CLOSED DUE TO CANADIAN POSTAL STRIKE, WILL UPDATE WHEN STRIKE IS OVER. Welcome and Greetings from northern Alberta, Canada. My name is Marty Robillard, and welcome to “License Plates and More”! My goal is to provide you with a pleasant shopping experience and hopefully you can find the treasure you are looking for. Even though you will see an abundance of Canadian plates here, plates from the USA and other countries are also featured. Be sure to check back often, as new listings will be added as time permits.
All prices are in Canadian currency! No more having to pay expensive exchange rates to convert Canadian money to American money. And, similarly for my US friends, you’ll get more “bang for your buck”!
Ever since I was a young man growing up in Calgary (Alberta) I have been fascinated with license plates. To my knowledge my bicycle always had a license plate on it. I also have recollections of how exciting, even for my mother, opening up the envelope each year to discover the color of and the “number” of the new plates that were to be put on her car. Fast forward more than 50 years. This initiation has led me on a life-long passion of collecting that has turned into a small business.
Where do I get my plates from? Over many years (through on-line auctions, farm sales, yard/garage sales, car shows, personal contacts) I acquired boxes and boxes of plates from various jurisdictions. More often than not these plates were covered in dirt, grease or some other unrecognizable coating. Some of the plates are beauties, but most show the signs of aging and abuse and are either cleaned and straightened up as best as possible or relegated to the recycle bin. The good ones are now waiting to find a new home on someone’s wall or antique vehicle and provide some lasting memories.
My personal collection consists of all the different types of Alberta plates, and the small, municipally issued plates (i.e. bicycle, taxi, dray, peddler, milk truck etc.) from right across Canada. Of course I have saved some “cool” plates from other jurisdictions as well. More importantly, over the years, I have met and dealt with some incredible people that share a similar interest and passion as me regarding license plates.
Buy with confidence….I am member #6694 of ALPCA (Automobile License Plate Collectors Association) and adhere strictly to their protocols. If you wish to become a member of ALPCA and gain contact information for other like-minded individuals, convention and meet dates, an impressive bi-monthly magazine and great archives, please visit their website. Thank you and take care.