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Pennsylvania: Passenger

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, 30000163593   (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.