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Plate Type (year first issued)

Description / History

Image

History, comments, what's needed?

Allegheny College (1997)    

FORMAT 1:

A
C

00000 to

A
C

00405

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/3/2001.

 

unknown eBay

  Sample 

 

 

 

American Legion (1984)

FORMAT 1:

A
L

00001

 to

A
L

02002

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 8/10/2001.

 

from Brandon Sowers

from Devan Ciemiewicz

from Devan Ciemiewicz

Sample 

 

  

 

Barbershopper (1999)

FORMAT 1:

B
U

00001 to

B
U

00765

SPEBSQSA stands for Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America.

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 9/12/2001.

from Arthur Levine

from Clayton Moore

  Sample 

 

  

 

Bloomsburg University (1992)

FORMAT 1:

B
U

00001 to

B
U

00765

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 9/12/2001.

from Arthur Levine

  Sample

 

  

 

Blue Lodge (1984)

FORMAT 1:

M
B

00001 to  

M
B

08281

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 8/10/2001.

from Clayton Moore

from Brandon Sowers

  Sample 

 

  

 

Bucknell University (1998)

FORMAT 1:

B
U

20001 to

B
U

20434

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 9/12/2001.

from Worthpoint

  Sample 

 

  

 

Dickinson College (1998)

FORMAT 1:

D
C

00001 to

D
C

00323

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 5/17/2001.

 

from Tom Perri

higher than the issued range

from Brandon Sowers

  Sample 

 

  

 

Drexel University Alumni (1992)

FORMAT 1:

D
U

40001 to

D
U

40837

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 10/5/2001.

from Jordan Irazabal

from Bill Young

  Sample 

 

  

 

Ducks Unlimited (1990)

FORMAT 1:

D
U

00001 to

D
U

01133

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/3/2001.

from George Kunsman

  Sample 

 

  

 

Duquesne University (1991)

FORMAT 1:

D
U

20001 to

D
U

21267

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 6/13/2001.

unknown

  Sample 

 

  

 

East Stroudsburg University (1996)

FORMAT 1:

E
S

00000 to

E
S

00428

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 12/26/2001.

  

from Ned Flynn

  Sample 

 

 

Edinboro University (1992)

FORMAT 1:

E
U

00001 to

E
U

00797

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/3/2001.

from eBay

from Brandon Sowers

  Sample 

 

  

 

Elizabethtown College (1999)

FORMAT 1:

E
C

00000 to

E
C

00410

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/25/2001.

from Nick Tsilakis

  Sample 

 

  

 

Emergency Medical Services (1985)

FORMAT 1:

E
M

00001 to

E
M

03335

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 6/20/2001.

from Brendan Sherry

from Sarge

  Sample 

 

  

 

Fire Fighter (1983)

FORMAT 1:

FF

00001 to

FF

15073

Blue on yellow base, no sticker wells.  Replaced by www base on 9/1/1999.

 

FORMAT 2, Personalized FF+ 1 to 5 characters, blue on yellow base, no sticker wells.  Personalized plates were offered early on for a short period, then discontinued. Vehicles that were issued such plates were permitted keep them and those plates that were eligible for reissue received new tags on the www base.

 

Sample 1, The PENNSYLVANIA upper tag legend, FIRE FIGHTER lower tag legend, no sticker well.  Sample matches issued plate.

 

Sample 2, FIRE FIGHTER upper tag legend, PENNSYLVANIA lower tag legend, sticker well lower left, color combination does not reflect any issued plate.

 

Sample 3, KEYSTONE STATE upper tag legend, PENNSYLVANIA lower tag legend, sticker well lower left, does not reflect any issued plate.

