Vintage Connecticut CT Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkway Toll Car Plate Lot 1969-1981

Description

Up for sale is a vintage Connecticut (CT) Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkway toll car plate lot (13 pieces) from 1969 through 1981. These plates have the "M" (Milford) designation. There is no 1971 plate but there are 2-1972 plates. Plates are in good condition with light wear. Please feel free to ask questions. Thank you.
These plates were sold to motorists as a method of toll payment - an early predecessor to "E-Z Pass".  They were displayed on the front of the vehicle, along with the regular license plate.
There were three types - one for the Connecticut Turnpike, one for the Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkways, and one for the Charter Oak Bridge in Hartford.
The Parkway Toll plates had three letters as designators - G for Greenwich on the Merritt Parkway, and M for Milford and W for Wallingford on the Wilbur Cross. These letters appeared in any combination on the plates, depending on the toll areas covered. Colors changed each year, and for each of the letter combinations as well. These started in the late 1930s/Early 1940s, with no captions- just the serial number. The legends came about in the mid 1940s. First, as 'PY . TOLL', then simply 'TOLL' and finally 'PKY. TOLL'.
The 1981 plates had reflectorized numbers.
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