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FORMAT 1: On www base, FCC Call Sign, beginning with A, K, N, or W. Most PA Amateur Radio plates use the
number 3 to designate the region. The N0XOH call letter is used by
someone who brought an existing call sign into PA when they moved. The call letter is N0(zero)XOH.
In PA the number fonts are larger than the letters. It's hard
to distinguish this on the photo. The WD5 call is the same situation.
If an owner desires a second Amateur Radio plate, it will be issued with the
call sign plus a hyphen and the number two (-2).
FORMAT 2: On visitPA base. All other
characteristics the same as FORMAT 1. |
from Bruce Bufalini
from Nick Tsilakis |
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Apportioned Truck (1982) FORMAT 1: AE-00000 to AF-49999 On www base, with dash separator.
FORMAT 2: AF-50000 to current high On visitPA base, with keystone separator.
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Circus-Carnival Truck (1990) Yellow on Blue image is not a current type B/Z01500 |
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Commercial Implement of Husbandry CI1500H
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FM-0000A to current high
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HE-03000 |
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IMP-5000 Better image needed
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Graphic depiction |
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FORMAT 1: BA000 to BM999 on www base
FORMAT 2: BN000 to current high on visitPA base Image added 9/21/07
Plate measures 4 x 7 |
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FORMAT 1: HG-00000 to HG-05999 On www base with dash separator, uses different font than later plates, note the 'M'.
FORMAT 2: From HG-06000 to HG-99999 On www base with dash separator, uses different font than earlier plates, note the 'M'
FORMAT 3: HH-00000 to current high On visitPA base with keystone separator Spotted 5/4/06 |
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Motorcycle (www base) (1914) FORMAT 1: AAA00 to NZZ99 On www base
FORMAT 2: PAA00 to ZZZ99 FORMAT added 5/7/05 Plate measures 4x7
FORMAT 3: 0000A to current high FORMAT added 5/28/09
Motorcycle (LiveFreeRideAlive base) FORMAT 4: 5000L or 8000L to current high FORMAT added 4/3/10 |
from Jerry McCoy
from Bill Ceravola
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FORMAT 1: Up to 5 characters, one space or dash permitted but not both, on www base Plate measures 4 x 7
Motorcycle Vanity (visitPA base) FORMAT 2: Same formatting as FORMAT 1 but on visitPA base. FORMAT added 5/7/05
Motorcycle Vanity (Live Free Ride Alive base)
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from Bruce Bufalini
from Bruce Bufalini
from Bruce Bufalini |
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Passenger (www base) (1906) FORMAT 1: DAA-0000 to FYC-9999 then switched to visitPA base above Image at right is first of the www.state.pa.us plates.
High plate observed: FYC-9994 on WWW base. From Eric Butler, 8/13/06.
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Temporary Registration Permit (2001) Note that this plate and permit go together until arrival of validation sticker at which time the Temporary Registration Permit is removed.
Temporary Plate with Temporary Registration Permit (2010) Note that this plate and permit go together until arrival of validation sticker at which time the Temporary Registration Permit is removed.
FORMAT 2: GBA-0000 to current high This image represents a revision to the www base and is similar in design to the new specialty plates. PennDOT confirmed on 12/15/04 that they were planning to begin using the new visitPA.com base in place of the www.state.pa.us base on all plate types where the web address was normally used. One source suggests they were first issued on 12/22/04.
Inversion Error Reversal of plate legend and field characters |
from Nick Tsilakis
from Jim Moini
from Grant MacKenzie |
Images
added
8/8
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This plate type should have been replaced by 8/02, but is still in use with a 5/06 validation sticker.
Here is another plate from an later base than the one above but still wearing a current validation sticker. Seen 9/16/06.
This plate, which was just recently replaced, had a valid registration card which did concur with the plate number. Somehow it missed getting replaced way back when. The answer many have something to do with the purchase of a new vehicle in 2001 and this yellow-on-blue plate being issued rather than a www base plate. |
from Nick Tsilakis
from Bill Adams |
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Passenger - re-make of old bases Re-Makes of 1977 Keystone State Base, yellow on blue. Plate could be 6-digit numeric or 5-digit with an alpha character in the 1st, 2nd or 6th position.
Note use of keystone separator.
Re-Make of 1983 You've Got a Friend Base Originally issued starting in 1983 with the series HAA-000 to RZZ-999
Re-Make of 1987 Keystone State Base Originally issued starting in 1987 with the series SAA-000 to ZZZ-999
Re-Make of 1991 Keystone State Base Originally issued starting in 1991 with the series AAA-0000 to CEE-????. Owner requested to keep old number on new base. This then makes the plate a personalized plate. However, note the use of a keystone separators in place of the dash separator. See License Plate Replacement Fact Sheet for additional information. |
from Salvatore J. Dodd, Sr.
From The Triborough Organization
from Nick Tsilakis
from Nick Tsilakis
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Not a current TYPE
FORMAT 1: Up to 7 characters, one space or dash permitted but not both. At least two 8-digit plates have been confirmed ("HUMPBACK" and "MCERLANE"). At least the latter, if not both, have been recalled by PennDOT. The GJS-MSON is actually an invert error plate. Note the second S is upside down.
