Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Millersville University, Penn State University, and West Chester University. Thanks to John Clark for the pictures - keep them coming!

This 1946 Truck plate, from Brandon Sowers, is a new high for the "T" weight class. As always, click the link to see a complete history for all years (and weight classes, in this case) for each type!

Brandon Sowers also sends in this picture of a personalized Trailer plate. As with the Visa base, Trailer vanity plates do not have the "TRAILER" legend on the plate.

Jeff Lesher shares this awesome picture of a Let Freedom Ring (Motorcycle) plate. This is considered a "Special Fund" plate, which means that a portion of the sale of each plate goes towards a special cause. It's also a new high! 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 personalized Fire Fighter plate from George Kunsman. George first got this registration since the Visa base and now it's here on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base! Thanks for sharing, George.

Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Virginia Tech (personalized), University of Pittsburgh, and Classic Vehicle. Thanks to Brendan Sherry, Bruce Bufalini, and Aaron Shirk for the pictures - keep them coming!

Aaron Shirk submits a new high for the Farm Truck plate type. This type started at FM2000E on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base. Be sure to visit the "List of All Plates & Current Highs" page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

Nick Tsilakis sends in this personalized Air Medal plate. This type came out in 2023 and only a handful of personalized ones have been observed.

This fantastic picture of a blue base Widener University plate comes from John Clark. Good pictures (or sometimes pictures at all) of blue base special organizaton plates are hard to come by so we always appreciate when something of this quality comes along!

Lastly we have a new high for the Apportioned Bus plate type. As you can see, this is still being issued on the Visa base, and still with a sticker well, to boot! The type started in 1982 on the yellow base and will surely be seen on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base before we know it. There have been reports that this type was also on the blue base (the base between the 1977 yellow base and the 1999 "WWW" base) but no such photos exist.

The Plate of the Week Award goes to Mackenzie Lorenski for this incredible spot of plate #5 spotted in the wild! Even though all-numeric plates are considered vanity plates in Pennsylvania, it's still quite a feat to obtain a one-digit number! Vanity/personalized plates are located in a spearate colum under each plate type page, see the Passenger page for more! Thanks goes to Noah Foster for getting us the picture from Mackenzie.

Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: U.S. Army Veteran, Expeditionary Forces Veteran (personalized), and Pennsylvania Hunting Heritage. Thanks to Zach Taylor, Cam Zynel, and Steve Miller for the pictures - keep them coming!

Here's the first sighting of a Milton Hershey School Alumni Association plate, spotted by Ed Coghill. This plate type was first announced on this site on July 20, 2025 and it's believed to be the first plate type with "Let Freedom Ring" as its first/initial base. Thanks Ed!

Noah Foster sends in this picture of a personalized William Penn Charter School plate, a "first-of" for this site. As we have noted before, you can't always get a perfect picture but it's good to get a picture regardless so it can be documented. Pictured to the right is a cleaner example for reference. Thanks Noah!

Last up this week: we talk a lot about highs but barely talk about lows. Here's the fifth Truck plate issued on the "Let Freedom Ring" base. We have evidence that numbers of special organization plates from older bases have been reprinted on newer bases so it's often difficult to establish and confirm switchover points, hence why we don't talk lows too often. Thanks to John Clark for the picture.

Here is the latest slew of plate types to transition to the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company, School Vehicle, and Antique. Thanks to Nick O'Gaitnas, Nick Tsilakis, and Aaron Shirk for the pictures!

Tim Gierschick sends in this picture of the #1 The Colebrookdale Railroad plate. It's always fun to a see a #1 plate in the wild, but what you might not realize is that the current high for this type is only 00002!

This may be the only picture known of a blue-on-yellow Apportioned Bus plate, shot by John Anshant back in the 1980s. At least one person has reported that yellow-on-blue plates were made but no pictures are known. This is one of a few mysteries of the PA plate hobby.

Here's a new high for the Legion of Merit plate type from John Fedorchak. Be sure to visit the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

Lastly this week is a personalized Antique plate from Ryan Battin. This is not new for this site but certainly a rare sight to behold!

Here are three of the newest plate types to transition to the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Mercyhurst University, PA State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and Barren Hill Volunteer Fire Company. These are all new highs as well! Be sure to visit the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs! Thanks to John Clark, Julian Marrero, and Joe Kobel for the pictures.

Nick Tsilakis shares this picture of a personalized Ducks Unlimited plate. This is a "first-of" for this site, thanks Nick! A note from your editor: "It's surprising to me that this plate type is not seen more frequently in a state where hunting is such a popular hobby."

Clayton Moore submits this picture of a booster plate for the annual SECA Car Show. "SECA" stands for "State Employee Combined Appeal", which is "the Commonwealth's annual workplace charitable giving campaign." The text on the plate states that the 2025 show is the 11th annual but Clayton informs us that plates for the car show have only been around since 2022.

Here's a new high for a relatively uncommonly-spotted type: PA State Corrections Officers Association. This plate type came out in 2005 which means about 30 plates are issued annually, on average. This one is also a new high! Thanks to Tim Gierschick for the picture.

Last up this week is a new high for an even rarer-to-spot plate type: Arizona State University. This type came out in 2015 which means that about 6 plates are issued annually, on average. Thanks goes to John Clark for the picture.

Here are two types new to the "Let Freedom Ring" base: Boy Scouts of America and Washington & Jefferson College, both from John Clark. These are also both new highs - be sure to visit the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs! Stay tuned to this website for the latest sightings on the new base and more!

