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1912 Laws - Motor Vehicle Registrations |
N - Navy Veteran |
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1943 Windshield Stickers
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National Guard Officer |
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1951 Windshield Stickers |
National Guard Veteran |
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30 Day Non Resident Agricultural Permit |
National Highways Association |
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4-H |
Navajo Code Talker Veteran |
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Navy Cross Veteran |
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Navy Veteran |
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AAMVA |
New Mexico Amigos |
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AB - Agricultural Bus |
New Mexico Automobile License
Directory |
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AC - Adopt a Child |
New Mexico Blue Books |
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Acknowledgments |
New
Mexico Department of Motor Vehicles |
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Active Duty Military |
New Mexico Highlands University |
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AD - Active Duty Military |
New Mexico Highway Journal |
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Adopt a Child |
New Mexico House of Representatives |
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Advertising Toppers & Booster Plates |
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology (New Mexico Tech) |
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AF - Air Force Veteran |
New Mexico Junior College |
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Afghanistan Veteran |
New Mexico Law Books |
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AG - Agriculture |
New Mexico Magazine |
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AG - Attorney General |
New Mexico Military Institute |
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Agricultural Bus |
New Mexico Motor Patrol |
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Agricultural Permit, 30 Day Non Resident |
New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division |
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Air Force Cross |
New Mexico Motor Vehicle Register |
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Air Force Veteran |
New Mexico Motor Vehicle
Registration Records |
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Albuquerque Municipal Pre-State License Plates |
New Mexico Ranger |
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Amateur Radio Operator |
New Mexico Senate |
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American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators |
New Mexico State Police
- NMSP |
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Amigos |
New Mexico State Road Number Signs |
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Antique Car - Horseless Carriage |
New Mexico State University |
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AP - Auxiliary Police
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New Mexico Tech (New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology) |
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Apportioned, Interstate |
New Mexico Towns |
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AR - Army Veteran |
Newsletter Archive |
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Armed Forces Veteran |
N.M. State Highway Department -
Tourism Publications |
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Army Veteran |
N.M. Ranger |
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Atomic Veteran |
N.M. Tech historic plate #251 |
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Attorney General |
NMHU - New Mexico Highlands University |
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Autism Awareness |
NMIMT - New Mexico Institute of Mining &
Technology |
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Automobile License Directory |
NMJC - New Mexico Junior College |
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Auxiliary Police (AP) |
NMMI - New Mexico Military Institute |
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NMplates.com Newsletter Archive |
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NMSP - New Mexico State
Police |
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B - Bus |
NMSU - New Mexico State University |
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Balloon Plates |
NMT - New Mexico Tech |
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Bass Fishing |
NNMC - Northern New Mexico College |
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Bataan Survivor - Veteran |
Northern New Mexico College |
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BC - Breast Cancer Awareness |
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BCCU - Bernalillo County Citizens Unit |
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Bernalillo County |
OF - Official |
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Bernalillo County Citizens Unit |
Off Highway - OH |
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Bernalillo County Home Defense Unit |
Official |
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BF
Goodrich & DAV Tags |
Official Motorcycle |
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Bicycle Tags |
Official N.M. State Highway Department Road Maps |
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Biennial Reports of Secretary of State and State Comptroller |
Official Trailer |
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Billboard Plates |
OH - Off Highway |
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Bingo Plates |
Oil
Company Road Maps |
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Blood Donor |
Operator's (Driver's) Licenses |
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Blue Books |
Organ Donation Awareness |
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Board of Education |
Otero County |
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Boat |
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Book,
NM License Plates Reference |
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Booster Plates & Advertising Toppers |
Panama Veteran |
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Boy Scouts Centennial |
Paper Plate |
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Brake & Light Stickers |
Passenger Bus |
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Breast Cancer Awareness |
Passenger Car |
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Bronze Star Veteran |
Patriot |
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Bruns General Hospital |
PB - Passenger Bus |
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BSA - Boy Scouts Centennial |
Pearl Harbor Survivor Veteran |
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Bus |
Personalized (Vanity) |
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Pet Care - Spay Neuter |
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Plate Restorations Gone Bad |
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C - Prefix Commercial |
Plates For Sale |
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Cab Card |
Porcelain
License Plates |
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CAJ - Court of Appeals Judge |
Porcelain Varieties |
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Canceled Plates |
POW Veteran |
