Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: United Bowhunters of PA and Ducks Unlimited. Like the American Legion plate from last week's post, the United Bowhunters of PA plate is unique because the most recent base was the 1999 "WWW" base and never made it to the Visa base. It also comes with a brand new logo design. Thanks to John Clark for the pictures, keep them coming!

Our own John McDevitt shares this 2026 Motor Boat License sticker for a powered boat. John recently did some research regarding the issuance and validity of said stickers and found out two good pieces of information: (1) these have been two-year stickers since at least 1980 and (2) the registration period went from April-May to January-December starting in January 2024. While these are not license plates and this site is about license plates, this "type" started as a license plate in 1931! Click the link to learn more.

Fred Gardner sends in this new high for the Milton Hershey School Alumni Association plate type. This plate type has the distinction of being the first speciality plate type to have the "Let Freedom Ring" as its first base. Be sure to visit the "List of All Plates & Current Highs" page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

James Ruppert sends in this awesome-looking personalized Pollinator Habitat plate. This is a relatively new plate type and 65% of the proceeds from the sale of these plates go to the Pollinator Habitat Program Fund. Per this PennDOT press release: "The Pollinator Habitat Program Fund is dedicated to supporting ongoing efforts to reinvigorate the populations of insects which pollinate plant life."

Last but not least we have this stunning 1913 Dealer plate from Worthpoint via Ben Vaughn. This is the first picture of a 2-digit Dealer plate from this year, a welcome addition to this site!

Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Woman Veteran (motorcycle plate) and American Legion. Both of these plates have something notable about them: the Woman Veteran motorcycle plate is the first picture this site has received across any base for that type, and the American Legion plate is unique because the most recent base was the 1999 "WWW" base and never made it to the Visa base. Thanks to Ian Emmett and Nick Tsilakis for the pictures, keep them coming!

This is the second consecutive week with a "first of" sighting of a recently-released plate type, this time from Fred Gardner for the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department plate type. This plate type was first announced in March 2026 and was first spotted in July 2026.

Next up is a new high for 1936 Trailer plates. Thanks to John Clark for the picture. Click the link to see more information!

Here are some personalized plates recently sent in: one for the Mayflower Descendant type from Bruce Sakson, one for the Woman Veteran type from Ben Vaughn, and one for the Barren Hill Volunteer Fire Company type from Evan John. The second and third plates are "first of" shots for this site as well!

Last up this week is this curiosity spotted for sale on eBay. It appears to be a prototype 1958 Passenger plate. What makes it curious is that the color scheme is opposite to what they would eventually be for that year/base. Also notable is that the tab slot is missing, which early 1958 plates had.

Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Korean Defense Service Medal and Eagle Scout. Thanks to Aaron Shirk and Richard Than for the pictures, keep them coming!

A big thank you goes to Nick Tsilakis for this "first of" spot of a New Kingstown Fire Company. This plate type was first announced in July 2023 (!) and was first spotted three years later. Huge find!

This 1923 Dealer plate was spotted on eBay recently. It's the first picture we have of a Dealer plate from this year under 1000. As you can see, there is just a space in between the "X" prefix and the number, yet numbers 1000 and above use a hyphen in the "X1-000" format. Click the link to see more information!

Here we have a pair of new highs for the Vertical Motorcycle and Bronze Star plate types. A personalized Vertical Motorcycle plate has been observed on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base but it appears that PennDOT is still exhausting Visa base plates for this type. Thanks to Aaron Shirk (left) and our own John McDevitt (right) for the pictures. Be sure to visit the "List of All Plates & Current Highs" page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

Matt Ciecka sends in this cool-looking Holy Family University plate. In a way, it's a number 1 plate, but only because it was personalized to be so; the actual first plate issued is 20001 H/F. But who cares? It looks cool!

Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Susquehanna University and Combat Action Ribbon (personalized). Thanks to Bill Young and Bruce Bufalini for the pictures, keep them coming!

Chuck Harrington shares this picture of a 1980s State Senator plate along with the following note: "The type 2 [first plate pictured above] plates of state senator and legislator came about when one of the house members did not like the senators having a monopoly using the PA inside the keystone. So these were the result the state came up with. When the DMV started to issue them there was quite a dislike for them, the original type 1 [second plate pictured above] design was quickly resumed being issued going forward."

Chuck also sends in this pair of #1 Motorcycle plates, one on the 1971 base and one on the 1985 base. What's curious is that the "MOTORCYCLE" legend is missing from the top of the 1971-base plate. Although they look similary, there is a visual difference between the two plate bases - do you see it? Join the conversation on the Keystone State Plates page on Facebook!

The MLB All-Star Game was held at Citizens Bank Park in Philly this past week and, as they normally do with special events hosted in the Commonwealth, PennDOT issued temporary cardboard plates to be used from July 1 through July 17. The All-Star game has been played in Pennsylvania 7 times but this is the first time (to this site's knowledge) that plates have been issued for the game. Plates made for special events can be found on the Highs page under the Defunct Types, Special Event Plates, Etc. section. Thank you to Sophia Roswell and Joe Kobel for the great pictures!

Lastly we have a pair of new highs for the Berwyn Fire Company and Brookhaven Fire Company No. 1 plate types (left from Zach Bent, right from Noah Foster). Both fire companies are located in southeastern Pennsylvania, Chester County and Delaware County respectively. Be sure to visit the "List of All Plates & Current Highs" page for a list of all current plates and their highs.