Ian Emmett submits this picture of what is thought to be a special issue of the Combat Medical Badge type. Typically, the last number of the first specialty plate issued in each type is "1" but a few types have been observed with a "0" instead. This site's best guess is that this plate was a special favor to the recipient.

Our own John McDevitt sends in this great picture of a School Bus plate. This type was on the "SC" prefix for many years before finally reaching "SD" last month.

Jeff Hinkle submitted this picture of a beautiful Allegheny College plate on the blue base. This plate type came out in 1997 and, as of a few months ago, was still being issued on the 1999 "www" base. Now that the "Let Freedom Ring" base is here, we believe that any remaining "www" or "Visa" base plates will be shelved or destroyed and only "Let Freedom Ring" base plates will be issued going forward.

Lastly we have a picture of a Disabled Veteran plate on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base. As you can see, the "DV" is screened and the numbers are embossed. Thank you to Aaron Shirk for the picture!

The Plate of the Week award goes to Bill Southwick for his shot of this PA District Kiwanis International plate. According to PennDOT's vanity plate availability checker, only 16 numbered Kiwanis plates have been issued. This type came out in 2015, which means that about 3 plates are issued every two years! Great spot!

Here's another super-rare plate type, the Mayflower Descendant type spotted by James Ruppert. Only 17 numbered plates have been issued since the plate type's inception in 2018, and you must be able to prove that you qualify for this group, so you can imagine how few of these will be issued over the years. Another fantastic spot!

Joe Pugliese sends in these two political plates. The first is a U.S. Congress plate, the second is a State Representative plate. The second plate is one of two observed plates in that style; other 1977 plates have "HR" in a keystone. Click the links to see a complete history of both plate types!

Here is a pair of personalized plates, the first for the Sports Car Club of America plate type from Richard Than, the second for the In God We Trust plate type from Brendan Sherry. Both are also "first-of" pictures for this website - thanks guys!

Last but not least this week is a National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial plate from John Clark. This plate was first announced in 2024 and the first time one was spotted in the wild was 2025. This means that just a handful of these plates were made on the Visa base.

The Plate of the Week award goes to Jovani Gutierrez for his "first-of" picture of this Motorcycle plate on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base. It seems apparent at this point that PennDOT is simply resuming numbering on all plate types where Visa plates left off instead of picking new, clean starting points. This is also a new high number - be sure to visit the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

Here's a very rare plate type to spot: a Retired Senator plate from Jay Sterin. The current high for this type is 003 R/S, so very few of these have been issued. There is also a plate type for retired House members, the Retired Legislator plate.

Joe Pugliese sends in this beautiful State Senator plate from 1954. There are not many records that confirm serial numbers for political plates from this era, but we have evidence from this era that the "PA11" format was issued to state-level Senators, and we also have evidence from later years that the "11PA" format was also issued to state-level Senators, so it is reasonable to assume that this plate was likely issued to a state-level Senator.

John Clark shares this "first-of" shot of the recently-debuted NAWCC.ORG plate type. NAWCC stands for "National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors." This plate type was announced in September 2024 and the plate pictured here, the first one this site has documented, is only the second (numbered) plate from the series, which begs the question: were any plates issued on the Visa base at all?

Last up is a personalized Eagle Scout plate from Erik Thompson. Perhaps 1976 was the year this person achieved Eagle Scout status. The Eagle Scout program started in 1911 and, since then, only 4% of Boy Scouts have achieved Eagle Scout status. There's a story behind every plate!

The Plate of the Week award goes to Bruce Sakson for this capture of this Watercraft Trailer Dealer plate. Back in October 2022, PennDOT started replacing all Dealer types with a redesigned, unified look. This site now has pictures of all Dealer types on the new design except for the Farm Equipment Dealer plate, pictured on the right - keep your eyes open for one of those!

Here are two plate types that have transitioned to the Let Freedom Ring base: Municipal from Kaylee Lindenmuth and Temple University Alumni from Nick Klein. Both are also new highs! Make sure to visit the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

Here are a few spots of personalized special org plates:

82nd Airborne Division Association
Gold Star Family
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Angel Flight East

These are all new additions to this site, and the Gold Star Family and Ancient Order of Hibernians plates are both previously-undocumented formats! Thanks to Nick Tsilakis, Jeff Lawson, Bruce Bufalini, and Jaska Börner (L to R) for the pictures!

Bill Stephens sends in this picture of what may first appear to be a new high for the Person With Disability type, but it's so far outside of the current range that it's been deemed as a personalized plate. This is the importance of having a group of people who all bring their knowledge to our hobby!

Last but not least we have Julian Marrero's plate "89", on both the Visa base and the Let Freedom Ring base. Bonus picture: a shot of the plate on his car, which he bought from the man who bought it new in Alaska as the first first hybrid car sold in the state of Alaska!

PSA: Use PennDOT Form MV-44LB to order a Let Freedom Ring for your current plate. This and other forms can be found on the Documents - Plate Applications page of this site.

Here are three more plate types which have moved to the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Purple Heart, Antique Historic Vehicle, and East Allen Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept. Be sure to check out this site every Sunday morning for the newest sightings! (First and second pictures from Aaron Shirk, third picture from Keith Meserole via John McDevitt)

This Press Photographer plate, sent in by John Clark, first appeared to be a previously-undocumented format, but upon further discussion on the Facebook group "Keystone State Plates", it seems to be a rear plate of the final format of the 1984 base. As a reminder, PP plates are always issued in pairs, one of the only plate types to do this. Click the link to see more!

