Plymouth 400 License Plate Auction 2017-06-03 Auction - 109 Price Results - J. James Auctioneers & Appraisers in MA - Page 4
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Plymouth 400 License Plate Auction

America is approaching an anniversary of national and international significance; the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and founding of Plymouth Colony. In 2020, the Plymouth 400 anniversary will highlight the cultural contributions and American traditions that began with the interaction of the Wampanoag and English peoples, a story that significantly shaped the building of America. Plymouth 400, the nonprofit organization leading the planning and execution of 2020 anniversary events and programs, is auctioning off Plymouth 400 Specialty License Plates numbered 1 through 99, plus ten historically significant dates, which are: 1620, 1621, 1623, 1627, 1820, 1824, 1863, 1920, 1957, and 2020. Don?t miss your chance to secure a coveted low-numbered license plate and be a part of history in the making! Whether you have a personal affinity for a particular low number or historical date, or you just want to be #1, getting a Plymouth 400 Specialty License Plate on your car will allow you to Drive America?s Story! Below many of the plates you?ll find historical facts that pertain to that particular number. Browse our catalog and find the Plymouth 400 plate for you!
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PL37 - Massachusetts License Plate: In 1637, Elizabeth Poole became the first European woman to found a town in the Americas: Taunton. She sailed from Plymouth, England in 1633 on the Speedwell.
0073: PL37 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL36 - Massachusetts License Plate: In England, a fiery preacher named Robert ‘Troublechurch’ Browne was arrested 36 times in the late 1500s for his non-conformist sermons. His ideals spurred the Separatist movement.
0074: PL36 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000Lot Passed
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PL35 - Massachusetts License Plate: America is approaching an anniversary of national and international significance; the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and founding of Plymouth Colony. In 2020, the Plymouth 400 anniversary
0075: PL35 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL34 - Massachusetts License Plate: In November of 1621, 34 passengers arrived on the ship the Fortune. It was the second ship of settlers to Plymouth Colony; the first, of course, being the Mayflower.
0076: PL34 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL32 - Massachusetts License Plate: There were 32 children on board the Mayflower.
0077: PL32 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL31 - Massachusetts License Plate: The return trip of the Mayflower to England in 1620 only took 31 days, a surprisingly fast voyage considering ships built over a hundred years later made the journey at similar speeds.
0078: PL31 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL30 - Massachusetts License Plate: The number 30 represents the number of years William Bradford served as Governor.
0079: PL30 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL1920 - Massachusetts License Plate: In 1920, Plymouth hosted a national celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Mayflower's arrival and the founding of Plymouth. The Pilgrim Tercentenary drew enormous crowds and a sitting president
0080: PL1920 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $5,000-$10,000Lot Passed
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PL29 - Massachusetts License Plate: In 1629, some 35 passengers, family and friends who had remained in Leiden, Netherlands sailed on another ship called the Mayflower (not the original ship that came to Plymouth in 1620). They arrived
0081: PL29 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL28 - Massachusetts License Plate: America is approaching an anniversary of national and international significance; the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and founding of Plymouth Colony. In 2020, the Plymouth 400 anniversary
0082: PL28 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL27 - Massachusetts License Plate: America is approaching an anniversary of national and international significance; the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and founding of Plymouth Colony. In 2020, the Plymouth 400 anniversary
0083: PL27 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL26 - Massachusetts License Plate: There were 26 vessels bearing the same name as the Mayflower in the Port Books of England in the reign of James, as flower names were altogether popular as ships’ names. 26 is also the number of
0084: PL26 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL25 - Massachusetts License Plates: The City of Quincy was settled in 1625.
0085: PL25 - Massachusetts License PlatesEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL24 - Massachusetts License Plate: 24 is the number of married men on board the Mayflower.
0086: PL24 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL23 - Massachusetts License Plate: John Howland died on February 23, 1673 in Plymouth Colony. Gloucester was settled in 1623.
0087: PL23 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL21 - Massachusetts License Plate: John Alden was a 21-year-old Cooper who was hired to accompany the Pilgrims on the Mayflower to maintain the ship's barrels, which were critical to the passengers' survival and held the only source
0088: PL21 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL20 - Massachusetts License Plate: On December 20, 1620, the colonists chose an uninhabited Wampanoag village called Patuxet for their new home. The former inhabitants had died or been scattered in an outbreak of European disease four
0089: PL20 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL1957 - Massachusetts License Plate: Postwar Anglo-American friendship surges when Mayflower II is built in England and sailed by a hand-picked crew across the Atlantic under the command of Captain Alan Villiers. World attention is
0090: PL1957 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $5,000-$10,000Lot Passed
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PL19 - Massachusetts License Plate: America is approaching an anniversary of national and international significance; the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and founding of Plymouth Colony. In 2020, the Plymouth 400 anniversary
0091: PL19 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL18 - Massachusetts License Plate: There were 18 women on board the Mayflower.
0092: PL18 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL17 - Massachusetts License Plate: 2020 will mark the quadricentennial of this iconic moment in 17th century history. On March 17, 1620, Samoset returned to Plymouth Colony and brought with him Tisquantum (Squanto). Together they
0093: PL17 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL16 - Massachusetts License Plate: On December 16, 1620, the Mayflower dropped anchor in Plymouth Harbor. Three months later on March 16, 1621, a Mohegan Native named Samoset arrived in Plymouth Colony and greeted the settlers in
0094: PL16 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL15 - Massachusetts License Plate: By 1667 Plymouth Colony developed to include 15 communities. (Plymouth, Scituate, Marshfield, Duxbury, Sandwich, Rochester, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Taunton, Rohoboth, Eastham, Bridgewater, Falmouth,
0095: PL15 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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PL14 - Massachusetts License Plate: William Brewster attended Peterhouse College of the University of Cambridge at the age of 14; he was the only University-educated member of Plymouth Colony in 1620.
0096: PL14 - Massachusetts License PlateEst. $1,000-$5,000
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