First up this week we have a new high for the Disabled Veteran (Severe Disability) plate type from Sebastian DiSclafani. The non-severe disability version of this type, Disabled Veteran came out in 1977, with the "Severe Disability" version coming out in 1986. The Severe Disability plate gives handcapped parking privileges to the vehicle the plate is on. This type transitioned to the "Family of Plates" style in 2021 and will transition to the "Let Freedom Ring" base sometime this year. For all current highs, be sure to check out the Highs page!

Here's another new high, this one for the Saint Joseph's University plate from John Clark. SJU is located in Philadelphia and has had plates since 1985.

Here's a rare one to spot: a Commercial Implement of Husbandry plate spotted by Jordan Irazabal. There is a non-commercial version of this plate as well (Implement of Husbandry). The biggest difference between the two is that the commercial variation is for self-powered vehicles. Consider yourself lucky if you have seen one of these in the wild!

Here is another rare one, a 1940 Motor Boat Dealer plate. These plates were issued from 1934 through 1963. Thanks to John Anshant for the chance to photograph this plate!

Last up this week is a picture of a Hartsville Fire Company plate from Jordan Irazabal. According to the PennDOT vanity plate checker, only 3 plates of this type are on the roads! This fire company is located in Bucks County.

The Plate of the Week award goes to John Clark for this "first of" shot of the new Lily's Hope Foundation plate type, first announced on this site in December 2024. This non-profit is located in Allentown and they "support babies, children and families that have been impacted by premature birth."

Clayton Moore shares this Municipal error plate! All things considered, error plates are fairly uncommon in Pennsylvania. The plate is correct in all aspects, except the "G" and "M" are transposed. Serial "GM-17014" has also been observed so it's possible/likely that a small run was produced this way.

Jeff Lesher shares this new high for the Honoring Our Women Veterans plate type. This plate falls under the umbrella of "Special Fund" plates, which means that a portion of the plate fee goes towards the cause indicated on the plate. For all current highs, be sure to check out the Highs page!

Noah Foster sends in this shot of a Christian Homeschool Association of PA plate. This one is extremely uncommon to spot in the wild; it's been out since 2008 and the current high is "00019 H/S", meaning only around 19 plates have been issued in the last 17 years.

Last but not least we have this awesome shot of a 1942 Motorbike plate from Tim Gierschick. Motorbike plates were the predecessors to Moped plates, and both plate types can be found on the same link above. People often confuse the "M/B" on these plates with Motor Boat plates; check this site when in doubt.

Back in March, we added several plates believed to be State Senator plates from the 1950s. We are now adding what we believe to be State Representative plates from the same era. As with State Senator plates, the earliest confirmed year for these two plate types is 1966. Click the link to read more! (1952 plate from Clayton Moore; 1955 and 1956 plates from Ross Day)

Our own John McDevitt shares this new high for the Farm Truck plate type! This type does not advance very quickly; this new high replaces the previous high of "FM-9920D" reported back in November 2024, an increase of only 567 plates. For all current highs, be sure to check out the Highs page!

Here's a "first-of" for this site, a "Z" weight class Truck plate from 1939, sent in by Clayton Moore. The "Z" weight class was the heaviest weight class for 2-axle trucks, issued to trucks with a chassis weight of 9,001 - 12,000 lbs and a load weight of 25,001 - 26,000 lbs. Click on the link and make your way to 1939 to see information on weight classes.

John McDevitt paid a visit to Marshalls Creek Fire Company and came away with these great pictures. These are both "first-of" shots for this site. This site is still missing pictures for several fire company plate types - visit the Fire, EMS, & Police page to see what is missing!

Last up this week is a shot of an ATV Class 2 plate from John McDevitt. Class 2 plates are assigned to All-Terrain Vehicles that are either heavier than 1,000 lbs or wider than 50 inches. The majority of ATV plates fall under the Class 1 type. Class 1 plates use letters A thru W; Class 2 plates only use letters X, Y, and Z (if there is a second letter in a Class 2 plate, that letter can be A thru Z).

BREAKING: Jeff Lawson spotted this Let Freedom Ring base plate at a recent Phillies game. As a reminder, this will be the next design for all license plates issued in the state, including special organization plates. This is likely a state-owned vehicle but it's exciting to see the upcoming base on the road. It should be noted that the few plates on this base that have been spotted are in the JWS series; this one appears to have those same letters but in a different order. Click on the thumbnail to see a larger version, and stay tuned to this site as this base starts to proliferate!

Avery Merz sends in this great shot of a new Passenger high! As you can see, the end of the "M" series is rapidly approaching. Perhaps the start of the Let Freedom Ring base is NBA-0000? For all current highs, be sure to check out the Highs page!

Here's another new high, this one for the Limousine plate type, spotted by our own John McDevitt. This plate type advances rather slowly so new highs are usually not much higher than the high they are replacing. In this case, it's replacing LM-32011 spotted back in September 2024.

Here is one last new high for the week, this one for the U.S. Air Force Veteran plate type, spotted by Ben Vaughn. PennDOT offers dozens of military and veteran plate types, visit the Military & Veteran page of this website to see all of the various types!

Lastly we have a sharp-looking Disabled Veteran plate, spotted by John Clark. To many onlookers, this is one of the first DV plates issued, but this is a personalized/vanity version of this plate type.