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Wisconsin man builds vast world license plate collection
Cataract resident Lewis Hemstock, 49, has about 4 000 plates from 171 countries, with 3 500 from Wisconsin. He writes to foreign officials to obtain plates, values a 1952 Red China plate at 200 dollars, and keeps a world map to track origins. He notes 2 000 members in the Auto License Plate Collectors Association and has many rare pieces including a Princess Grace letter and a Prize from Treasure Island 1939.
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Canada
Alaska
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Navy
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Monaco
Principante de Monaco
Kingdom of Sikkim
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Bali
Kuwait
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Palau
Midway Island
Wake Island
South Pacific
Christmas Island
Paraguay
Malagasy Republic
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