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John McDevitt, Walnutport, PA

Flagship Niagara Mystery Plate

This image was sent to me by Mike Barns.  Note the absence of the EXP. 6/96 which is normal on the plates that were made available as souvenirs after the discontinuation of the Flagship Niagara plate.  At the time when these plates were issued, this was a pet project of Governor Ridge (being from the Erie area). This plate could very well have been given to him.  Image added 8/27/06

Masonic Booster Plate (?)

This was spotted on the front of a vehicle.  It appears to be the same symbol as used by BLUE LODGE and PRINCE HALL Masonic Lodges.  The rear plate was a standard issue.  Posted 5/17/06.

75 MOTORCYCLE INVERSION ERROR

from Bill Pratt

MOVIE PROP

Motorcycle

Municipal

This plate was used in the movie Ground Day.  The PENNSYLVANIA font seems correct but the others are not.  The plate is actually cardboard with no holes.

Images of police vehicles used in the making of Tony Scott's Unstoppable from last September 2009.

from Jim McDevitt

from Eric Butler

from John Netzlof

from John Netzlof

PASSENGER ERROR

Skewed Serial Number

Inversion Error

from Nick Tsilakis

from Grant MacKenzie

PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL POLICE

This is not an official plate, or at least not one issued by PennDOT.  It was in use on the front of a Philadelphia School Police vehicle.

Sample Mystery Type

Information from Bruce Bufalini:

Image taken September 22, 2001, at the University of  Pittsburgh, Greensburg campus. The plate was on the front of a DEP (Dept. of Environmental Protection)-owned car. There was some sort of conference there held by the DEP, and at the time I had theorized that there was a DEP prefix plate series reserved for them, though I've never seen another such plate, sample or real issue, before or since.

from Bruce Bufalini

Year of Manufacture (YOM)

I didn't think PA permitted such plates.  Image added 8/27/06

West Chester University

This plate type will be used on university-owned vehicles that are not used on public roadways. This includes small campus vehicles (ATVs, UTVs, tractors, Cushmans, etc.) that are used off road around the campus for identification purposes. Full size vehicles that travel on streets and roads will continue to use Pennsylvania Official Use plates issued by PennDOT.  Plates measure 4" by 7" and use a bar coded validation sticker.

Plate series begins with # 1.

Type added 6/8/2008.

Antique Automobile Club of America

Plate history unknown

from Michael Wiener

Commercial Dealer

This may have been a mock up or proposed plate, but never went into production.

Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley

Type added 1/1/05 and placed in this grouping on 7/7/05

from Nicholas Santiago

Conrail Historical Society

Type posted 5/30/07

Removed from pending list 8/24/08

from Steve Ondik

Conserve Wild Resources (prototypes)

These two plates, along with the current Conserve Wild Resources (RC) River Otter plate, were candidates to replace the previous Conserve Wild Resources (WR) Saw Whet Owl plate.  The upper plate shows the bald eagle and the lower one is the peregrine falcon.  See respective plates above for more information.

The 'wildlife' plate to the right never made it either, it appears to be another variety of the resource conservation prototypes, however, it could also be a Hunting Angling (HA) plate.  If anyone knows more about this plate, please share with us.

Episcopal Church

Franklin & Marshal

Grundsow Lodge

PA District Kiwanis International

Type posted as pending/proposed 11/26/05 Prototype image added 10/13/06

Moved to Special Organization 11/25/06

News that plate type was canceled received 5/13/09.  Plate did not go into production.

Rajah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S.

Terri Lynn Lokoff Foundation

Child Care

This was a proposed special organization plate that failed to get the needed 300 supporters.

ATV (Class 1)

FORMAT 1: 0000A to 9999W

FORMAT 2: 000A0 to 999W9

FORMAT 3: 00A00 to 99W99

Plate measures 4 x 7. Class 1 ATV is a motorized off-highway vehicle, which travels on three or more inflatable tires and has a maximum width of 50 inches and a maximum dry weight of 800 pounds.

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ATV-2 (Class 2)

FORMAT 1:0000X to 9999Z

FORMAT 2: 000X0 to 999Z9

Plate measures 4 x 7. Class 2 ATV is a motorized off-highway vehicle, which travels on three or more inflatable tires and has a width which exceeds 50 inches or a dry weight which exceeds 800 pounds.

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ATV Dealer

0000

Newer style plate measures 4 x 7.  Base plate color is almost white. Older larger style replaced by this smaller version by mid-2006.

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ATV Temporary

"T" 00000

Snowmobile

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Snowmobile Temporary Registration

Registration Sticker

A0000 to Z0000

Unknown vintage

Registration sticker is believed to be newer than the one above, unknown vintage.

2001 Snowmobile Validation Sticker

2004 Snowmobile Validation Sticker and Registration Sticker

2005 Snowmobile Registration Sticker and Validation Sticker 

Another 05 Validation Sticker, appears to be a different color, but may be faded.

2008 Snowmobile Registration Sticker and Validation Sticker 

2009 Snowmobile Registration Sticker and Validation Sticker 

2012 Snowmobile Registration Sticker and Validation Sticker 

Images

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1/15

Snowmobile Dealer

0000

This image was sent to me by DCNR and measures approx. 2¾ by 4¾.  It is quite possible that the actual plate measures 3 by 5 and was rendered smaller by the fax machine.  The plate is made from plastic.

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