02/03/12

Pennsylvania

PASSENGER

1971 "76" base:  This design began in 1971 in anticipation of the nation's bicentennial in 1976.  Although the plate's slogan was "BICENTENNIAL STATE '76", the plate had a lightly debossed unpainted "71" in the top left stickerwell.  The plate number format began with the all-numeric "000 000" format.  When that format was exhausted, the six-digit plate number included one alpha.  It appears that the alpha began in the first position, then the last position.  Subsequently, the alpha was placed in positions two, three, and four until the design was discontinued in 1977.

1977 blue/yellow "KEYSTONE STATE" base:  This design completely replaced the previous bicentennial design and began with the all-numeric "000 000" format.  When that format was exhausted, the plate number included one alpha, first in position one, then position six, and finally in position two when the state abandoned the format in favor of the "AAA 000" format in 1980 (see below).

1980 blue/yellow "KEYSTONE STATE" "AAA 000" base:  Similar to the previous design, the state converted to the conventional "AAA 000" plate number format.

1983 "You've Got a Friend in" base:  This controversial design ran from the "HAA" block through the "RZZ" block and reversed the previous design's color scheme to yellow/blue.

1987 yellow/blue "KEYSTONE STATE" "AAA 000" base:  This design, similar to the previous 1980 design, replaced the "FRIEND" base in 1987, beginning with the "SAA" block.

1992 (reflective yellow/blue) vg $3.00 "SKJ 856" (10829)

1991 yellow/blue "KEYSTONE STATE" "AAA 0000" base:  When this design reached the "ZZZ" block, the design was converted to a "AAA 0000" plate number format.

1999 "WWW.STATE.PA.US" base:  This design began in 1999 ("00" expiration sticker) and included the state's website address and using a fully reflective graphic design for the first time.  Plate numbers began at "DAA 0000".

2001 (blue/reflective white) natural vg $3.00 "DWT 3888" (11003)

2002 (blue/reflective white) natural vg $3.00 "DWT 4619" (11040)

2002 (blue/reflective white) natural vg $3.00 "EKX 0751" (11154)

2002 (blue/reflective white) natural vg $3.00 "DZJ 4596" (11155)

2002 (blue/reflective white) vg $3.00 "DPB 3712" (11167)

2004 (blue/reflective white) natural vg $3.00 "FJW 9460" (11168)

2004 (blue/reflective white) vg $3.00 "ECH 0167" (11179)

2004 (blue/reflective white) vg $3.00 "EDJ 9192" (11400)

2005 (blue/reflective white) natural vg $3.00 "FMF 6475" (13551)

2004 "visitPA.com" base:  This design is similar to the website design above, but with solid color bars at the top and bottom (rather than fading), a different font for the state name and slogan, and a new tourism website address at the bottom.  The keystone separator is bigger than in the previous design.

2006 (blue/reflective white) natural vg $3.00 "GFG 3256" (11616)

2006 (blue/reflective white) natural vg $3.00 "GFG 3257" (10117)

2006 (blue/reflective white) natural vg $3.00 "GCM 2121" (10119)

2006 (blue/reflective white) natural vg $3.00 "GDP 4655" (10348)

2006 (blue/reflective white) natural vg $3.00 "GGM 6391" (10534)

2006 (blue/reflective white) natural vg $3.00 "GHD 2182" (10578)

2006 (blue/reflective white) natural vg $3.00 "GFW 1822" (10652)