TYPE |
INFORMATION |
PENNSYLVANIA
Known assignments in bold. Replacements issued new numbers 1910-on,
inflating the totals for most years. Final highs from news reports.
1906 1 - 14082* 1914 1 - 19999, 40000 - 115000 (95,000 P)
1907 1 - 20000 1915 1 - 19999, 30000 - 163593 (153,593*P)
1908 1 - 25148* (163619, 163760, 167673 also seen)
1909 1 - 34129 1916 1 - 19999, 30000 - 231887 (221,887*P)
1910 1 - 33198 1917 1 - 312598*
1911 1 - 44272* 1918 1 - 371690*(375,000 ordered)
1912 1 - 59365* 1919 1 - 449444*
1913 1 - 80179*
1912: 59406 unissued verified; 60,000 ordered.
1914: 20000 - 26235 issued to Solid Tire vehicles,
30000 - 39999 issued as Passenger, followed by 27127 - 27827.
1915: 20000 - 27967 issued to Solid Tire vehicles,
28915 - 29744 issued as Passenger.
1920-29 FORMATS E = Tractor 1924-27, Pass. 1928-29.
H,L,O,R-Z = Non-Pass. 1924-29.
1920-23 1 - 999, 1-000 - 999-999
1924 1 - 99999, 100-000 - 999-999, 1-000-000 (issued 8/27/1924)
A-1 - A-99999
1925-26 1 - 999, 1-000 - 999-999, A, A-1 - A-999, A1-000 - A99-999
1927-29 1 - 9999, 10-000 - 999-999, A, A-1 - A-99, A100 - A999,
A1-000 - A99-999
1920 531-893* 1925 B66-142 (1,166,142*P)
1921 635-273* 1926 C79-216 (1,279,216*P)
1922 764-797* 1927 D67-904 (1,367,904*P)
1923 989-997* 1928 E28-326 (1,428,326 P)
1924 A-48195 (1,048,195*P) 1929 F23-960, G (1,523,961 P)
1930-57 FORMATS No I,O,Q,T,W,X used.* X = Dealer.
Numbers always progress before letters, regardless of position.
Exact progressions listed below. *T,W added only in late 1956.
1931: 586AB, 96AC, 384AC, 793AC, 184AH, 277AH, 855AK, 569AP, 200AV, 808BA, 165BB,
176BB, 43BC, 987BC seen, including pairs. Theory - 22,988 P may
have been made as Truck plates before the decision to return to R
series; then issued as passenger plates rather than waste them.
1933-34: AA - ZZ99 issued before AA100 - ZZ999; 1933 VF35 and YK seen.
NH999 highest initially ordered 1933.
1936: 1JN01 reportedly last number issued.
1953: R561J, R967J, R595U, S340C, S458D, S740F, S354N seen; all may overlap
Truck plates (R118D, R925G, R191K, R957L, R343V, S196B, S119P seen),
as this format should have stopped at P999Z. 32,355 but none counted.
1930 8CJ55 (1,548,855*P) 1945 9SP31 (1,735,531*S)
1931 6AH79 (1,507,679 P) 1946 36DD3 (1,870,163 S)
1932 3BK09 (1,529,309*P) 1947 30MK7 (2,021,007 P)
1933 SZ689 (1,427,789*P) 1948 44ZP6 (2,167,046 P)
1934 YL795 (1,473,695 P) 1949 665FF (2,350,665*P)
1935 3BG08 (1,526,308*P) 1950 899YH (2,652,899*P)
1936 1JC5 (1,629,435 P) 1951 H182Y (2,783,182*P)
1937 4PV52 (1,754,672 P) 1952 N192B (2,866,192*S)
1938 5PY57 (1,755,767 P) 1953 D99D1 (2,908,991 S)
1939 7ZL34 (1,866,824*P) 1954 M51B7 (3,066,517*S)
1940 19GN8 (1,922,898*P) 1955 K4Y33 (3,263,433*S)
1941 72PY0 (2,054,820*P) 1956 8MW81 (3,415,661*S)
1942-43 19VH6 (2,116,396 P) 1957 883831 (3,468,831*S)
1944 4NB8 (1,727,628*S)
Lower numbers seen (not counted in totals):
1953 567, R19, 4A2, 2J9, 5K9, 6Y1, 92A, 56E, 13U, 42Y, 20Z, VJ8, 6DD, 9LZ
1954 100, 302, 666, 708, B80, D91, G62, H94, 3E9, 9E9, 21C, 69G, 64Z, JD1, 6FZ, 3KS
1955 426, 769, E59, 2D9, 2K6, 51S, 40Z, BR2, ER6, JH9, JK8, NZ6, SL2, 2GU, 9HV, 6ZL