Bruce Sakson sends in this picture of a personalized Truck plate which highlights how similar the new slashed zero and the 8 look on the plate. There has been quite a lot of chatter online about how disliked the slashed zero is. Time will tell if PennDOT sticks with it or not.

Note: we assume this is a Truck plate because the plate was on a truck when the picture was taken. It's unknown if "TRUCK" will appear on the legend in the future; personalized Trailer plates on the Visa base did not use the "TRAILER" legend, so this could be similar.

Here is a pair of PA Sportsman plates. The first picture is a new high, from Brendan Sherry; the second picture is a personalized plate, a "first of" for this website, from John Clark. This plate falls under PennDOT's "Special Fund" category of plates, which means that some portion of the sale of each plate goes towards a trust fund relating to the plate type. In this case, per Google AI, "$14 from each purchase goes to a Youth Hunting and Fishing Restricted Account. This account, jointly managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC), supports youth hunting and fishing education programs." Be sure to visit the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

Last up this week is a pair of Type 2 All-Terrain Vehicle plates from Avery Merz. These serial formats are new to this site. Serial formats for ATV plates in general are confusing - that's where this site comes in! Click the link to see serial progressions for Type 1 and Type 2 plates.

Here are three "first-of" images for this website: pictures of the Person With Disability, Apportioned, and Disabled Veteran (Severe Disability) plate types on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base. This site is THE PLACE to be to follow the release of all plate types as they transition to the new base. These are new highs as well, visit the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs! (First and second pictures from Aaron Shirk, third from Jackson Silvia)

Here's a notable new high: the School Bus type moves to the "SD" prefix! This type started in 1956 and used numbers only through 1967. The "SA" prefix was used on the 1968 and 1972 bases (starting over at "SA-10000" in 1972), then "SB" on the 1978 and 1992 bases (starting over at "SB-10000" in 1992), "SC" on the 2000 "WWW" base through the "Visa" base, all the way through "SC-99999", and now we have "SD"! "SD-00000" thru "SD-09999" are skipped for School Bus as that block is reserved for the Square & Round Dancers plate type. As always, click the link to see a complete history for the plate type, and thanks to Alex Wiedlich for the picture!

Tim Gierschick recently made a great discovery, a 1943 Tractor tab in the "123A" format! It took 82 years for this serial format to come to light for collectors and historians! That's the best part of our hobby: a network of people who share their finds to further the hobby for everyone.

Here are four personalized special organization plates sent in recently:

University of Notre Dame
Pennsylvania Equine Council
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Ohio State Alumni

These are all "first-ofs" for this website. Thank you to John Kerestes, yours truly, Richard Than, and Mike Sava (from top to bottom) for the submissions!

Lastly we have this cute idea for a vanity plate, sent in by Aaron Shirk. Vanity/personalized plates on this site are listed on the Passenger page under the "Personalized Plate" column.

Here we have our first look at how special organzation plates look on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base (Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue from Dillon Hornberger, Spay/Neuter Saves Lives from Bruce Sakson). These are both new highs as well, visit the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

Here are several new highs that were recently submitted to this website: La Salle University from John Clark, Purple Heart from Nick Tsilakis, Limousine from Jordan Irazabal, and Gannon University from Brian Moore.

Here's a fairly rare find: a reserved number on the 1971-1976 base. These were considered personalized plates - what we now call "vanity plates" - and those can be found on the Passenger page of this website under the "Personalized Plate" column. Thanks to Eric Conner for the picture!

Here's a plate type that is rarely posted on here: Vertical Motorcycle. Thanks to Jeff Lesher for the great picture! Click to see a larger version.

Last up this week is a sample plate on the 1999 "WWW" base from Kess Smith. What's unique about this one is that "ABC" was used on the base prior to the "WWW" base and most samples on this base use "DAA" since that is the letter combination that began the "WWW" base. As with personalized plates mentioned above, sample plates are also listed on the Passenger page of this website. The earliest documented sample plate is from 1924 - click the link to see them all!

The "Plate of the Week" award goes to an anonymous contributor for this image of a Intl Brotherhood of Boilermakers plate, one that is seldom seen in the wild. This plate type came out in 2012, which means that about 7 plates are issued each year. One thing to note is that lighter yellow color on the bottom band; newer plates have a deeper yellow, almost a goldenrod color.

Here is a great shot of a Farm Truck plate on the new base, thanks to Aaron Shirk. Not only is this a "first-of" shot, it's also THE first Farm Truck plate issued on the new base!

Richard Than sends in this picture of a personalized Distracted Driving Awareness plate. This is not a "first-of" image, but it's a huge improvement over the image it's replacing. Click the link to see a complete history for this plate type.

Here are two new highs for a pair of Military & Veteran plates: Expeditionary Forces Veteran and Gold Star Family. Credit goes to Bruce Bufalini and Ben Vaughn for the pictures. Be sure to check out the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

Lastly we have this beautiful Amateur Radio sample plate from John Clark. What's most notable about this plate is the slashed zero, which was not used on production plates from the same era. Fast forward 35 years, our plates now use slashed zeros on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base.

The "Plate of the Week" award goes to Bill Young for his "first-of" picture of the motorcycle version of a Fraternal Order of Police plate! This plate type was first announced in 2021, active plates started showing up on the PennDOT vanity plate checker tool in 2022, and in July 2025 we have our first image of one - thanks Bill!

