introduced in 1903 the popularity of personalised number plates in the UK has increased dramatically and many highly sought after registration numbers are changing hands for vast sums of money.

Personalised plates are car registrations that read a name or word specific to the owner or their vehicle. They are made up of letters and numbers and follow the legal formats of number Plates Set by the DVLA. The most popular personalised number plates such as MOD 31S (Models) and RO 55 (Ross) read precisely what they are meant to say whilst certain less desirable ones require a few (illegal) tweaks. Name plates are extremely rare so it is more common to see car registrations displaying the owner’s initials. There are many more initial number plates on the market and they are often easier on the wallet when purchasing a personalised number plate.

In the past personalised plates were associated with the business elite and people wanting to show the world their success. In today’s motoring world however personalised plates are bought by people from all walks of life who want to add the finishing touch to their vehicles or make their car stand out on the road. Some personalised plates are bought as a present to mark a special date or occasion whilst other people buy car registrations as an investment and sell them on for profit. Whatever the reason, it is clear on any journey that the popularity of personalised plates is growing all the time

In other places the popularity of such plates is just as strong with many countries issuing what are known as vanity plates to personalise the nation’s vehicles. Vanity plates are similar to personalised number plates in that they are all unique and are specific to the owner or their vehicle. The main difference to personalised plates however is that they are typically be made up from 6 or 7 characters (letters and numbers) in any order with no specific format. For this reason vanity plates can read pretty much anything however as with DVLA registrations, obscene and offensive words are banned.

In the US vanity plates are hugely popular and can be spotted in every state. The list of personalised number plates on the roads in the US is endless and includes countless classic examples such as FAST (assigned to a 1986 Corvette Pace car), HI-TECH and SNKBITE (spotted on a Dodge Viper). Many of the vanity plates in the US are used for comedy value or to portray a certain image. FBI AGNT for example is not assigned to a Federal agent’s vehicle, it is misleadingly owned by an insurance agent working for Farm Bureau Insurance.

Australia is another country which has embraced the use of vanity plates with each state administering their own personalised registrations. Many states charge an annual fee for the rights to these cherished marks and in Queensland the personalised number plate scheme funds Road Safety activities throughout the state.

Recently there has been a growing call for the DVLA to issue US style vanity plates in the UK however there is a heated debate going on between the government, police and number plate dealers over the implications that the introduction of vanity plates would have. However as the current format of DVLA number plates has the scope to last until the year 2049 the introduction of vanity plates to the UK is surely still a long way off and the popularity of personalised number plates will continue to grow.

About the Author

Ross O’Donnell has long been a fan of personalised number plates and regularly writes for Cape Plates who are suppliers of DVLA car registrations in the UK. Cape Plates has one of the most comprehensive databases of personalised plates in the UK and offer a free selling service for people who want to cash in on their number plate investment.

i broke a bread and Butter Plate made of jadite, where can i purchase this in open stock?

8 inch plate

You might try www.replacements.com for the dish.
I had luck finding replacements for my parents’ crystal and china patterns. They have a large inventory as well as you can have them look for a piece for you.

HARDBALL MADE EASY – Blocking The Plate (w/Matt Kemp)