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Hi gang, It's getting to be that time again! Bonhams June 16th Fine Writing Instruments sale is just two months away, and I'd like to offer free catalogues to the first ten FPN members who send their requests to me at ivan.briggs@bonhams.com. Please include your first and last names in the email, as well as a postal address (we cannot deliver to PO Boxes). Bonhams pen catalogues are ordinarily $30 for American clients and $50 for international clients, and they are fully illustrated and intended to be useful reference works, so this is, I hope, an attractive offer. Once the catalogue is ready, in about five weeks, I will add a pdf link here. The sale will feature about 200 lots of modern and vintage pens. It will be of special interest to Montblanc fans, as it will include the biggest selection of rare Montblanc Ateliers Privés special editions ever offered in one sale, as well as some rare and wonderful vintage MB's. The sale will also showcase a spectacular selection of vintage and modern limited Dunhill-Namikis, including a pair of incredibly rare Dunhill-Namiki A-grade Emperor pens from the 1930s. Here is a list of the Montblanc Ateliers Privés pens in the sale: 75th Anniversary 18K Gold Skeleton, limited to 75 examples. Estimate: $40,000-60,000 Abraham Lincoln "Signatures for Freedom," limited to 50 examples. Estimate: $20,000-30,000 Albert Einstein 18K White Gold Skeleton, limited to 99 examples. Estimate: $20,000-30,000 Antoni Gaudi 18K Gold Skeleton, limited to 128 examples. Estimate: $15,000-25,000 Axis Mundi 18K Gold Skeleton, limited to 101 examples. Estimate: $18,000-24,000 Caspar David Friedrich 18K White Gold, limited to 65 examples. Estimate: $20,000-25,000 Charlie Chaplin 18K Gold Skeleton, limited to 88 examples. Estimate: $30,000-40,000 Cristobal Colon 18K Gold Toledo, limited to 92 examples. Estimate: $20,000-30,000 Diego Rivera 18K White Gold Skeleton, limited to 70 examples. Estimate: $18,000-24,000 Fortune 88 18K Rose Gold Skeleton, limited to 88 examples. Estimate: $20,000-25,000 Franklin D. Roosevelt "Signatures for Freedom," limited to 50 examples. Estimate: $20,000-30,000 Frida Kahlo 18K Gold Skeleton Cap, limited to 70 examples. Estimate: $18,000-24,000 Genghis Khan 18K Gold, limited to 88 examples. Estimate: 25,000-35,000 George Washington "Signatures for Freedom," limited to 50 examples. Estimate: $15,000-20,000 Heritage 2012 Titanium, limited to 333 examples. Estimate: $8000-12,000 James Madison "Signatures for Freedom," limited to 50 examples. Estimate: $20,000-30,000 Joan Miro Lacquer & 18K Gold, limited to 76 examples. Estimate: $15,000-25,000 Johannes Gutenberg 18K Gold, limited to 42 examples. Estimate: $12,000-16,000 John Lennon 18K Gold Skeleton, limited to 70 examples. Estimate: $30,000-50,000 Kong Zi [Confucius] 18K White Gold, limited to 88 examples. Estimate: 15,000-25,000 Leonardo da Vinci 18K Gold Skeleton, limited to 74 examples. Estimate; $12,000-18,000 Magical Black Widow 18K Gold Skeleton, limited to 88 examples. Estimate: $20,000-25,000 Max Reinhardt 2010 Edition, limited to 30 examples. Estimate: $8000-12,000 Musee du Louvre 18K White gold Skeleton, limited to 89 examples. Estimate: $12,000-18,000 Pablo Picasso 18K White Gold, limited to 39 examples. Estimate: $50,000-60,000 Pablo Picasso 18K Yellow Gold, limited to 91 examples. Estimate: $30,000-50,000 Paul Klee 18K Gold Skeleton, limited to 79 examples. Estimate: $25,000-35,000 Rouge et Noir 100th Anniversary, limited to 100 examples. Estimate: $4000-6000 Sir Winston Churchill 18K Gold, limited to 53 examples. Estimate: $25,000-35,000 Statue of Liberty 18K White Gold Captop, limited to 50 examples. Estimate: $15,000-25,000 Tchaikovsky 18K White gold Skeleton, limited to 130 examples. Estimate: $12,000-18,000 Cheers, Ivan