Passenger Vanity (visitPA base) FORMAT 2: This plate with its visitPA.com tagline, represents a departure from the www base. It is similar in design to the Specialty Plates except for the 'tag line'. 12/04
The plate to the right is actually reads 7 and the letter O, not seventy (70). Letter characters are smaller than numbers. The state coat of arms was added by the owner.
In spite of the Corvette Club logo, and masking off the visitPA plate legend, I believe this is just a vanity. |
from Bruce Bufalini
from Nick Tsilakis
both above from Rob Macsi
from Chas Stokes II
from Bill Jesse
from Steve Ondik
from Bruce Bufalini
from Ned Flynn
from Grant MacKenzie
from Ned Flynn
from Grant MacKenzie
from Eric Conner
from Chas Stokes II
from Steve Ondik
from Jim McDevitt
from Nick Santiago
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Passenger look-alike is actually a vanity
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Permanent Trailer (1997) FORMAT 1: PT-0000A to PT-9999K on www base, dash separator.
FORMAT 2: PT-0000L to current high on visitPA base base, keystone separator. First seen 3/2007.
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from Jim Moini
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This is not a current type The old HP plate was spotted 11/12/05 with a current sticker.
Type 1: PD0000A to between PD5199A and PD5899 On www base, font used for PD is taller than later plates, and wheelchair symbol is larger.
Type 2: From between PD5200A and PD5900A to PD9999Y Same as above except font used for PD is lower, and wheelchair symbol is smaller.
Type 3: PD0000Z to PD9999Z Type added 8/9/07. See note under Type 4 below. On visitPA base.
Type 4: 00000PD to current high Type added 5/24/07. No other examples of this type variation were reported until 7/2008. For reasons unknown, the Type 4 plates were seen prior to the Type 3 plates, then after a few months the Type 3 came out and the Type 4 were not distributed until the Type 3 plate were exhausted. |
from Nick Tsilakis
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Image added 8/24
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Person with Disability, Motorcycle The plate to the right is a standard motorcycle plate with a handicap sticker, making it a Person with Disability Motorcycle plate. These plates are to be replaced by the plate below.
"P"00A, the PD and wheelchair symbol which are flat screened are not part of the registration number. The embossed P is part of the number but is a static, non-advancing character. Type added 11/15/07, plates available 12/21/07. |
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FORMAT 1: PP0 to PP9
FORMAT 2: PP00 or PP10 to PP99
FORMAT 3: PP100 to current high Issued in pairs. Only the rear plate gets a validation sticker, and this plate was issued on 2/11, so it is the current high on this base.
FORMAT 4: It appears that at least one remake has been issueded on the visitPA base. |
from Sol Bress
Graphic depiction above
from Nick Santiago
from Nick Santiago
from Eric Butler
Image needed
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Plate issued 2/06.
Plate issued 7/06.
Plate issued 8/07 |
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Special Mobile (Equipment) (1982) FORMAT 1: SME-000D to current high
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Steel Worker (1997) S/W00000 This is not a special organization plate but a special class of plate. Note the colorized seal on the low numbered plate, not seen in higher number plates.
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FORMAT 1: 0000-000 to 0499-999(?) Uses Commonwealth seal as watermark.
FORMAT 2: 0500-000(?) to 0999-999(?) Uses Commonwealth coat of arms as watermark.
FORMAT 3: 1000-000(?) to 1499-999(?) or 1749-999(?). Uses a repetition of square PennDOT logos as a watermark
FORMAT 4: 1500-000(?) or 1750-000(?) to current high. Uses Pennsylvania over Department of Transportation followed by a PennDOT keystone logo as a watermark. Format added 1/15/10.
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from Bruce Bufalini
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OLD BASE
FORMAT 1:XK-00000 to XZ-99999 On www base with dash separator
FORMAT 2: XBA-0000 to XBZ-9999 On www base with dash separator The XK-00000 to XZ-9999 series exhausted the usable combinations. Series began with XBA. XAA was skipped. First seen May 2004.
FORMAT 3: XCA-0000 to current high On visitPA base with keystone separator, first reported in early July 2005. |
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Truck (1914) BICENTENNIAL COMMERCIAL BASE Apparently still in use.
OLD BASE The owner of this plate states that he received it when he bought a new 2000 pickup. PennDOT has sent him validation stickers every year but no new plate. He has been stopped several time but the plate registration is valid. FORMAT 1: YAA-0000 to YRR-9810 or higher On WWW base with dash separator. www base high plate observed: YRR-9810 from Bruce Bufalini on 7/3/05.
FORMAT 2: YSA-0000 to current high On visitPA base with keystone separator.
First seen 5/17/05 |
from Rick
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We The People (Constitution) (1987) U/S00000 to current high Commemorates 200th anniversary of US Constitution. Plate type is still in use; however, only issued during a 3 month period in 1987, less than 5000 were issued. This is the only remaining legal yellow on blue plate. |
from Nicholas Santiago |
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