Jeff Lesher sends in new high for the Blue Star Family plate type. This is also the first good/legible picture we have for this type. Be sure to check out the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

Here's a beauty: a 1977 base U.S. Senate plate from Chuck Harrington. This is another "first-of" for this website. We are so grateful to the many people who contribute to this site.

NEW PLATE ALERT! Our own John McDevitt shares that the Milton Hershey School Alumni Association will soon have its own plate! To see all schools which offer a place, check out the Colleges & High Schools page.

Last up this week is a fairly uncommon one to spot: a Purdue University plate, shot by John Clark. This plate type has been out since 2006, which means that about 10 plates are issued eaech year, on average.

The "Plate of the Week" award goes to Bruce Bufalini for his shot of this "first-of" STAT MedEvac plate! This type was first announced on this site in January 2024 and this is the first picture we have of one, 18 months later. Naturally, it's also a new high. Be sure to check out the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

Dallis Broderick sends in this picture of a single-letter vanity plate on the new base. Vanity plates can be found in the Passenger section, under the column marked "Personalized Plate". Thanks Dallis!

Clayton Moore submits this picture of a 1953 3-axle Truck plate. In order to decipher serials on Truck plates from the mid 20th century, you would need a website that's dedicated to the minutiae of Pennsylvania license plates... like this one! Click the link to see more info!

John Clark sends in this personalized Combat Infantryman Badge plate, another "first of" for this site. PennDOT offers over 70 plate types for active and retired military, as well as veterans, check out the Military & Veteran page to see them all!

Also from John Clark is this new high for the Wilkes University Alumni plate type, still on the "WWW" base! A few plate types' demand was overestimated, resulting in plates still sitting in PennDOT inventory, through the "visitPA" base and even now with the "Let Freedom Ring" base.

Website News: Two updates from your website admins:

1. Additional PennDOT forms have been added to our Documents (Plate Applications) page.

2. A page was added for Pre-state (Philadelphia) plates.

Please take a moment to check both pages out!

John Clark shares the latest slew of plates that have an updated prototype image on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base:

Spay/Neuter Saves Lives
AFSCME Council 13
Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Bloomsburg University
Lehigh University
University of Scranton

As always, stay tuned to this website for the latest sightings of all plate types as they transition to the new base!

NEW PLATE ALERT! John Clark reports that TIM Heroes, Inc. will soon have their own plate! Per their website, their goal is "to provide outreach material, resources, and training to the general public, schools, motorists, and emergency responders..." and "aim(s) to raise awareness of the importance of roadway safety and provide funding for training related to this issue." They are headquartered in Middletown, PA.

Clayton Moore shares this "first-of" shot of the new Trailer plate! It's an exciting time to be a PA plate fan, as new types appear on the new base every week!

This week has covered a lot of the new plates, but here's an oldie: a new high for the Juniata College plate type, still on the "WWW" base! A few plate types' demand was overestimated, resulting in plates still sitting in PennDOT inventory, through the "visitPA" base and even now with the "Let Freedom Ring" base. Be sure to check out the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs! Thanks to John McDevitt for the image.

John Clark shares these newly-released prototype images for several plate types on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base:

Pennsylvania Equine Council
Geneva College
Millersville University
Arizona State University

As always, stay tuned to this website for the latest sightings of all plate types as they transition to the new base!

Noah Foster shares this "first-of" image of the recently-released The Edward Francis Cancer Foundation plate type. We are still on the lookout for a numbered plate.

Here's another "first-of", the first vanity plate spotted on the new base, sent in by Derek Horner. Vanity tags can be found in the Passenger page under the "Personalized Plate" column.

Ben Vaughn found this picture online of a new high for 1928 Passenger plates. As you can imagine, highs for these early years are seldom updated. Thanks Ben!

Lastly we have this new high for the Conserve Wild Resources plate type from John Clark. This plate type has been out since 1993, first as the Saw Whet Owl, then the Otter, and now the Eastern Hellbender. As always, click the link to see a complete history on this plate type and be sure to check out the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

We have a better shot of the new Truck plate on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base. This is also a new high. Be sure to check out the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

John Clark sends in these AAMVA plates from 1993, 2003, and 2018. The AAMVA ("American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators") holds an annual conference, and it's tradition for states to make up souvenir plates for the event and share them with representatives from the other states. AAMVA plates, along with other plates made for one-time events, are found on the Defunct Types, Special Event Plates, Etc. page.

John Clark also submits this new high for the Harcum College plate type. The last time this high was updated was in 2013 with number 00005!

Dale Asche provides this picture of a new high for 1952 Dealer plates - "New Car Dealer" plates, to be specific. From 1946 through the mid 1980s, the first letter of a Dealer plate would indicate whether it was a New Car Dealer, Used Car Dealer, "Miscellaneous Dealer", etc. Click the link to see more!

Last up this week is an interesting shot of a St. James Alumni plate by Evan Datillo. In almost every case, organizational plates start at "x0001" but a few types have been spotted with "x0000". It's our understanding that these are special favors from the organization.

The Plate of the Week award this week goes to Ben Vaughn for this "first-of" capture of a Truck plate on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base. There are sure to be a lot of "first-ofs" in the coming months. As always, be sure to check out the Highs page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

Speaking of "first-of" images, Matt Ciecka sends in this shot of a personalized PA Association of Realtors plate. A new logo for this plate type was announced in May 2024 but the first time it has been spotted (personalized or not) was one year later, in May 2025.

Our own John McDevitt submits this picture of a new high for the East Allen Township Volunteer Fire Department plate type. As you can see, there is no sticker well or map outline. As discussed before, this is a transitional format, so it is somewhat surprising that new sightings continue to be on this format.

