Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: West Virginia Alumni and Knights of Columbus. Thanks to Ed Miciolek (via Kieran Whitby and Noah Foster) and Mike Sava for the pictures, keep them coming!

NEW PLATES ALERT! Here are the newest types to be added to the plate roster: Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehab and Narberth Ambulance. Keep your eyes peeled as they begin to hit the streets!

Here's a "first-of" for this site: a 1978 Trailer Dealer plate from John Anshant! This type began in 1972, at a time when the letter in the tag number represented the Dealer type. "A" was for New Car Dealer, "B" for Used Car Dealer, and "C" for MV Business, which was a catch-all for any other dealer-type business that wasn't a retail dealership. Trailer Dealer plates received the "E" prefix while the "D" prefix was reserved for Tractor Dealer type, which began in 1916. It should be noted that New Car Dealer and Used Car Dealer both used the same prefix starting with the 1999 replate on the "WWW" base; their designations as new or used car dealerships were still registered with PennDOT but Dealer tags all had the same series. That changed yet again in 2022 when the Dealer types were brought into the "Family of Plates" design language. As always, click the links to see the complete history.

Bruce Bufalini sends in this new high for the Gold Star Family plate type. As always, be sure to visit the "List of All Plates & Current Highs" page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

Last but not least we have this new high for the Format 1 1965 Motorcycle plate type, courtesy of eBay. The previously-observed high is "H52P" so this is a great upgrade.

Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Lily's Hope Foundation and AFSCME Council 13. Thanks to John Clark (left) and an anonymous contributor (right) for the pictures, keep them coming!

Richard Than sends in this new high for the Corvette Club of Delaware Valley plate type. This plate type is very seldom spotted in the wild so this is an exceptionally good sighting. Be sure to visit the "List of All Plates & Current Highs" page for a list of all current plates and their highs!

Here's a "first-of" from Matt Ciecka: a personalized PA Classic Vehicle plate on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base. It's rather costly to order a personalized Classic plate; one will set you back $238.00! You can use Form MV-11 to order and use Form MV-70S to see all PennDOT fees.

Speaking of PennDOT forms, we've added two new forms to the Documents (Plate Applications) page:

Form MV-150AD - Members of U.S. Military and PA National Guard
Form MV-150P - U.S. Military Service

Last up this week is this beautiful 1935 Dealer sample plate, courtesy of eBay seller "Southwest License Plate Shed". this is another "first-of" for this site. The production of sample plates from this era was inconsistent at best so it's always good when we can find a new one.

Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Veteran (personalized) and Share the Road (personalized). Thanks to Richard Than and Geronimo Johnson for the pictures, keep them coming!

Fred Gardner sends in this ultra-rare find: a Prisoner of War plate. Thank you for your service! This is 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!

In this site's never-ending quest to source the best possible photos, here is a great shot of a Penn State Alumni Association plate from Aaron Shirk. The better the picture, the more we can show the characteristics of the plate. This is also a new high!

This Official Use sample plate recently appeared on eBay (seller "Southwest License Plate Shed") and is a previously unknown format. This type broke out into two separate types in 1977: Official Use (Commercial) and Official Use (Non-Commercial). This sample plate predates that split. It should also be noted that this plate has two sticker wells at the top; while that is typical of plates of all types on the 1971 Bicentennial base, no other Official Use plates of this era have sticker wells, including other known sample plates for this type and base.

She's a beaut! Last but certainly not least, we have this rusty, two-digit 1923 Motorcycle plate, another "first-of" for this site. In this era, most plates' widths were dependent on the amount of letters/numbers in the plate serial. Thanks to eBay seller "License Plate Collecting" for the picture!

Here is the latest batch of plate types to be spotted on the new "Let Freedom Ring" base: Franklin & Marshall College and Gettysburg College. Thanks to John Clark for the pictures, keep them coming!

BIG FIND! John Clark reported back in December 2025 that he stumbled upon a Facebook post about a letter the accountholder received from the Director of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. This person apparently wrote to the Governor and the head of PennDOT opining that the new Person with Disability plates should do away with the "PERSON WITH DISABILITY" legend since, according to them, the wheelchair graphic was ample notice that the driver has a disability and the legend makes it less discreet. The Director agreed and made the change. Five months later, we have our first image (left) of the redesigned plate from Evan John. The image on the right is the previous/original format, thanks to Aaron Shirk for that image. A big part of this website is to document the various formats and their serial ranges.

Here's a "first-of" shot of a personalized Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation plate. A June 2021 email from the organization confirms that this plate type was no longer issued at that point, existing plates still renewed. Thanks to Noah Foster for the picture!

These two Truck sample plates recently popped up on eBay (seller "Southwest License Plate Shed"). Sample plates from this era are few and far between, especially for Non-Passenger types. These are both "first-of" shots for this site.

James Ruppert sends in this picture of a new high for the Tall Cedars of Lebanon plate type. This one is very rarely spotted in the wild so we consider this an excellent submission! Be sure to visit the "List of All Plates & Current Highs" page for a list of all current plates and their highs and thanks to Brandon Sowers for the pictures!