Prized Possession!

Chuck Sakryd is an ALPCA Hall of  Fame member, he's been in the club ten years longer than I have been alive! Chuck is always seen with his massive notebook of plate information, when it isn't lost on the convention floor!  Chuck buys and sells plates, it's his livelihood. He's on of the big wigs in the hobby. He is one of those collectors who  remembers what other people collect and keeps an eye for specific plates for specific collectors. As soon as he saw me in Ft Wayne he said he had a plate for me, which I thought might have been some kind of "JUSTIN" vanity plate. Then his wife, Cyndi caught  me wandering the halls and said Chuck has a plate for you. This continued throughout the day. It was like a game of tag. Finally Chuck caught me in close proximity of his table and jokingly yelled, to me and I walked over. H e then managed to get a hold of Cyndi and she walked over,

Chuck handed me the plated proudly said, "This plate belongs in your collection." I thanked him, he knew I appreciated the gesture but didn't immediately see the significance of the plate. I then flipped it over and read the tags on the back of the plate, "This New York license plate belonged to the Executive  Director of United Cerebral Palsy of New York State." Below that tag it says "Every 53 minutes a child is born with Cerebral Palsy". It was then the full weight of what I was holding in my hands hit me! I welled up with emotion and thanked Chuck! I the showed it off to everyone I saw on the floor. I have been collecting disabled plates for awhile now, but THIS PLATE is a jem in my collection!!!

License plate highs as of June 2026

This is the current high license plate number as of the end of May 2026. I will publish this information only twice a year, once in July and once in December

New Jesey Placard Renewal

 So I just received this in the mail a weekl ago. It's my new disabled parking placard valid until 2029 when I will be  fifty one years old./   Every three years I need to have my father fill out a renewal, then I need to get a doctor to fill out another. form and sign it. The final step is to mail it into Motor  Vehicle Commission in West Trenton and wait three weeks to get the new placard! Even though it isn't a "license plate it's used to identify either a driver or passenger with a disability! 

eBay Handles URL shortening

Embedding the eBay handle spreadsheet  directly into this site was a bit of a hassle, so I deleted the entry  and  put the link here with a picture of the first page. They address is:http://ebayhandles.justinmattes.com/   For any updates or corrections you can email:kc2gik@justinmattes.com

eBay Handles

 

2025 ALPCA Best Plate Picks

 

Cover of the April 2026 PLATES

Well it's April, that means it's time for  the annual 2025 ALPCA Best Plate Contest! ALPCA chooses the best plates that were first produced during the year~ Members select new plates from the previous year based on design and eligibility!  This is is extra special because the United States is celebrating its 250th birthday. Over the past year states have been issuing license plates  commemorate the occasion. Also my brother and sister-in-law live in a suburb outside Philadelphia and have the plate on their car so I am biased. The winner will be announced next  month and I'll post an update

I chose the P A LET FREEDOM RING

NEW WHEELCHAIR BASES WANTED

 

 I posted I'm trying to update my wheelchair collection to be as current as possible. Looking at The High Road section by John Northup & Kit Sage February and April PLATESW Magazines,  I'm, trying to figure out if the wheelchair emblem is available on all new bases. Here's a list of the NEW bases I need, if available!~

Alabama

Illinois

Indiana 

Kansas

Main

Michigan

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana Nebraska

New York

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee  

Texas 

Utah

Wyoming!!

Thanks a lot

Justin Mattes, 6748

Welcome

 Since I lost my web hosting  about a year ago I have been slowly converting my website to a Blogger Format. While writing and poetry remain my main focus I decided to use a separate Blogger website dedicated to my license plate hobby! Th is won't be updated too often but is another small step to  getting my old website content back online! 

This includes:

• My trade list
• eBay Handles
• Other Collector's want lists
• List of ALPCA  Conventions
• Entries of my blog that focus on license plate collecting
• License Plates from my collection
•  Information on New Jersey license plates

ALPCA ROSTERS WANTED

 

OLD ALPCA ROSTERS WANTED

A little background G. William Whitworth ALPCA#1000 used to run a website with a list of members who passed away. When he himself passed I decided to take up t he torch. In doing so I sometimes need to look stuff up that isn't in the ALPCA online roster. I assure people I am a member in good standing and will only use this information FOR ALPCA BUSINESS ONLY!!! If you have old ALPCA Rosters please email me at kc2gik@justinmattes.com I will gladly pay for shipping!!!!!!!

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