Last Updated: 3 May 2008

Steven Gaj

ALPCA #4126

Harvest (near Huntsville), AL

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-         4/23/08     Mass Automobile Register (nice), PA 14 Tractor (ex-), MI 12 (ex-)

-         2/23/08     New CA 1914 and Nice ME 4 digit

(A bunch gone and an opportunity lost!   Don’t let someone else get your plate!)

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PORCELAIN TRADERS / SALE PLATES

Item Number	Pictures	Description
W		A g-vg 1920 WA M/C (Pair), 3 digit. The only known pair of surviving 1920 Washington Porcelain Motorcycle plates. As a single plate, very rare. As a pair? No chips into any number or date. Nice gloss, no touchups. Offer?
X		An ex- MI 12. Great gloss, no touch ups. Nice bright orange. All original. Great Price! Spring Special $210
Y		A vg- 1906 MAR (First Issue) This guy is now in house, and I decided to work on the corners. As you can see, it has some great potential. If interested, drop me a line. Virtually no chips into a number or “MAR”. Interesting number. 1) Original Pix Cleaned Plate 2) Corner Restoration: restore smooth flat appearance. 3) Paint base: white: Required to achieve base appearance) 4) Then cobalt blue enamel (feather into plate) 5) Reglaze 6) Rejoice or Cry? Undergoing corner / Edge restoration. Check back.
Z		An Ex- 14 PA Tractor (First Issue for this very tough type). Great Gloss, virtually no chips. No touchup. A stunning example of this rare type. Spring Special $375
1		A Ex- 14 CA (First Issue). Some very faint surface blemish around the “CAL”, but not noticeable at 1 foot. Spring Special $145
2		A vg 15 ME (4 digit). Great Gloss and all four grommets. Spring Special $85
3		A g+ 11 NJ. Better then average gloss for this series . Touchups as shown. Displays better then shown. Spring Special $70
5		A ex- / vg+ Pair of MA 1914 Truck Plates. Here is a rare stunning pair of MA “B” truck plates, 3 Digits! Some touch up at corners on bottom plate, as seen in photo. Excellent Gloss on Both! Don’t wait on these, they won’t last! Spring Special $225 (pr) (This Pair only, includes FREE shipping to any US location!)
9		A vg 18 NH plate! Here is a nice NH plate. Good gloss, no touchups, minor chipping! Spring Special $50
10		A g+ VT 1915 Temp Plate! Here is a VT plate. Good gloss and color. Noted chipping that has been color matched to the background. Above average for this type of plate. Spring Special $50
12		A ex- 1913 MA plate! Only a single small chip near the center top. Excellent gloss. A beauty! $69
13		Here is a good MI 14. no damage to seal or date. Some poor tough-ups, but all the grommets! Color match the white and you have a vg looking plate! Blow it out price! $45
15		A f-g 11 CT dealer, 2 digit. Started as a frog, but will end up a princess. Plate is being restored. - Finnish restoration - Dry Sand damaged glaze off plate surface (time consuming) - Color match touchup of primary chips. - Reglaze of plate surface. High gloss natural appearance. - Stunning cobalt blue under damaged glaze surface. Check back.
*SOLD!*		A ex- “beautiful” 1911 AR first issue. A cool plate! About as nice as they come. I put the picture out there for all to enjoy! A close competition to the AL 12 below! You never know what turns up on this site! But, alas, it has moved on..
16		A vg 14 NH. Some touch up around the top right bolt hole and into the number “1” in the date (See photo). Best gloss I have seen from a original NH plate. Sale Pending
17		A nice original g – g+ NC 16 plate. Pretty nice gloss with solid metal (not a dug plate). Very displayable and even more so with a decent touch up job. NC plates are tough to find, and where can you find one this nice at the Winter Sale Price? (Undergoing matched color restoration now) (Getting close) Will be available soon
18		Here is a g BC 14 plate (3 digit). Virtually no damage to any number or letter, except for a ding in the six. Three digits in this type are almost impossible to find. Damage to the bottom as shown. OK gloss. Displays well. Large Plate. $129

19		A very displayable and rare 1916 NC Dealer plate. Has touch up along the edges and a good coat of wax and polish. Only slightly chipped into the “16” and repainted. Plate has great gloss (re-glossed). Back has been painted black. Displays much better then pictured. Available for Trade for any of the tougher stuff on my trader list. Offers always considered.

20		A vg MA 14 dealer plate. Minor chipping with excellent gloss. Manufacturing defect (I believe) in the letter D. Displays well. Length is the same as a 4 digit truck. Internet Special $110 *(MA Winter Deal: Get both the MA 14 trk and the MA 14 Dealer for only $200, save $20!)*

21		A vg MA 14 truck plate. Nice gloss. Small chip as noted with a small grazing mark in the number 1. Among the better ones I have seen. Internet Special $110

22		A vg-/vg MA 14 Pair. A very displayable pair of MA 14 plates. Both have excellent gloss (Chips as noted: no touch up on either plate) (Both bright white, with only one chip on one plate in place where it counts. Internet Special $109 (Pr) OR Trade toward MA 08 Pair in vg or better condition.

	All net proceeds to benefit the Westminster Christian Academy Building Fund… Used for the Glory of God and His Son the Lord Jesus Christ! (There were many happy kids!) Note: It was relayed that there are only about 32 known AL 12’s in existence. Many of these are fair to poor. This plate is likely among the best 2 or 3 plates in existence.	Here is an ex- AL 12 (First Issue). No chips; virtually certain that the plate was never mounted on a car. Very slight browning on far right edge. This plate is long sold, but a good example of what turns up on my website! Bookmark the site and return often! (SOLD)
24		A f-g 1915 ME 3 digit plate. This plate has good and bad points. The plate has no major chips to any number, name or date. The plate does appear to have been in a fire and has a permanent “dirty” finish. Displays OK with nice palindrome number! A must for the palindrome collector. Internet Special $65
25	Somewhat challenging to put on, but worth the effort!	Split Rivets for the 1916-1919 CA porcelain plate attachments. Hard little guys to find. Brass color. Very close to the original Rivets. Internet Special: $3 (Set of 4 each) (Attachments require 3 Rivets. One spare included)
		A ex-, vg+ CA 16 4 digit pair (#1539, very low number). Tab number is a 4 digit, but does not match plate. Minor chips as shown. These are long gone… all proceeds being used for the Glory of God and his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, in support of the Baptist Food Kitchens during Hurricane Katrina! SOLD
27		A g-vg MA 14 Pair. No, you are not seeing double. Another very displayable pair of MA 14 plates. Both have excellent gloss (Chips as noted: no touch up on either plate) Only a slight nick in the five on the top plate. Other plate is about vg. Internet Special $89 (Pr) OR Trade toward MA 06-08 Pair in vg or better condition.
28		A g+ CA 16 base plate. This is a decent plate with good gloss. All grommets. No touchup. Slap on a 16-19 tab and you have a great plate for your collection. Internet Special $79 .


29		Here is a vg ME 1915 with a very interesting number. Average gloss, minimal chips (as noted). A must for the unique number porcelain collector! Internet Special $99