This is a prototype of unknown origin.
The sheeting used for this plate has a hologram with US/BLH1, indicating manufacture in October 2005.
Also, there is a special security overlay on the letters - the word VALID is printed (upside-down and diagonal) on all of the letters.
New Jersey has never used sheeting with US instead of NJ in the hologram, and also never used any security text on the letters of any plate.
Jon Cohen
Jon Cohen
Astrographics Prototype
Jon Cohen
Astrographics Prototype
Here is a group of blue DMV "Test Plates"
Jon Cohen
Jon Cohen
Jon Cohen
Jon Cohen
Lee Madigan
7-character dies
Some unpainted, un-bordered prototypes. Where are the rest of the numbers and letters ?
Paul Kovalski
Fun in the tag shop. There are no dealer vanity plates in New Jersey. Maybe they gave these out as souvenirs ?
This is a really cool prototype from 1976 - seen on eBay.
The plate is completely flat,exaept for the border, but it uses the outlines of the embossed dies.
Test plate ? Prototype ?
Marked "alteration 12/3/69"
This is a group of prototype plates made around 1989-1990 as experimentation with a graphic series was being done.
Joe Wasielewski
Jon Cohen
Jon Cohen
Jon Cohen
Jon Cohen
Jon Cohen
WTF? ... PINK Numbers!
Jon Cohen
1959/1960 HYBRID Unpainted
Paul Rosenberg
1952 SAMPLE Unpainted
Below is a group of paint test prototype plates from Paul Rosenberg.
A bunch of test plates from the 1950's
1952 (1957 ?)Ross Day
"1957" stamped in lower right corner
1950PAINT TEST
1951PAINT TEST
Dave ZulloPROTOTYPE
Dave Zullo
Lower left corner
stamped A1 3-27
PROTOTYPE
Lower left corner
stamped B3 4-1
NY with NJ Dies
NJ with PENNA Dies
Mike Wiener
TEST "Section"
PROTOTYPE
PROTOTYPE
1970-ish
1979 BaseMike Wiener
1992 BaseLee Madigan
1992 Base
1992 BaseMike Wiener
AVERY 2002 Blank
PROTOTYPE