Sometimes you just can't capture a good picture - it happens to all of us - but sometimes you need to take *a* picture to make sure something is documented. The person who took this picture, Frank Smoyer, may not have realized that he did this website a favor by getting this year's U.S. Open temporary plate. The last time the U.S. Open golf tournament was in PA was in 2016 - click the link to see pictures of plates from all of the years, all the way back to 1962!

But wait... there's more of #117! Low-number plates fall into the "Personalized Plate" column on the Passenger page. This shot comes from longtime site contributor John Anshant.

Here are a few new prototypes from PennDOT:

Blue Star Family
Virginia Tech
PA Sportsman
Preserve Our Heritage
Gettysburg 1863

As always, stay tuned to this website as these and other types get spotted on the new base! Thanks to Brenden Sherry for the picture of the Virginia Tech plate and John Clark for the pictures of the PA Sportsman, Preserve Our Heritage, and Gettysburg 1863 plates!

John Clark sends in this picture of a previously-unknown type: Williamsport National Air Show. This is a limited-use temporary tag, only valid from Sept 6-13, 1983. There are quite a few of these temporary tags for events in the Commonwealth, check out the "Special Events" section on the "Defunct Types, Special Event Plates, Etc." page.

Here's a new high for the Collectible Vehicle tag type from John Kerestes. This high is seldom updated so this was a particularly great find. PennDOT defines a Collectible Vehicle as "a reconstructed or modified motor vehicle substantially modified from the manufacturer’s original specifications and appearances and maintained in a collectible condition as determined by PennDOT." When submitting an application for a Collectible Vehicle plate (MV-426B), you must also submit pictures of the front, back, and both sides of the vehicle. If the engine was also modified, you must submit two pictures of the engine as well. To find PennDOT forms and fact sheets, check out the "Miscellaneous" section of the Defunct Types, Special Event Plates, Etc. page, and, as always, be sure to check out the Highs page for a list of all current highs!

John Kerestes also submits this picture of a personalized West Chester University plate. Not only is this the first personalized WCU plate with the map outline, it's the first personalized WCU plate we have documented!

Last up this week is a screenshot from Reddit of a Passenger plate on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base with a zero. As you can see, the zero has a slash through it, which is a first for standard issue Pennsylvania plates. We have seen the slashed zero in PennDOT prototype images, such as the ones above, but now we have confirmation that these are used on the production plates. The red markings were made by the Reddit OP so we have no way of knowing the other letters and numbers.

John McDevitt notes that PennDOT's MV-904 Form has been updated to show graphic renderings of the following plate types on the upcoming "Let Freedom Ring" base:

Permanent Trailer
Press Photographer
Motor Home
Amateur Radio
Motorcycle
Moped

We expect to start seeing this base on the roads any day now. One thing to note is that this marks the first time the Press Photographer is marked as such on the plate. Another item of note: although the Motor Home plate has an "MH" prefix, we do not believe the new plates will use this prefix, but will continue the current Motor Home series (currently in the "HJ" series).

Next is a head-scratcher... a decades-old serial number on a homemade plate that is made to look like the upcoming "Let Freedom Ring" base. A lot going on here! To see other homemade plates, check out the Fake/Homemade Plates section.

Clayton Moore sends in this nice shot of a first-base Classic Car plate. These plates were purple on white and numbering ran 10000 - 99999, then C00001 - C27851 (the highest documented number). After this, the design transitioned to the "Family of Plates" design (Visa card design) and will soon transition to the upcoming "Let Freedom Ring" base. Click the link to see the complete history of this plate type.

Here's a new high for the Historic Military Vehicle plate type. As you can imagine, this is a low-volume plate type. It has a motorcycle counterpart; we believe that none of these have been issued so far. For all current highs, be sure to check out the Highs page!

The Plate of the Week award goes to John Willard for this extremely rare 1915 Trailer plate. Less than 5 of these are known in collectors' hands so this is something truly special. It's also the first image of the largest plate size for this year; back in these days, plate width varied depending on how many characters were on the plate. Click the link to see more!

PennDOT recently announced that ordering is now open for the new "Let Freedom Ring" base. Here is a prototype for the East Allen Township Volunteer Fire Department plate type. Other than the few plates we have seen on state-owned vehicles, we are not aware of any plates for any type being spotted in the wild on this base. It's likely that this base will hit the roads in the next month or so. What do you think of this base? Chime in on the Keystone State Plates group on Facebook!

Jordan Irazabal spotted this new high for the Taxi plate type. As you can see, this plate still has a sticker well, which implies that PennDOT ordered a large quantity of these plates when sticker wells were still stamped into plates but that inventory has still not been depleted. In other words, they overestimated the demand for these plates. For all current highs, be sure to check out the Highs page!

Bruce Bufalini submits this picture of a new high for the Rosedale Technical College plate type. This is a "first-of" for this site, the first time we have an image of one of these plates with the map outline. This type has gone through a few designs and formats in its relatively short life of 13 years. Click the link to see a complete history!

Last up this week is a beautiful 1925 Motorcycle Dealer plate from Jerry McCoy. Act 283 was passed on 6/30/1919, authorizing Commercial Motorcycle, Motor Bicycle, and Motorcycle Dealer plates. The earliest Motorcycle Dealer plate observed is 1923.

The Plate of the Week award goes to our own John McDevitt for this "first-of" picture of the recently-released American Hose Company No. 1 plate. This fire company is located in Tamaqua. Only two serial-numbered plates are currently in use. After going through the effort and expense to obtain such a plate, why the need to cover the state and name of the organization with a frame?

