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Long Island Regional License Plate, Featuring Montauk Lighthouse, Wins International Contest

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New York State recently won the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association's 2023 Best Plate Award for this Long Island regional plate. COURTESY ROBERT ROSS

New York State recently won the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association's 2023 Best Plate Award for this Long Island regional plate. COURTESY ROBERT ROSS

Robert Ross with a depiction of the plate. DANA SHAW

Robert Ross with a depiction of the plate. DANA SHAW

authorMichelle Trauring on Jul 23, 2024
Robert Ross knows a good license plate when he sees it. The Hampton Bays resident has had decades of experience, starting as a child playing the license plate game, sparking... more

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