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Judiciary
Text in red indicates changes from previous base/format.
1928 (first year)
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Observed serial range: 67-J and 123J (only two plates known) All plates measure 6" x 10" Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons Issued in pairs Colors: dark blue on gold |
 From Ned Flynn  From Eric Tanner |
Not offered on this format | Not offered on this format |
1929
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FORMAT 1 (Early plates, without legend) Observed serial range: 183J (only one plate known) All plates measure 6" x 10" Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons Issued in pairs Colors: gold on dark blue |
 From John Anshant |
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FORMAT 2 (Later plates, with legend) Observed serial range: 1 - 132 All plates measure 6" x 12" Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons Issued in pairs Colors: gold on dark blue |
 From Jake Eckenrode |
Not offered on this format | Not offered on this format |
1930
| Notes | Number Plate | Personalized Plate | Sample Plate |
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Observed serial range: 1 - 238 A newspaper article from 1929 indicates that for 1930 Judiciary plates were to be issued from #1 to 300. All plates measure 6" x 12" Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons Issued in pairs Colors: dark blue on gold |
 From Clayton Moore  From Jake Eckenrode |
Not offered on this format | Not offered on this format |
1931
| Notes | Number Plate | Personalized Plate | Sample Plate |
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Observed serial range: 1 - 238 All plates measure 6" x 12" Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons Issued in pairs Colors: gold on dark blue |
 From Worthpoint  From Jake Eckenrode |
Not offered on this format | Not offered on this format |
1932
| Notes | Number Plate | Personalized Plate | Sample Plate |
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Observed serial range: 1 - 238 All plates measure 6" x 12" Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons Issued in pairs Colors: dark blue on gold |
 From unknown  From Jake Eckenrode |
Not offered on this format | Not offered on this format |
1933
| Notes | Number Plate | Personalized Plate | Sample Plate |
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Observed serial range: 1 - 238 All plates measure 6" x 12" Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons Issued in pairs Colors: gold on dark blue |
 From Jake Eckenrode |
Not offered on this format | Not offered on this format |
1934
| Notes | Number Plate | Personalized Plate | Sample Plate |
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Observed serial range: 1 - 238 All plates measure 6" x 12" Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons Issued in pairs Colors: dark blue on gold |
 From Jake Eckenrode |
Not offered on this format | Not offered on this format |
1935
| Notes | Number Plate | Personalized Plate | Sample Plate |
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Observed serial range: 1 - 238 The initial order for 1935 plates shows numbers 1 - 300 authorized for Judiciary All plates measure 6" x 12" Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons Issued in pairs Colors: gold on dark blue |
 From Jake Eckenrode |
Not offered on this format | Not offered on this format |
The Judiciary plate type ceased after 1935, but plates were available for judges of the Commonwealth Court, Superior Court, and Supreme Court starting in the late 1990s.