Here's an interesting one from Scott Zillmer, what appears to be an eBay special with the serial number of a Disabled Veteran (Severe Disability) plate. We have no doubt that the number is registered to this driver, but the plate is not state-issued. This has been happening in many states, even down in Delaware where you can legally get a black plate, depending on your number!

Richard Than submits this picture of a personalized Southampton Fire Company No. 1 plate, another "first-of" for this site! This plate was first announced in July 2023 and the first numbered plate was observed in August 2024.

Eric Tanner provided this picture of a beautful 1927 sample plate. Passenger sample plates on this website are located on the Passenger page.

Lastly we have this new high for the Blue Lodge plate type from Sebastian DiSclafani. This type has been out since 1984 which means about 330 plates are issued each year, on average.

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.

Here is the first image of the recently-announced A Haven plate type from John Clark. We are grateful to John and so many others for sharing their finds with us. It helps this website and helps the collecting community as a whole!

Matt Ciecka sends in this new high for the Person with Disability plate type. The serial format for this plate type moved from "99999 PD" to "A0000 PD" sometime around February 2022. For all current highs, be sure to check out the Highs page!

This 1927 Truck plate was spotted on eBay recently. For many years, Truck plates used the first letter of the serial to indicate the weight class of the truck ("R" being the lightest and "Z" being the heaviest, skipping "X"). The "U" weight class is somewhere in the middle. Click on the plate type to see more history!

Scott Zillmer sends in this very nice picture of a State Representative plate. State-level legislators have been receiving special plates since the 1950s and they were clearly marked as such starting in mid 1960s.

Last up this week is a 1980s-era Amateur Radio plate still in use. This type has been out since 1956 and has been issued continually ever since. Thanks to Evan Datillo for the picture!

WEBSITE UPDATE: We have added links to PDF applications for the various plate types as well as PennDOT Fact Sheets. You can access them on the "List of All Plates & Current Highs" page, then going to "Defunct, Special Event, & Misc." page, then under the three "Documents" links under the "Miscellaneous" column. Here are the direct links:
Documents (Plate Applications)
Documents (Plate Type Fact Sheets)

John Clark shares this "first-of" picture of a National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial plate. This plate type was first announced in May 2014 (!!) and the number 1 plate was issued in March 2025.This may be the only time you ever see one of these!

Speaking of plates you may only ever see on this website, here's a rare one: the motorcycle version of a Distracted Driving Awareness "Special Fund" plate. As a reminder, plates categorized as "Special Fund" plates see a portion of the plate sales go towards a trust fund for the cause associated with the plate. Per PennDOT, "fees raised from this registration plate will be used exclusively to advance public education and outreach on the dangers posed by distracted driving."

Here are Motorcycle Dealer plates from 1999 to present. Which base is your favorite? Weigh in on the Facebook group Keystone State Plates group on Facebook!

Lastly we have another "first-of" for the site: a personalized Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of PA with the map outline. Thank you to Ben Vaughn for this picture. Ben has a sharp eye and has helped us to add many "first-ofs" to this website.

BREAKING NEWS: John Clark alerted us to the existence of a graphic rendering of a Blue Lodge plate on the upcoming "Let Freedom Ring" general redesign. This picture was posted on the organization's website so we believe this is how the final product will appear. We also received information from PennDOT saying that the major plate types (Passenger, Trailer, Truck, etc.) should start hitting the streets in May or June with all other plate types (including organizational plates) by July. We will keep you abreast as the various types are spotted on the new base.

John Clark shares this picture of an Eastern University plate, the first plate of this type observed with the map outline graphic. This plate type began in 2012, meaning that about 4 plates are issued each year on average.

Here we have a 1917 Tractor plate from Tim Gierschick. All known plates under E1000 measure 6" x 14" and all plates E1000 and above measure 6" x 16". No plates E1 thru E9 have been observed but it's thought that these plates may measure 6" x 11" - TBD! As always, you can click the type name link to see complete history for all years.

Brandon Sowers shares this picture-perfect shot of a Disabled Veteran (Severe Disability). This is not a new high, just a very nice picture to share.

Last up is this picture of a Boy Scouts of America plate, a "first-of" shot with the map outline. Thank you to Ben Vaughn for the picture!

Eric Conner shares this set of State Senator plates which were registered to Senator George Wade, who served in the PA Senate from 1941 to 1974 and in the PA House from 1931 to 1934. The number "31" is significant as Sen. Wade served the 31st senatorial district; the plates with "312" were likely for a second or spouse's vehicle. Eric shares that these plates came from the estate of the late (State) Rep. Fred Noye. Legislative plates were first issued in 1928 and ran through 1935. The next year that saw plates clearly marked for state legislators was 1966, but plates are known with "PA" and "HR" and one, two, and three numbers before and after "PA" and "HR" since 1951. While we still do not have confirmation that these plates pictured are separate plate types (they are likely a reserved series similar to how vanity plate started in PA, see the Passenger page starting in 1965), we now know that politicians received "special" plates as far back as 1951, thanks to Eric's discovery.

John Clark shares this picture of a La Salle College High School plate, the first plate of this type observed without a sticker well. This plate type began in 2005, meaning that about 7 plates are issued each year on average.

Here's another one from John Clark, this one for the Lycoming College plate type. This is the first time this type has been observed with the map outline graphic. This plate type began in 2010, which means that about 9 plates are issued each year on average.

