In some countries, it’s possible to transfer license plates between people, and particularly interesting ones can be worth millions of dollars. For example, the Lloyds auction house is offering the “1” plate from the state of New South Wales, Australia. The current price is the equivalent of $6.7 million (10,010,000 Australian dollars), and the bidding doesn’t end until January 27 at 10:00 AM local time, meaning it could go for even more money.<\/p>\n
The “1” license plate from New South Wales has never been available at auction before. The plate was first issued to the first police commissioner before Sir Frederick Stewart, the\u00a0founding chairman of Australian National Airways, acquired it in the Thirties. After his passing, his wife took over ownership. She died in 2000, and now, the plate is up for grabs.<\/p>\n
From\u00a01910 to 1937, each Australian state issued license plates numerically. They started with 1 and ran through\u00a0274-000. There were separate plates for passenger cars, motorcycles, and commercial vehicles. Collectors in the country search for these early plates and are willing to pay a lot for them.<\/p>\n