1956 101
1957 102
1943 TAB 20000 - 999999, A 1 - H46102 (1,726,095*P)
(O,R-Z = Non-Passenger)
1957 Type 1 1001 - 999ZZ (2,684,999 S)
Type 2 100000 - 795799 (695,800 S)
Type 3 801361 - 883831 (82,471 S)
(TOTAL 3,468,831*S)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - 1957 wide dies, indents for 2 lower holes
Type 2 - 1957 thin dies, straight bottom edge
Type 3 - 1958-70 dies, straight bottom edge
1930-57 PROGRESSION
ALL FORMATS 1930-35 CAPACITY
1 - 99999 99,999
A, A1 - Z9999 200,000
0A, 1A - 9A, 1A0 - 9A9, 1A00 - 9A99, 1A000 - 9Z999 200,000
00A, 01A - 99A, 10A0 - 99A9, 10A00 - 99Z99 200,000
000A, 001A - 999A, 100A0 - 999Z9 200,000
0000A, 0001A - 9999Z 200,000
AA, AA1 - ZZ999 400,000
0AA, 1AA - 9AA, 1AA0 - 9AA9, 1AA00 - 9ZZ99 400,000
ALL-NUMERIC 1936-57 CAPACITY
21001 - 99999 (1936) 78,999
10001 - 99999 (1937-42) 89,999 (10000 also issued 1937)
1001 - 99999 (1944-57) 98,999
ONE-LETTER 1936-57
A100 - Z9999 198,000
1A00 - 9Z999 198,000
10A0 - 99Z99 198,000
000A - 999Z9 200,000
0000A - 9999Z 200,000
TWO-LETTER 1936-39, 1944, 1949-57 TWO-LETTER 1940-42, 1945-48
AA10 - ZZ999 396,000 AA100 - ZZ999 360,000
1AA0 - 9ZZ99 396,000 1AA00 - 9ZZ99 360,000
10AA0 - 99ZZ9 (1949) 360,000 10AA0 - 99ZZ9 (no 1945)360,000
00AA - 99ZZ9 (1950-57) 400,000
000AA - 999ZZ (1950-57) 400,000
OVERFLOW FORMATS
D000A - P999Z (1951-56) 220,000
D00A0 - P99Z9 (1953-56) 220,000
D0A00 - P9Z99 (1955-56) 220,000
AT10 - ZW999 (1956) (T,W only) (WT seen; verify TT, TW, WW)
1AT0 - 9ZW99 (1956) (T,W only) (Verify TT, WT)
100000 - 999999 (1957) 900,000
Truck plates unmarked 1930-33; marked "TRUCK" 1934-57.
Truck formats:
1930 000AA
1931 A0A00, A00A0, A000A, 0A0A0, 0A00A
1932-33 A00-000
Dealer plates marked by type 1951-56, using split formats:
"NEW CAR DEALER" A000A - A999Z, A00A0 - A99Z9
"USED CAR DEALER" B000A - B999Z
"DEALER" C000A - C999Z
1958-64 BLUE MAP BASE No I,O,Q,T,W,X used.
1958 Type 1 100-000 - 999-999 (900,000 S)
1958 Type 1a A00-000 - U92-380 (1,692,381 S)
1959 Type 2 U95-380 - Z99-999 (304,620 S)
1960 Type 2a 000-00A - 581-69L (1,058,170 S)
1962 Type 3 608-69L - 980-98L (37,230 S)
1962 Type 2b 048-57M - 999-99Z (895,143 S)
1963 Type 2c 0A0-000 - 8F6-680 (586,681 S)
1964 Type 4 9F1-141 - 3G4-746 (43,606 S)
1964 Type 2d 4G1-748 - 4G5-520 (3,772 S)
1964 Type 4a 5G2-050 - 0H7-025 (54,975 S)
(TOTAL 5,607,026 S)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Aluminum, tab slot, blue back (2,592,381)
Type 2 - Aluminum, no tab slot, blue back (2,848,386)
Type 3 - Steel, no tab slot, blue back (37,230)
Type 4 - Aluminum, no tab slot, gold back (98,582)
Reserved series: 1001 - 99999, A000 - Z9999, 000A - 9999Z,
AA10 - ZZ999, 10AA - 999ZZ. No fee; about 50,000 issued in 1958.
1965-70 UNDATED GOLD MAP BASE No I,O,Q,T,W,X used.
1965 Type 1 100-000 - 999-999 (900,000 S)
1965 Type 1a A00-000 - Z99-999 (2,000,000 S)
1965 Type 1b 000-00A - 999-99Z (2,000,000 S)
1966 Type 1c 0A0-000 - 9Z9-999 (2,000,000 S)
1969 Type 1d 00A-000 - 62U-149 (1,662,150 S)
(TOTAL 8,562,150 S)
Reserved series became Personalized at a fee double the standard
fee (extra $10 minimum). All have 1956 Type 1-style smaller map.