 

 

from George Kunsman

from Worthpoint

source eBay?

from Clayton Moore

from George Kunsman

George Kunsman

Personalized

from pl8s.com

from pl8s.com

  Sample 1

  Sample 2

  Sample 3

Unknown

 

 

 

Fraternal Order of Police (1987)

FORMAT 1:

F
P

00000 to

F
P

11154

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 10/3/2001.

from Devan Ciemiewicz

from Clayton Moore

  Sample 

 

  

 

Gannon University (1997)

FORMAT 1:

G
U

00001 to

G
U

00373

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/3/2001.

from George Kunsman

higher than the issued range

from Brandon Sowers

  Sample 

 

 

 

Geneva College (1994)

FORMAT 1:

G
C

00001 to

G
C

00765

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 11/9/2001.

from eBay user Jeopardyboy1

  Sample 

 

 

 

Gettysburg College (1999)

FORMAT 1:

G
C

2001 to

G
C

2331

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/25/2001.

from Bill Ceravola

  Sample 

from Paul Bagnarol

 

 

International Association of Firefighters (1993)

FORMAT 1:

F
P

00001 to

F
P

02860

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 6/27/2001.

from Worthpoint

from Clayton Moore

from Worthpoint

  Sample 

 

 

 

IUP Alumni Association (Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1985)

FORMAT 1:

I
N

00001 to

I
N

01164

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 9/5/2001.

from George Kunsman

  Sample 

 

 

 

Kings College Alumni (1997)

FORMAT 1:

K
C

20001 to

K
C

20356

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 5/17/2001.

  Sample 

 

 

 

Knights of Columbus (1987)

FORMAT 1:

K
C

00001 to

K
C

01153

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 9/12/2001.

from Clayton Moore

  Sample 

 

 

 

Kutztown University (1995)

FORMAT 1:

K
U

00001 to

K
U

00723

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 10/17/2001.

Sarge of Klassy Karz

  Sample 

 

 

 

Lafayette College (1988)

FORMAT 1:

L
C

00001 to

L
C

00765

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 10/5/2001.

from George Kunsman

  Sample 

 

 

 

LaSalle University (1988)

FORMAT 1:

L
U

00001 to

L
U

00999

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/25/2001.

from George Kunsman

  Sample 

from Jordan Irazabal

 

 

Lebanon Valley College (1996)

FORMAT 1:

L
V

00001 to

L
V

00482

 Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 8/10/2001.

from Jeff Lesher

  Sample 

 

 

 

Lehigh University Alumni (1988)

FORMAT 1:   

00000

L
U

 to ~01123

L
U

yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 9/12/2001.

from George Kunsman

  Sample 

 

 

 

Lion Member (1988)

FORMAT 1:

K
C

00001 to

K
C

00833

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 6/6/2001.

from Dani DeGuzman

  Sample 

from George Kunsman

 

 

Lock Haven University (1999)

FORMAT 1:

L
H

00001 to

L
H

00286

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 9/12/2001.

  Sample 

 

 

 

Marine Corps League (1992)

FORMAT 1:

M
L

00001 to

M
L

01191

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/3/2001.

 

  Sample 

from Jordan Irazabal

 

 

Millersville University (1994)

FORMAT 1:

M
U

00001 to

M
U

01007

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/18/2001.

from Lee Madigan

  Sample 

from Jordan Irazabal

 

 

Moravian College-Est. 1742 (1990)

FORMAT 1:

M
O

00001 to

M
O

00797

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 9/5/2001.

 

  Sample 

 

 

 

Muhlenberg Alumni (1996)

FORMAT 1:

M
C

10001 to

M
C

10335

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/18/2001.

from Tom Roberts

  Sample 

 

 

 

National Greyhound Adoption Program (1997)

FORMAT 1:

G
H

00001 to

G
H

00716

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/18/2001.

 

from Tom Perri

from Brandon Sowers

  Sample 

 

 

 

National Guard (1987)

FORMAT 1:

N
G

0001 to

N
G

1528

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 3/26/2000.

from Clayton Moore

  Sample 

 

To see National Guard plates from 1930 to 1935 and from 1984 to the present click the link above.

 

Notary Public (1984)

FORMAT 1:

N
P

00001 to

N
P

01076

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 3/26/2000.

from Bruce Bufalini

from Bruce Bufalini

from Jeff Lesher

from Brandon Sowers

from Clayton Moore

  Sample 

 

  

 

Notre Dame Alumni Association (1988)

FORMAT 1:   

00001

N
D

 to 00929

N

D

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 6/27/2001.

