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GENERAL PLATE DISPLAYS

Antique, Classic, etc.

Bus, Limo, Taxi, etc.

Dealer & MV Business

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College, University, etc.

Fire, EMS & Police

Fraternal, Non-Profit, etc.

NASCAR

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Mystery, Oddball, DCNR, etc

Special Event Plates

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Sample Displays, R. Dragon

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Plate History (Misc.)

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2006 Archives (from 7/22)

Weekly Posting 5/13/2012

First image of a Passenger plate in the J-series. Series recently started at JBA-0000. A short time ago the H-series rolled over into the J series. The 'I' series was skipped as PA does not normally use the letter I, at least not in the more common series.

This nice Organ Donors Save Lives plate image was provided by Jordan Irazabal. The plate is also the current series high.

Also from Jordan Irazabal also a series high is this Person with Disability plate.

And finally this Avondale Fire Company plate image was provided by Jordan Irazabal and is also a high for that series.

Here are several Handicapped Person / Person with Disability sample plate images that have been added to that section on the Plate History Page. The image on the far left, with the '68 validation sticker, was provided by Sarge of Klassy Karz. If anyone has other versions of HP/PD samples, I would be happy to include them.

Weekly Posting 5/6/2012

These first-of-this-type images of Lower Macungie Fire Department plates were provided by Tom Perri & Jordan Irazabal. Lower Macungie is in Lehigh County.

I spotted this high number Motorcycle plate at the Spring Thaw Rendezvous in Northampton.

Tom Perri captured this nice PA State Nurses Association plate. These have been out for several years, but this image is a nice addition.

This Malvern Retreat House is a new addition to the ever-growing list of specialty plates.

This first generation York College plate helps to complete the plate history page dealing with the Special Organization Plates. At this point there is either an actual plate, a sample plate, or both pictured for all 75 types of the first generation of these plates, plus the Steel Worker plate, which is also pictured with this group. The Steel Worker plate, while formatted like a special organization plate, has its own designation within the vehicle code. While this section has at least one image per type, there are still many images needed.

High Plate News — One thing about current license plates, they are constantly undergoing a serial number progression. This Z95Z plate image from Bill Ceravola shows a plate only 4 numbers away from the end of this series. Antique Vehicle plates, which began a new series in early 2005 with the A00A series, have now gone past the Z99Z point and have started a new alpha-numeric format. The new format is believed to be 0AA0. Similarly it appears that the AF Apportioned Truck plates have run their course and are now in the AG series, with the current high being close to AG-00250. Sorry no pictures of either yet.

Check out Tom Perri's website for the the most authoritative look at PA highs.

Weekly Posting 4/29/2012

Grant MacKenzie sent this Antique Vehicle plate image. Since the design of this plate already shows an antique vehicle, some enthusiasts have chosen to cover the original image with a picture of the vehicle on which the plate is mounted.

Jordan Irazabal spotted this same-number Passenger plate combination on the road recently. Can you pick the real plate, since PA does not issue two passenger plates? The upper plate is genuine, while the lower one is not. The owner probably did this in case the items on the cargo carrier block the upper plate.

This Fraternal Order of Police plate image was also provided by Jordan Irazabal. The plate is also the reported high.

This Veterans of Foreign Wars plate is also the current high, and also sent in by Jordan Irazabal. This plate type also continues to be issued on the www base.

Finally this week is the addition of this Wilkes University Alumni image to the Special Organizational Plate History Page. Unfortunately samples were not always formatted correctly. Such is the case with this plate which should more correctly have a leading 2 in the serial number such as W/U20000. Widener University uses W/U00000.

Weekly Posting 4/22/2012

This alleged New York Press plate has reared its head again. There are two schools of thought on this: Those who insist that it is the real thing and those who believe it's just a vanity. I happen to be of the opinion that a small group of Pennsylvanians working in the New York press decided to get together and order similar vanity plates. These plates may even be recognized by NYPD as having parking rights normally associated with members of the press. That alone does not legitimize the plate. This alleged plate type does not appear in the PA Vehicle Code, nor does it appear in any PennDOT plate application document. A call to PennDOT some time ago went unreturned. The above plate image was sent by Paul Bradley.

This image from back in November of 2011 first came to my attention by Jordan Irazabal then later by a contributor wanting to be credited as Triborough.

If anyone can give any legitimacy to these plates, please do so.

While on the subject of press plates, this Press Photographer plate was provided by Jordan Irazabal.

This very nice motorcycle image was provided by Jordan Irazabal, and happens to be the current high Motorcycle plate.

Jordan Irazabal has also provided this high number Organ Donors Save Lives plate image.

This first generation Widener University sample image has been added to the Special Organizational Plate History Page.

Weekly Posting 4/15/2012

Here are two 'first images' of Enterprise Fire Company plates from Hatboro, Montgomery County. These plate are recent arrivals. These images were provided courtesy of Tom Perri. I find it interesting that the owner of the # 1 plate chose to completely cover up the name of the organization with a frame.

Another new arrival and first image is this Perseverance Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 from Souderton, Montgomery County. This image was also kindly provided courtesy of Tom Perri.

New from IUP or Indiana University of Pennsylvania Alumni Association, is this prototype on the far left. The new plate is on the visitPA base which allows for color graphics. By comparison is the current issue.

This plate type has been in the Pending / Proposed section for a number of years. Then out of the blue I received an email from Jim Binkley the Web Master of Blue Moon Cruisers Rod & Custom Association informing me that that proposal "died" some time ago, but has been revived recently by the current club administrators. So watch for more on this in the future. Their website is www.bluemooncruisers.com.

It's been a long slow process but the Special Organizational Plate History Page with all the first generation plates is almost to the point where there is either an actual plate image or a sample image — just a few to go. This latest addition being WVU or West Virginia University Alumni Association.

Antique Historic Car data revision — Based upon some information from ALPCA member Richard Sills, and after referencing a couple of old publications, it appears that Format 2 (A000 to Z999) of the Antique Historic Car plates needed to be revised. It appears that Format 2 may have begun closer to 1965 I previously had the date as being circa 1971. Anyone have additional information or corrections? Your input is always welcome.

Clayton Moore provides these images of the old style and new style Permanent Fleet Sticker. The image with the PenDOT loge is a new find. Permanent fleet stickers can be used on passenger and truck plates.

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Images and photos are always welcome. Please send to:

John McDevitt, Walnutport, PA

ALPCA #4376