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Car, Commercial |
PR - Prorate Truck |
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Car, Driverless |
Pre-State
License Plates |
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Car, Passenger |
President Pro Tempore - State Senate |
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Car Photos |
Prestige (Vanity) |
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Carlsbad Army Air Field |
Prisoner of War
Veteran |
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Catron County |
Proposed Special Plates |
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CB - Citizens Band Radio |
Props, Movie |
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CB - Commercial Bus |
Prorate Backing Plates and Stickers |
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CC - County Commissioner |
Prorate Trailer |
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CCC -
Civilian Conservation Corps |
Prorate Truck |
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Cereal
& Gum Premiums |
Prototype License Plates |
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CG - Coast Guard Veteran |
PT - Prorate Trailer |
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Chairperson Judiciary Committee |
Purple Heart Veteran |
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Chaves County |
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Chauffeur Badges & Chauffeur
Licenses |
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Chewing Gum & Cereal Premiums |
Quay County |
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Chief Judge |
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Chief Justice |
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Child Adoption Awareness |
Radio/TV - Commercial Radio/TV Station |
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Children's Trust Fund |
Ranger, N.M. |
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Chile Capital Motorcycle |
Raton Municipal Pre-State License Plates |
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Chile Capital Passenger |
Real Estate Commissioner |
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Chronological History of N.M. License Plates |
Recreational Vehicle |
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Citizen Award -
State Police |
Reflective Background |
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Citizens Band Radio |
Registration Certificates & Titles -
Motorcycle |
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Civil Air Patrol Member, N.M. Wing |
Registration
Certificates & Titles - Passenger |
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Civilian
Conservation Corps |
Registration Certificates & Titles - Truck |
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CJ - Chief Justice |
Registration Certificate Holders |
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Classic Car - Horseless Carriage |
Registration Records |
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Clovis Army Air Field |
Registration Statistics, Motor Vehicle |
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Coach
- Dealer Coach |
Renewal Stickers |
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Coast Guard Veteran |
Rental Trailer |
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Colfax County |
Representative, State |
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Collegiate |
Representative, United States |
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Combat Wounded Veteran |
Restorations Gone Bad |
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Commercial Bus |
Retired Firefighter |
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Commercial, C-Prefix |
Retired Law Enforcement Officer |
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Commercial Car |
Retired Letter Carrier |
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Commercial Radio/TV Station |
Retired State Police |
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Commercial Truck |
Rio Arriba County |
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Commissioner of Public Lands |
RF - Retired Firefighter |
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Consular Corps |
Road Maps, Official N.M. State
Highway Department |
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Corporation Commissioner |
Road Maps, Oil Company |
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County Commissioner |
Road Number Signs |
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County - Exempt County |
Roosevelt County |
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County Prefix Numbering System |
Roswell Army Air Field |
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County Runs |
Route 66 |
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Court of Appeals Judge |
RT - Rental Trailer |
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Coverup Plates |
RV - Recreational Vehicle |
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CT - Cumbres & Toltec Railroad |
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Cumbres & Toltec Railroad |
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Curry County |
S - Salesman |
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S - School Bus |
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Safety Stickers - Brake & Light Stickers |
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DA - District Attorney |
Salesman |
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DAV
& BF Goodrich Tags |
Sample
License Plates |
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Davis, Charles Henry #25 plates |
San Juan County |
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DC - Dealer Coach |
San Miguel County |
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DE - Driver Education |
Sandia Base |
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DeBaca County |
Sandoval County |
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Dealer |
Santa Fe 400th Anniversary |
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Dealer Coach |
Santa Fe County |
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Dealer Manufacturer |
Santa Fe Municipal Pre-State License Plates |
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Dealer Manufacturer - Motorcycle |
SB - School Bus |
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Demonstration Permits |
School Bus |
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Department of Motor Vehicles |
SCJ - Supreme Court Justice |
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Desert Storm Veteran |
Seals (Tabs), Weight/Capacity |
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Disabled Korea Veteran |
Search and Rescue Member |
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Disabled Veteran |
Secretary of State |
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Distinuished Flying Cross Veteran |
Secretary of State Biennial Reports |
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Distinguished Service Cross Veteran |
Senate Chief Clerk |
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District Attorney |
Senate Majority Floor Leader |
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District Judge |
Senate Majority Floor Whip |
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DJ - District Judge |
Senate Minority Floor Leader |
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DL - Dealer |
Senate Minority Whip |
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DL - Motorcycle Dealer |
Senate President Pro
Tempore |
