This new high for the Honoring Our Veterans plate, sent in by Ben Vaughn, is also the first spotting with the map outline graphic. From what we have observed about this type's serial ranges, it is clear that PennDOT overestimated the demand for this plate type. Plates with the sticker well (which disappeared in early 2017) continued to be issued into mid-late 2020 and today (early 2025) we have the first spot of a plate with a map outline, a change that was first seen in 2017! Click the type name to see a complete history of the plate type, and check out all of the current highs here (you will find this plate in the "Special Fund" section)!

Here's another high, this one sent in by Avery Merz, for the Emergency Vehicle plate type. This tier of numbers falls under the "No Fee/Permanent" category, which is generally for ambulances and fire trucks owned by municipalities; lower numbers are for private companies. Click on the plate type link to see the full breakdown of numbers.

Here's one more high for the week, this one from John Clark for the IUP Alumni Association plate type. This type started in 1985 (!) on the blue base.

Here is one of the rarest (if not THE rarest) plate type in Pennsylvania: Collectible Motorcycle. This picture comes to us from longtime contributor Ryan Battin, who was instrumental in getting this particular plate issued to his friend's motorcycle. No more than half a dozen of these plates have been issued.

This U.S. Open plate is from the 2013 U.S. Open which was held at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, PA. According to the their website, the U.S. Open tournament returns to Pennsylvania this June - keep your eyes open for plates! Thanks to Dan Hermann for the picture.

The Plate of the Week award goes to John Clark for this "first-of" shot of the recently-announced Thaddeus Stevens College plate. This site first announced this plate type on our 10/27/2024 post and we now have a picture of one just ten weeks later!

Several months ago, a batch of new Veteran plate types was announced. We have prototype images for all of them except Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal. Apparently the United States is taking issue with Pennsylvania using the unit's logo. This is not the first time this has happened; the Delaware DMV was sued for using the Marine Corps' logo on the Marine Corps League license plate. We will keep you updated as we learn more information.

Clayton Moore shares this picture of a 1937 Official plate. This plate number expands our knowledge of the serial range for this type and year. Clayton shares that this was an antique store find, which goes to show that there are still great plates out there!

This new high for the Quality Deer Management Association plate type comes from Craig Nicholson. As you can see, this plate lacks both a sticker well and the map outline graphic. As mentioned in previous posts, this format is known as a holdover format, likely made after the legislature decided to do away with stickers but before the map outline graphic was decided on. For all current highs, be sure to check out the Highs page!

This Gettysburg College plate may look like a personalized plate at first, but it's one of the only plates with four numbers in the serial. It started in 1999 on the blue base at "G/C 2001", at "G/C 3000" on the "www" base in 2001, and at "G/C 3200" on the "visitPA" base in 2019. This is also a new high - thanks to John Clark for sending it in!

The Plate of the Week award goes to Dale Asche for this 1932 Motorcycle plate. Plate numbers for this year started at "1" and went to "9999", then "A1" to "A999", "B1", etc. This picture is a "first-of" for this website - thanks Dale!

Tom Longar submits this picture of a personalized Steel Worker plate, another "first-of" image for this site. This type started on the blue base in 1997 with an observed high of "S/W 00624" and then numbering reset to "S/W 05000" on the "www" base which debuted in 2001.

Our own John McDevitt submits this new high for the School Vehicle plate type. This type went through a quirky period of time where the keystone separator was omitted for several hundred or several thousand numbers at a time, then it came back, went away, came back, etc. Click to the link to see the complete history, including the observed serial ranges for the keystone separator situation. For all current highs, be sure to check out the Highs page!

Here's a fun one: a 1992 PA Apple Festival plate from John McDevitt. Pennsylvania has issued plates for dozens of special events held within the Commonwealth over the years, most notably cardboard temporary plates for the various golf tournaments held here. Check out the "Defunct Types, Special Event Plates, Etc." section of this site to see this and other types!

Last up this week is a new high for the Moravian University (formerly "Moravian College") plate type from John Clark. The star logo was recently redesigned, click the link to see the differences!

The Plate of the Week award goes to Clayton Moore for finding this Motorcycle Dealer plate. It may look like an ordinary 1979 base plate but it's not. For a long while, it was thought/assumed that "6999" was the highest number issued on this base and the "www" base, which came out in 1999, started at "7000". A PennDOT document is known from the time that plates transitioned to the "www" base which shows that "7000" was the first number to be issued on the then-new base. Now, thanks to Clayton's find, we know this is clearly not the case. Thanks Clayton!

John Clark submits this "first-of" picture of the new Elle's Angels Foundation plate type. This type was announced back in May of this year and plates are now hitting the roads.

John Clark also submits this new high for the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology plate type. This plate came out in 2007, meaning that about 2 plates are issued each year, on average. This is also the first sighting with the map outline graphic. For all current highs, be sure to check out the Highs page!

John Clark shot this picture of a new high for the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy plate type. This type came out in 1997 on the blue base so about 56 plates are issued each year, on average, but what's strange is that the last time this high was updated was with number R/T 01507 in 2016! It appears that there were a few years where plate sales were very low. This is also the first sighting of this type with the map outline graphic.

Last but not least is this... shall we say... "owner-provided" Passsenger license plate captured by Matthew Naylor. The number appears to be valid, so there's that... This site does have a section for "Fake/Homemade Plates" but it's hard to keep up with as these fake black plates continue to proliferate around the Commonwealth.