1984 Post Cereal OHIO Metal Mini License Plate :: VG/EX (M84P0029)

This mini license plate was manufactured for Post cereal for their 1984 set of cereal plates. These, like 1983, are somewhat difficult to obtain and are one of the odd bits of history about these plates that is not widely known. 1984 was the year before an odd hiatus where no plates were made (1985). When 1986 rolled around, plates were suddenly common again, but in 1987 production fell very short of common. The odd thing is that the 1987 plates are all undated and many of the slogans on the plates match those of this set -- 1984. Nobody seems to really know why.This is a very well made steel miniature scale reproduction of a license plate that was included in boxes of post cereal, and was also available through the mail as a set. These are readily available but can individually be a challenge to locate for a reasonable price such as you see here.I have collected mini license plate items since the mid-1970s, and have a collection numbering well over 3,000 items. I am slowly getting into turning this into a business to feed my habit. I am not new to eBay; I have been buying and selling on this website since 1996 - this is a new I.D., not a new seller. My prime motivation here is to offer collectors a safe-haven store with realistic pricing and a bit of good education in down-home honest dealing. It might also help these other sellers with no knowledge in the subject to more realistically price their items.I am working on compiling a website AND a book of knowledge about this wonderful but small hobby. Follow me as a seller and stay updated on that endeavor. I am relatively sure that while the website will have low visitor count and the book will be a small print run, they will turn out to be very valuable for anyone who likes this subject.Please check my other eBay items for more items to add to your collection with combined shipping.