 

  Sample 

 

 

 

Ohio State Alumni (1997)

FORMAT 1:

O
S

00001 to

O
S

00350

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 5/17/2001.

 

from Ryan Battin

  Sample 

 

 

 

PA Association of Realtors (1995)

FORMAT 1:

R
E

00001 to

R
E

00644

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 9/12/2001.

from Arthur Levine

  Sample 

 

 

 

Penn State Alumni Assn. (1985)

FORMAT 1:

P
S

00001 to

P
S

21344

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 5/30/2001.

from Clayton Moore

from Brendan Sherry

from Brandan Sowers

unknown source

  Sample 

 

 

 

 

Pitt Bicentennial (1988)

FORMAT 1:

U
P

00001 to

U
P

02815

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 2/14/2002.

from George Kunsman

  Sample 

 

 

 

 

Prince Hall F&AM (1988)

FORMAT 1:

M
M

00001 to

M
M

01142

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 9/12/2001.

from Pinkocolot

  Sample 

 

 

 

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (1997)

FORMAT 1:

R
T

00000 to

R
T

00582

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 9/12/2001.

from John Lawrence

from Eric Conner

  Sample 

 

 

 

Rotary International (1992)

FORMAT 1:

R
I

 00001 to R
I

 00590

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 11/20/2001.

from Worthpoint

  Sample 

 

 

 

Shippensburg University Alumni (1989)

FORMAT 1:

S
U

00001 to

S
U

00966

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 10/5/2001.

standard serial format

  Sample 

 

  

 

Square and Round Dancers (1991)

FORMAT 1:

S
D

 00001 to S
D

 00956

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 8/10/2001.

standard serial format

short serial format

from Worthpoint

Sample 

 

 

 

St. Francis College (1999)

FORMAT 1:

S
F

00001 to

B
U

00335

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 3/7/2002.

from John Clark

  Sample 

 

 

Image added 9/25

 

 

St. James Alumni (1996)

FORMAT 1:

S
J

00001 to

S
J

00482

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 6/13/2001.

from Tom Perri

  Sample 

 

 

 

St. Joseph’s University (1985)

FORMAT 1:

S
J

00001

 to

S
J

01009

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 11/28/2001.

from Clayton Moore

from George Kunsman

  Sample 

 

 

 

St. Thomas More Alumni Assn. (1997)

FORMAT 1:

G
B

00001 to

G
B

00411

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/3/2001.

  Sample 

 

 

 

St. Vincent Alumni Assoc (1992)

FORMAT 1:

S
V

00001 to

S
V

00891

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/25/2001.

from Brandan Sowers

from Jordan Irazabal

  Sample 

 

 

 

Steel Worker (1997)

This is not a special organization plate but a special class of plates. 

FORMAT 1:

S
W

00001

 to

S
W

00624

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/18/2001.

from Preston Turner

from John Fedorchak

  Sample 

from Jordan Irazabal

 

 

Susquehanna University (1999)

FORMAT 1:

S
U

20001 to

S
U

20349

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 9/12/2001.

  Sample 

from Paul Bagnarol

 

 

Syria AAONMS Temple (1986)

FORMAT 1:

S
T

 00000 to S
T

 00757

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/3/2001.

from Michael Natter

  Sample 

 

 

 

Telephone Pioneers of America (1989)

FORMAT 1:   

00001

T
P

 to 00792

T
P

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/3/2001.

from Clayton Moore

from Selanda Leetphreak

  Sample 

 

 

 

Temple University Alumni (1987)

FORMAT 1:

T
U

00001 to

T
U

02055

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/3/2001.