Formats: 1 - 99999, A1 - Z9999, 1A - 9999Z, AA1 - ZZ999,
1AA - 999ZZ, AAA1 - ZZZ99, 1AAA - 99ZZZ.
No I,O,Q used in adjacent position to numbers. Lowest numbers
(1 - 999, A1 - Z9, 1A - 9Z) reserved for state officials.
1970 UNDATED BLUE MAP BASE
1970 100-428 - 100-537, 7R5-501 (111 S)
Believed to be an interim issue after supplies of 1965 base ran out.
1971-76 LIBERTY BELL BASE No I,O,Q,T,W,X used*.
1971 Type 1 100-000 - 999-999 (900,000 S)
1971 Type 1a A00-000 - Z99-999 (2,000,000 S)
1971 Type 1b 000-00A - 999-99Z (2,000,000 S)
1971/73 Type 1c/2 0A0-000 - 9Z9-999 (2,000,000 S)
1973 Type 1d/2a 00A-000 - 99Z-999 (2,000,000 S)
1974 Type 2b T00-000 - 99X-999 (1,200,000 S)
1976 Type 2c 000-A00 - 496-H59 (749,660 S)
1976 Type 3 555-H97 -
1976 Type 2d 608-H50 - 693-H38 (8,489 S)
(TOTAL 10,869,339 S)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Dated "71", gold back (36L-621)
Type 2 - Undated, gold back (61L-879)
Type 3 - Undated, unpainted back
*T,W,X added in previous formats in 1974-76 (Type 2b) as follows:
1974 X00-000, 000-00X, 00T-000,
1975 T00-000, 000-00T, W00-000, 0X0-000,
1976 000-00W, 00X-000 (0T0-000, 0W0-000, 00W-000 not seen)
Reserved series as 1969-70.
1977-84 KEYSTONE OUTLINE BASE No I,O,Q used.
1977 Type 1 100-000 - 999-999 (900,000 S)
1977 Type 1a A00-000 - Z99-999 (2,300,000 S)
1977 Type 1b 000-00A - 999-99Z (2,300,000 S)
1977 Type 1c/2 0A0-000 - 9Z9-999 (2,300,000 S)
1978 Type 1d AAA-000 - GKY-898 (3,402,899 S)
(TOTAL 11,202,899 S)
Type 1: Unpainted back 2V3-243, 3W1-862, 4Y7-450 - 5Y1-699, 7Z2-303
Type 2: Blue back 0W0-144 - 2W2-789, 6W9-614 - 2Y2-474
Reserved series same as 1969-76. Replaced 9/1/1999 to 2/28/2000.
1984-2002 KEYSTONE BASE No I,O,Q, AZA-AZZ used.*
11-1-83 "3-84" Type 1 HAA-000 - RWP-255 (4,153,256 S)
Nov. 87 "3-88" Type 2 SAA-000 - ZZZ-999 (4,092,000 S)
Aug. 91 "5-92" Type 3 AAA-0000 - CEG-3865 (10,403,866 S)
(TOTAL 18,649,122 S)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Large keystone, "You've Got A Friend In" slogan
Type 2 - Large keystone, "KEYSTONE STATE" slogan
Type 3 - Small keystone, "KEYSTONE STATE" slogan
*No U used on Type 3. Last U seen: WUZ
Replaced 7/1/2000 to 6/30/2001 for even zip codes,
7/1/2001 to 6/30/2002 for odd zip codes.
2000-2023 WEB ADDRESS BASE No I,O,Q,U used.
10-15-99 "2-00" Type 1 DAA-0000 - FYC-9999 (12,570,000 S)
12-22-04 "11-05" Type 2 GBA-0000 - KLE-9999 (15,010,000 S)
2017 Type 3 KLF-0000 - MJD-4756 (8,344,757 S)
(TOTAL 35,924,757 S)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - WWW.STATE.PA.US address, fading bands
Type 2 - VISITPA.COM address, solid bands, no map
Type 3 - As Type 2, but map added in UL corner
Issued only to replace 1977-84 base 9/1/1999 to 2/28/2000.
Issued to renewals and new registrations 7/1/2000.
No A or E used in 2nd position after DAZ-9999.
Not seen: EFA-EFZ, FKA-FKZ.
Trailer = XAA-XZZ, Truck = YAA-ZZZ.
Plate stickers discontinued December 2016, last seen "3-18".
OPTIONAL EXTRA-COST BASES:
1988 CONSTITUTION BASE Fee unknown.
Oct.87 "2-88" U/S 00000 - U/S 04632 (4,633 S)
Discontinued 1987.
1994-2001 WILD RESOURCES BASE $35 fee. No I,O,Q used.
Jul.93 "6-94" W/R 00000 - W/R 99999 (100,000 S)
Jun.94 "5-95" W/R 0000A - W/R 1188R (141,189 S)
(TOTAL 241,189 S)
Discontinued 2001, but still currently revalidated.