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DM - Dealer Manufacturer |
Senate Sergeant at Arms |
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DM - Dealer Manufacturer
Motorcycle |
Senator, State |
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Dog Tags |
Senator, United States |
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Doña Ana County |
Share with Wildlife |
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Double Zias |
Sierra County |
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Driver Education |
Silver Star Veteran |
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Driverless |
Small Trailer |
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Driver's (Operator's) Licenses |
SN - Spay Neuter |
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Duplicate |
Socorro County |
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Duplicate Plates |
Spay Neuter |
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Speaker of the House |
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Special Characters, Vanity - Car & Truck |
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Eastern New Mexico University |
Special Characters, Vanity -
Motorcycle |
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Eddy County |
Special Permit |
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Emergency Medical Technician |
SPR - Retired State Police |
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EMT - Emergency Medical Technician |
ST - Small Trailer |
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ENMU - Eastern New Mexico University |
Staff Officer |
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Envelopes, License Plate Mailing |
State Auditor |
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Error Plates |
State Board of Education |
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Ex-Prisioner of War |
State Comptroller Biennial Reports |
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Exempt County |
State Officers and Other State Plates |
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Exempt Motorcycle |
State Police |
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Exempt Municipal |
State Police
Citizen Award |
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State Police Motorcycle |
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State Police Passenger
Car |
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F - Farm Truck |
State Police Retired |
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Farm Truck |
State Representative |
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Farm and Ranch Heritage |
State Road Number Signs |
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FF - Firefighter |
State Senator |
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Firefighter |
State Transportation Pool |
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First Issues |
State Treasurer |
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Fish New Mexico |
Statistics, Motor Vehicle Registration |
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FL - Fleet |
Stickers |
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Fleet |
Stickers, Visitor Window |
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FOP - Fraternal Order of Police |
Subscription, NMplates.com
Newsletter |
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For Sale, License Plates |
Support Our Troops |
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FR - Farm and Ranch Heritage |
Supreme Court Justice |
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FR - Freight Trailer |
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Fraternal Order of Police |
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Freight Trailer |
T - Trailer |
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Front Bumper License Plates |
Tabs (Seals), Weight/Capacity |
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FT
- Farm Truck |
Taos County |
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FT - Freight Trailer |
Taxi |
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Temporary |
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Temporary Plates |
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Gold Star Family |
Territorial License Plates |
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Governor |
Titles and Registration Certificates
- Motorcycle |
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Grant County |
Titles and Registration
Certificates - Passenger |
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Grenada Veteran |
Titles and Registration
Certificates - Truck |
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Guadalupe County |
Toppers |
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Guest - Tourist - Visitor |
Torrance County |
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Gum & Cereal Premiums |
Tourism Publications - N. M. State
Highway Department |
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Tourist - Guest - Visitor |
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Towns, New Mexico |
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H - House Trailer |
TR - Trailer |
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Ham Radio Operator |
Trailer |
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Handicap |
Transportation Pool,
State |
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Handicap Parking Permits |
Tribal Plates |
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Harding County |
TRLR - Trailer |
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HC - Highway Commission |
Truck |
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HC - Horseless Carriage |
Truck, Commercial |
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HD - Highway Department |
Truck Photos |
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Hidalgo County |
TV/Radio - Commercial Radio/TV Station |
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High School Rodeo Association |
TX - Taxi |
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Highway Commission |
Type Sets |
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Highway Commission
Vice Chairman |
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Highway Commissioner |
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Highway Department |
UB - Blood Donor |
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Highway Journal |
Undercover |
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Historical Societies and Museums |
Uninsured
Vehicle |
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History of N.M. License Plates |
Union County |
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H. O. & R. Company |
United Blood Services - UB |
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Holloman Air Force Base |
United States Congress |
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Horseless Carriage |
United
States Government |
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House Majority Floor Leader |
United States Representative |
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House Majority Whip |
United States Senator |
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House Minority Floor Leader |
University of New Mexico |
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House Sergeant at Arms |
UNM - University of New Mexico |
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House Trailer |
U.S.C.C.C. |
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House Vice Chair Tax & Revenue Committee |
U.S.
