On the topic of Fender Tags- what if you don't have it?

Shoddy business practice yes but it’s not illegal to reproduce fender tags since they are actually trim tags and not VIN tags. They wouldn’t be just screwed on if they were for identification.
It also depends on what state we're talking about, and the rules newly made for the late '60's/early '70's. The data plates were also attached with special rosette fasteners, not screws or pop rivets. I would defer to AlaskanTA for clarification, as he run's one fine registration site. No offense was made to anyone. Calling Alaskan TA!