some collector's proud achievement of collecting early and rare license plates, has now come to auction. It's astonishing how thorough he was in getting early and rare plates

he even had a collection military base license plates... I've never heard of them before

and this is the only manufacturer's plate known to exist, and was used before the State actually issued license plates! Michigan registration number 1565 was issued to the Packard Car Company in 1905 and used through June of 1907.

https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/Catalog.aspx?auctionid=479&displayby=2&lotsperpage=50&category=1
https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/Catalog.aspx?auctionid=479&displayby=2&lotsperpage=50&category=1