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What Draws Collectors to Authentic European License Plates

a wall with vintage license plates from different states
Photo by Tuğçe Açıkyürek on Pexels.com

Authentic European license plates attract collectors because each one combines place, time, and public design in a compact object. A plate identifies a country through its colors, lettering, symbols, and registration format, while its wear records years of use.

Collectors also value the research behind a credible piece, including its origin and production details. Those traits turn a small metal sign into a focused historical subject with a clear purpose and documented provenance.

Country Identity in a Compact Format

Collectors often organize plates by country because lettering, color bands, emblems, and registration formats provide clear comparison points. The method also makes gaps easier to spot and keeps purchases tied to a defined theme.
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Pink Thing of The Day: ‘Drive Pink’ Vanity License Plate

drive pink personalized plate photo by gail worley
Photos By Gail

OK, so the vanity plate on the front of this Toyota truck could be translated a couple different ways, I suppose. “DRV PNK” could also be “Drive Punk,” but I think that the pinkish-hued Delicate Arch that you see on the Utah State license plates indicates that this message is meant to read as “Drive Pink.” As in, Drive Pink, Bitches!

drive pink personalized plate photo by gail worley

Photographed During Another Beautiful Day in May, During My Visit to Moab, Utah.

Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Joss Paper Mercedes

Joss Paper Mercedes
Photos By Gail

Joss Paper is burned by the Chinese to honor the deceased. Traditional Joss Paper, or ghost money, is commonly found in the form of squares of rough bamboo paper printed with seals and rectangles of gold or silver. More contemporary forms of Joss Paper include hell notes, often with denominations of $10,000 to $5,000,000,000. There are also elaborate, faithful paper reproductions of everyday objects such as suits of clothes, shirts and ties, high heel shoes, cell phones, cameras, computers, packs of cigarettes, bottles of alcohol, toothpaste, false teeth and makeup kits. Larger Joss objects include television sets, jet planes and Mercedes Benz automobiles.
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Worleygig.com Represents for SkullsandBacon.com at the Great Big Bacon Picnic, 2015!

Bacon 4U License Plate

On Sunday, May 17th I attended the first annual Great Big Bacon Picnic, held out at the old Pfizer building in Williamsburg, where I ate Bacon until I wished to seen no more Bacon. It was a crazy fun time! My full report of the event complete with tons of pictures, is up now at Skulls and Bacon. Please check it out and feel free to re-post and tweet the link to all of your Bacon Loving Friends!

Stuffed Pig with My First Bacon