John Clark also shares this interesting souvenir plate from the 2009 ALPCA Convention. ALPCA is the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association and is a club for plate collectors. It's only $36 per year to join and we recommend it to anyone interested in the hobby. Visit https://www.alpca.org/join/ to learn more!

Last up this week is quite an uncommon sighting: a duplicated Amateur Radio plate. This is done when someone wants their FCC call sign on two plates. This individual presumably has "K3EA" in the driveway as well. Thank you to Kevin C. for the picture!

The Plate of the Week award goes to Eric Tanner for this 1941 Tractor plate he found on the website LicensePl8s.com. Before Eric's discovery, only all-numeric series were observed for this year and type. We now know that numbering advanced into the A000 format for this year. Thanks Eric!

Ben Vaughn sends in this picture of a personalized U.S. Army (Active Duty) plate. This is a "first-of" for this site. We cannot say this enough: the success of this website is due to the many people who have contributed over the years and who continue to contribute every week.

Sebastian DiSclafani shares this picture of a blue base Multipurpose Dealer plate. This type started in 1991 on the blue base, transitioned to the "www" base in 1999, then to the "visitPA" base around 2020, and finally to the "Family of Plates" design in 2024. Click the link to see the complete history!

Here's a new high for the La Salle College High School plate type from John Clark. It's also the first observed plate for this type without the sticker well. For all current highs, be sure to check out the Highs page!

Lastly here's another high, also from John Clark, for the Lycoming College plate type. This is the first observed plate of this type with the map outline.

The Plate of the Week award goes to Clayton Moore for the discovery of this 1925 Tractor plate. It was previously thought that numbers E1 - E-999 measured 6" x 10" and numbers E1000 and above measured 6" x 12". Thanks to Clayton's find, we now know that numbers E1 - E99 measure 6" x 10" and numbers E-100 and above measure 6" x 12". Tractor plates are no longer issued; accordingly, you can find them on the Defunct Types, Special Event Plates, Etc. page under the main Highs page. Thanks Clayton!

Our own John McDevitt spotted this personalized Williamson College of the Trades plate. Not only is it a "first-of" for this site, it's just plain hard to spot one of these plates, personalized or not!

Bruce Sakson sends in this picture of a new high for the PA Society Of Professional Engineers plate type. This type came out in 2015 which means that not many plates at all are issued annually, making this another super tough one to spot in the wild. For all current highs, be sure to check out the Highs page!

Here's a very nice Trailer sample plate from the mid 1970s. Non-Passenger Pennsylvania sample plates are not terribly difficult to find but not all types were made for all years/bases. This entry is a "first-of" for this website!

Last up this week is another personalized specialty plate, this time for the U.S. Army (Active Duty) plate type. This is yet another "first-of" this week - thanks to Ben Vaughn for the picture!

The Municipal plate type is now in the "R" series. This format started at "MG-9000J" which means that about 52,500 plates have been issued on this format since this particular format began in 2017. It's also a new high! Click here to see observed highs for all plate types, and thank you to Bill Young for the picture.

David Dohan submits this picture of the #1 plate for the Silver Star type. This type came out in 2012 and the current high is "00060 S/I" which means that 4-5 plates are issued each year, on average.

Preston Turner sends in this picture of a 1925 Truck plate as seen in a framed picture at an establishment he recently visited. The serial number is "T1121", the 1,121st plate in the "T" weight class (in this case, (3,001-4,000 lb unladen). Click the thumbnail to see a full-size version. The second picture is a good picture of another 1925 Truck plate for comparison (compliments of Bill Krellner).

John Clark spotted this new high for the NRA Foundation plate type. This plate type started in 2011 which means that about 66 plates are issued each year, on average (5-6 per month).

John Clark also sends in this picture of a Saint Joseph's University plate with no sticker well and no map outline. This is not the first picture of this format for this site but it further helps with serial changeover points. As mentioned before, this format was a holdover format which is seen on plate types which are reordered/restocked often. This format exists because the decision to add the map outline was not made until a few months after the decision was made to stop issuing stickers, so the sticker well was eliminated but there were no instructions at that time to add anything in its place.

Jeff Lesher submits this new high for the Let Freedom Ring plate type. This plate costs $56 and is available for cars and motorcycles. Twenty-five dollars of the $56 "will benefit the Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial to help fund activities related to the Semiquincentennial." "Let Freedom Ring" is also the newest Pennsylvania tourism slogan as well as the legend on the upcoming redesigned license plates! Click here for the order form for this plate, and click here to see this and all current highs

Here's a nice looking personalized Operation Enduring Freedom plate spotted by Jimmy Coates. You could say this is a "Number 1" plate, but THE number 1 plate is "00001 E/F", the first plate issued in sequence.

Here's a nice 1955 Bus plate currently listed on eBay. Bus plates started in 1924 with the "O" prefix and a second letter was added in 1946 after "O9999" was reached.

Matt Ciecka shares this personalized School Vehicle plate. This plate type is not frequently issued, so seeing a personalized version is even tougher!

Lastly we have a new high for the Ruffed Grouse Society plate type. This plate type came out in 2005 which means that 8 or 9 plates are issued each year, on average. Thanks to Dillon Hornberger for the picture!

The Plate of the Week award goes to Ned Flynn for this 1958 Governor plate. Ned shares that the plate is in mint condition and arrived to him with remnants of some paper-like wrapper. Ned believes that this may have been a duplicate of the plate on the governor’s car which was carried in the car in case the one on the car was stolen or to give as a political favor.