 

FORMAT 1 error plate, uses "You've Got a Friend in Pennsylvania" passenger legend.

from George Kunsman

from Jordan Irazabal

Error plates

from George Kunsman

from George Kunsman

  Sample 

 

 

 

U.S. Air Force Reserve (1987)

FORMAT 1:

A
F

0001 to

A
F

0251

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 3/26/2000.

from Ned Flynn

plate may be above issued high

from Brandon Sowers

  Sample 

 

 

 

U.S. Armed Forced Retired (1990)

FORMAT 1:

D
D

00001 to

D
D

03534

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 10/17/2001.

from Devan Ciemiewicz

  Sample 

 

 

 

U.S. Army Reserve (1998)

FORMAT 1:

A
R

0001 to

A
R

0296

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 3/26/2000.

from Ned Flynn

  Sample 

 

 

 

U.S. Coast Guard Reserve (1987)

FORMAT 1:

C
G

0001 to

C
G

(unknown)

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 3/26/2000.

from Worthpoint

  Sample 

 

 

 

U.S. Marine Reserve (1987)

FORMAT 1:

M
C

0001 to

M
C

0262

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left. 

Replaced by www base on 3/26/2000.

Very interesting back story from Sarge on the 0002 plate.  "Back in the 80's I was in the Marine Corps Reserve stationed up at NAS Willow Grove. I assisted our admin officer with preparing the paperwork necessary to request the DMV issue specialty plates for the reserves. We of course were the first to be notified of the DMV's approval and of course the first to apply for the plates. He received number one and I, number two. Years later I lost the plate when my truck was scrapped and I never expected to ever see it again but sure enough I ended up finding it at the Chesapeake show."

from Sarge

from Matt Ciecka

plate may be above issued high

from Brandon Sowers

  Sample 

 

 

 

U.S. Navy Reserve (1987)

FORMAT 1:

N
R

0001 to

N
R

0749

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 3/26/2000.

 

 

 

from Brandon Sowers

from Tom Perri

  Sample 

 

 

 

University of Scranton (1995)

FORMAT 1:

U
S

10000 to

U
S

10651

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 12/26/2001.

from John Clark

Sample

 

 

 

Veterans of Foreign Wars (1984)

FORMAT 1:

F
W

00001 to

F
W

02537

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 6/27/2001.

from Clayton Moore

Sample

 

 

 

Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc. (1988)

FORMAT 1:

V
V

00001 to

V
V

02791

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 6/13/2001.

from Tom Perri

from Bill Ceravola

Sample

from George Kunsman

 

 

 

Vietnam Veterans of America (1992)

FORMAT 1:

V
N

00001 to

V
N

01159

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 6/20/2001.

 

Sample

 

 

 

Villanova Univ Alum Assoc (1987)

FORMAT 1:

V
U

00001 to

V
U

01790

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/18/2001.

from Worthpoint

from Tom Perri

Sample

 

 

 

Washington and Jefferson College (W&J College) (1993)

FORMAT 1:

W
J

00001 to

W
J

00673

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 6/20/2001.

eBay & Jordan Irazabal

Sample

 

 

 

West Catholic High School Alumni (1997)

FORMAT 1:

W

C

00000 to

W

C

00339

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 10/17/2001.

from George Kunsman

Sample

 

 

 

West Point Alumni (1987)

FORMAT 1:

W

P

0000 to

W

P

0255

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/18/2001.

Sample

from Worthpoint

 

 

West Virginia University Alumni Association (1996)

FORMAT 1:

W

V

00000 to

W

V

00542

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/3/2001.

from Arthur Levine

from Bob Connison

Sample

 

 

 

Widener University (1995)

FORMAT 1:

W
U

00001 to

W
U

00501

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/3/2001.

from Arthur Levine

Sample

 

 

 

Wilkes University Alumni (1997)

FORMAT 1:

W
U

20001 to

W
U

20409

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 10/5/2001.

 

Image Needed

 

Sample

 

 

 

York College (1995)

FORMAT 1:

00001

y
C

 to 00501

y
C

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 9/12/2001.

from Clayton Moore

from Arthur Levine

Sample

 

 

 

 

Zem Zem Temple (1987)

FORMAT 1:

Z
Z

00001 to

Z
Z

00500

Yellow on blue base, sticker well lower left.

Replaced by www base on 7/25/2001.

Sample

from George Kunsman

 

 

 

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