Government |
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HP - Handicap |
U.S. Military Bases in New Mexico |
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HU - Highlands University |
U.S. Official |
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Humble Oil & Refining Company |
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Valencia County |
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Interstate - IR, Apportioned |
Validation Stickers |
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IR - Apportioned, Interstate |
Vanity
- Car and Truck |
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Iraqi Freedom Veteran |
Vanity - Motorcycle |
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Vanity Special Characters - Car & Truck |
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Vanity Special Characters - Motorcycle |
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Judicial Plates |
Varieties & Variations of NM License Plates |
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Veteran |
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VF - Volunteer Firefighter |
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Key
Chain Tags |
Vietnam Veteran |
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KIDS - Children's Trust Fund |
Visitor - Guest - Tourist |
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Korea Veteran |
Visitor Window Sticker |
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Volunteer Firefighter |
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Las Cruces |
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Las Vegas Municipal Pre-State License Plates |
W - Wrecker |
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Law Books |
WD - Weight Distance |
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Laws of 1912 - Motor Vehicle Registrations |
WDF - Weight Distance Farm Truck |
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Lea County |
WDFT - Weight Distance Farm Truck |
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LFE - Organ Donor |
Weight/Capacity Seals (Tabs) |
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License Plate Restorations Gone Bad |
Weight Distance |
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License Plate Mailing Envelopes |
Weight Distance Farm Truck |
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License Plates For Sale |
Western New Mexico University |
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Lieutenant Governor |
Wheaties Toy Plates |
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Lincoln County |
White Sands Proving Ground |
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
Wholesaler |
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Los Alamos County |
Wildlife |
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Low Numbered Plates |
Window Stickers, Visitor |
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LPG |
Windshield Stickers, 1943 |
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Lt. Governor |
Windshield Stickers, 1951 |
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Luna County |
WL - Wildlife |
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WNMU - Western New Mexico University |
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World War I Veteran |
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M - Motorcycle |
World War II Veteran |
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Mailing Envelopes, License Plate |
Woman Veteran |
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Manufactured Home |
WR - Wrecker |
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Maps, Official N.M. State Highway
Department |
Wrecker |
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Maps, Oil Company |
WS - Wholesaler |
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Marine Corps Veteran |
WV - Woman Veteran |
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MC - Marine Corps Veteran |
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McKinley County |
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MD - Motorcycle Dealer |
XC - Exempt County |
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MDL - Motorcycle Dealer |
XC Motorcycle |
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Medal of Honor |
XM - Exempt Municipal |
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Merchant Marine Veteran |
XM Motorcycle |
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MH - Manufactured Home |
X-Prefix Motorcycle |
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MH - Mobile Home |
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MI - New Mexico Military Institute |
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Military Bases in New Mexico, plates from |
Year of Manufacture |
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Miscellany |
YOM - Year of Manufacture |
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Mobile Home |
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Mora County |
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Motor Patrol |
Zia Books |
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Motor Patrol 1935 Annual Report |
Zias, Double |
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Motor Transportation Police |
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Motor Truck |
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Motor
Vehicle Division |
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Motor Vehicle Records in New Mexico |
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Motor Vehicle Register |
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Motor Vehicle Registration Law - 1912 |
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Motor Vehicle Registration Statistics |
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Motorcycle |
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Motorcycle Dealer |
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Motorcycle Dealer Manufacturer |
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Motorcycle -
Miscellaneous Types |
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Motorcycle - New
Mexico State Police |
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Motorcycle Off Highway - OH |
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Motorcycle - Official and Exempt |
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Motorcycle Photos |
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Motorcycle Vanity |
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Motorcycle Veteran |
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Motorcycle X-Prefix |
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Mounted Patrol |
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Movie Props |
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Municipal - Exempt Municipal |
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Municipal Pre-State License Plates |
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Museums and Historical Societies |
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