William Jude shares this picture of a Great American Outdoor Show temporary plate. Special Event plates have been issued in Pennsylvania since at least 1962 and it's nice to see that this tradition continues today. This is the first image of this type for this site, thanks William!

Here's a new high for the Antique Vehicle plate type from Ryan Battin. This plate type started in 1956 and has been through a myriad of formats and serial combinations. Click the link to see a complete history, and be sure to check out the Highs page for a list of all plate types and their current highs!

On January 19 of this year we shared a new high for the Motorcycle (vertical) plate. This type's high is not updated too frequently, but now we have another new high, this time from Jeff Lesher. These were created for people who wanted to mount their license plate on the fender of their motorcycle.

Last up this week is a remake of an old Passenger number on a newer base plate. The use of the keystone separator tells us that this is a remake of an old number, as opposed to a vanity where they would have used a hyphen. It's unknown when this number was first issued to this person, as the 111-111 serial format goes back many years. Click the link to see more details!

Here is the newest agency-specific Official Use plate: Pennsylvania Capitol Police. It is safe to assume that the only place to spot these is around the capitol complex in Harrisburg. See this new type and all other Official types on the Official page!

Tim Gierschick shares this low-number plate from 1958. Records indicate that the Passenger series for this year began at number "100-000" and the "Reserve" series started at number "1001". It appears that this plate was mounted at one point so it's likely that this number was issued to a VIP, someone who had enough influence to get a number even lower than the authorized run of numbers. It appears that the sticker number matches the plate number, too!

Here's a new high for the Bucknell University plate type from John Clark. This is the first sighting of this plate type with the map outline as well! For all current highs, be sure to check out the Highs page!

Here's another "first of" for this site: a personalized Format 2 Operation Iraqi Freedom plate. This one comes from Nick Tsilakis, a longtime contributor to this site. A sincere "thank you" to everyone who has contributed to this site over the years to make it the great resource that it is!

Lastly this week is a new high for the Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company plate type, and yet another "first of" for this site - the first observed plate of this type with the map outline. This fire house is located in a small town somewhere between Butler and Pittsburgh, so you're likely only to spot one of these if you live in the immediate vicinity of the fire house. Thanks to Ben Vaughn for this one!

The Plate of the Week award goes to yours truly for spotting this INSANELY rare Fleet Transporter plate in the wild. Per John McDevitt, only 93 of these plates are active across the whole state, and because it's a dealer-esque type, they are not always mounted to a vehicle.

Dillon Hornberger shares this new high for the PA Sportsman type. This plate was authorized back in July 2024 and hit the roads in or around October 2024. It looks to be enjoying good sales so far. For all current highs, be sure to check out the Highs page!

John Clark shares this picture of a new high for the Geneva College plate type. This is the first sighting of this plate type since the logo was updated.

John Clark also shares this picture of a Pennsylvania Farm Show plate. As indicated on the plate, it's a temporary plate, valid only from January 4 thru January 11, 2025. It's also the first plate issued! John reports that he also spotted numbers 08, 10, and 12 of this type. This is the first Farm Show plate known to this site.

Last up we have this picture of a personalized Upper Gwynedd Township Fire Department plate, a "first of" for this website. This one is also from John Clark - thanks John!

The Plates of the Week award goes to Marjory Cahill Shelton, who submitted these two Press Photographer plates. Mrs. Shelton reached out to us to share these pictures and to let us know that she is the oldest child of Pat Cahill, who was instrumental in getting this plate type started in 1956. She also confirmed that he received the first plate that was issued, which was "PP11".

Two Passenger plates in the "MTA" series have been spotted, one with a blurry picture and one with no picture. Keep your eyes open as this series progresses!

Here are a few personalized plates for the Combat Action Badge and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. plate types. These are both "first-of" pictures for this site! Thank you to Bill Young for the Combat Action Badge picture and to Jordan Irazabal for the Alpha Kappa Alpha picture.

Jonathan Ortmann shares this picture of the #1 plate for the Tall Cedars of Lebanon plate type. This type came out in 2005 and the current high is T/C 00063, which means that about 3 plates are issued every year on average. Consider yourself lucky if you spot one of these in the wild!

Last but not least we have this awesome pair of plates sent in by Bill Jesse. All-numeric plates, including low-number plates like this, are catalogued in the Passenger section of this website, under the "Personalized Plate" column. It should be noted that personalized plates started in 1965. Generally speaking, three-digit numbers are available from time to time but it's almost impossible to secure a number under 100.

We now have a prototype image of the recently-announced Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal plate, thanks to John McDevitt's research. In order to be eligible to order this plate, you must submit a copy of your DD214 discharge papers indicating that you served in the 65th Infantry Regiment - "The Borinqueneers" - or other evidence of being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Click here for a link to the application.

Ben Vaughn submits this picture of a personalized Animal Friends plate. With PennDOT offering hundreds of special organization plates, there are so many opportunities to have a low-number plate!

This Vertical Motorcycle plate may not look like a new high, but it is! This type came out in 2014, starting at M0A0C thru M9Z9C, now MA0AC thru this new high. The first letter M and last letter C never advance. Thanks to Jonathan Ortmann for the picture, click to see a larger version!

Here is a pair of new highs from John Clark for the Susquehanna University and Michigan State Alumni plate types. This is the first time either type has been observed with the map outline graphic. Click the links to see the complete history for each type!

Ben Vaughn submits this new high for the Expeditionary Forces Veteran plate type. This type started in 1995 on the blue and red on white base at E/F 0001.

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!