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Archived Posts: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023
Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Pennsylvania Resources Council (personalized) and U.S. Navy Veteran. Thanks to John Clark and Aaron Shirk for the pictures, keep them coming!
John Fin submits this awesome picture of a 1975 Inaugural plate. These plates were officially issued from 1963 - 2011 and issued to cars in the gubernatorial parade on Inauguration Day in Pennsylvania. There were two formats for the 1975 version: the one pictured and a more traditional gold on dark blue plate with embossed numbers (numbers 10 - 57 observed). It should be noted that all known plates on this format have the number 1. As always, click the link to see a complete history.
Jeff Lesher sends in this new Motorcycle high and a great picture, at that! This type was first observed on the new base back in August 2025. Be sure to visit the "List of All Plates & Current Highs" page for a list of all current plates and their highs!
Clayton more discovered the "Z" weight class Truck plate from 1940. This is the first "Z" plate for this year on our website. For many decades, Pennsylvania used the first letter of a Truck plate to designate the truck's weight class, "R" being the lightest and "Z" being the heaviest single rear axle (skipping "X" which was used for Dealer plates during that time). Great find, Clayton!
Lastly we have another "first-of" plate: a personalized Format 3 The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia plate. Thanks goes to our own John McDevitt for this great shot.
Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Honoring Our Veterans (Motorcycle) (personalized) and FFA Association. Thanks to Clayton Moore and John Clark for the pictures, keep them coming!
Bruce Bufalini sends in this "first-of" picture of a personalized Ohio River Trail Council plate. This type came out in 2013 and so far as only been observed on the Visa base. It's also the first personalized plate that's been observed for this plate type across all formats.
Next up is a plate that helps with the changeover to the map outline format on the Visa base for the Farm Truck plate type. Now, that changeover point has been narrowed down to a high of FM-3359D on the sticker well format and a low of FM-4184D on the map outline format, a gap of only 800 plates or so. Thanks to Ben Vaughn for the picture.
Here's a new high for the Pollinator Habitat plate type sent in by Steve Miller. This is also the picture of a numbered Pollinator plate on the new base; a few personalized plates have been sent in. Be sure to visit the "List of All Plates & Current Highs" page for a list of all current plates and their highs!
Last up this week is a new high for 1925 Tractor plates. Tractor plates are no longer issued so they can be found on the Defunct Types, Special Event Plates, Etc. page, one of the categories on the Highs page. This picture comes from an auction website via Ben Vaughn.
Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Michigan State Alumni (personalized) and National Guard (personalized). Thanks to Matt Ciecka and Richard Than for the pictures, keep them coming!
Next up is a new high from Nick Tsilakis for the Hampden Township Volunteer Fire Company plate type. This type's high has not been updated since 2010 so this is great update. Be sure to visit the "List of All Plates & Current Highs" page for a list of all current plates and their highs!
Ben Vaughn sends in this "first-of" shot of a personalized Emergency Vehicle plate. This is the first time that this plate type has been observed without the sticker well, which was a holdover format used between the time that a law was passed to eliminate registration stickers and PennDOT made the decision to use a graphic of the state outline in its place.
Chuck Harrington sends in this picture of a front plate spotted in Harrisburg. It's unsure why these are issued. If anyone has any information please contact us!
Lastly this week is a Visa-base School Bus plate. The "SD" prefix was short lived on this base as it started at SD-10000 and then transitioned to the new "Let Freedom Ring" base at or below SD12019. Nothing below SD-10000 was used for School Bus since the lower numbers are reserved for the Square & Round Dancers plate type. Thanks to our own John McDevitt for the picture.
Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Steel Worker and Moped. Thanks to Jeff Lesher for the pictures, keep them coming!
Here is a much needed "first-of" shot from Matt Ciecka of the Woman Veteran plate type. This type was first announced in November 2024 and the first time one was spotted was on the new/current "Let Freedom Ring" base back in February 2026, before the original base for this type had been spotted.
Here's another "first-of" shot, this one from Ben Vaughn, of a pesonalized Pre-Owned Dealer plate. This site received a picture of a personalized New Car Dealer plate back in May but no numbered plates for either the New or Pre-Owned Dealer types have been spotted yet.
Here is something ultra rare: a 1922 Motorbike plate which is also a new high number for the year. This type eventually became Moped, click the link to see a complete history.
Last up this week is a real head-scratcher: an Official Use (Non-Commercial) plate on a commercial vehicle. This is the first time something like this has been observed and very unlike PennDOT. Have you seen anything like this before? Join in the conversation on the Keystone State Plates Facebook page. Thanks to our own John McDevitt for the pictures!
Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: U.S. Army (Active Duty) (personalized) and Saint Joseph's University. Thanks to Jordan Irazabal for the pictures, keep them coming!
Next up is a new high for 1949 Dealer plates, thanks to an image from Worthpoint. During this era of Dealer plates, the "A" prefix was used for New Car Dealer, the "B" prefix was used for Used Car Dealer, and the "X" prefix was used for "Miscellaneous Dealer". As always, click the link to see a complete history of each plate type.
Julian Marrero sends in this brand spankin' new Let Freedom Ring (Motorcycle) plate. The previous high for this type is "0064" back in October 2025, and the most recent warehouse inventory report from PennDOT says plates though "0500" are in stock, and this plate type won't be issued after this year. All of those things together mean that it's very unlikely that this type will be issued on the new base. If someone were to order a vanity plate, that might change things... Stay tuned!
Last week we posted a beautiful 1933 Motorcycle plate, but we have an even more beautiful one, this one from 1937, from eBay. No additional information, just something to drool over.
Lastly we have a "first-of" for this site, a numbered Support Your Zoo plate from Steve Miller. A personalized Support Your Zoo plate was first observed in November 2025. Although it's not a terrible looking plate, it's a far fall from the beautiful full-size Tiger graphic from 1996.