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FromTheNetherlands Rare

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Kaigelu 316 Charcoal.

 

Not only the FP is on its way, no no no, another finial is on its way, and as soon as I receive the Kaigelu 316, I will order another nib for the pen...

 

This will be my first FP which has been modified (the finial).

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Arkamas Extremely Rare

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Just snagged a brand new black/gold Vanishing Point for way less than I've seen before. Even checked Amazon price tracker and knew it was now or never right then.

Also got a bottle of black Namiki.

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...The history, culture and sophistication; the rich, aesthetic beauty; the indulgent, ritualistic sensations of unscrewing the cap and filling from a bottle of ink; the ambient scratch of the ink-stained nib on fine paper; A noble instrument, descendant from a line of ever-refined tools, and the luster of writing,
with a charge from over several millennia of continuing the art of recording man's life.

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RoSpectre Mint

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Comforting to think of all the pens criss crossing the world to land in eager hands.

 

I've got incoming: MB 22, MB 225, MB 220 silver trim, MB 144 two tone, MB 144 one tone, MB lot (32,22,24), MB slim ballpoint.

 

Why did I ever start? Not all will stay with me though... Going to have to make tough choices about keepers. Writing them out makes it feel ridiculous, seeing them all once they arrive will make it worse I'm sure!

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BillH Collectors Item

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Great news, after two months apparently lost in the mail the older Pelikan Tort (pre-97) I never expected to see suddenly arrived in Boston! The tracking number finally shows something other than "being processed". It's on its way and I can hardly wait.

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." -Pablo Picasso


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Great news, after two months apparently lost in the mail the older Pelikan Tort (pre-97) I never expected to see suddenly arrived in Boston! The tracking number finally shows something other than "being processed". It's on its way and I can hardly wait.

 

Oi... I feel your initial pain.

...The history, culture and sophistication; the rich, aesthetic beauty; the indulgent, ritualistic sensations of unscrewing the cap and filling from a bottle of ink; the ambient scratch of the ink-stained nib on fine paper; A noble instrument, descendant from a line of ever-refined tools, and the luster of writing,
with a charge from over several millennia of continuing the art of recording man's life.

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guyinkits Near Mint

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I think I'm starting 2017 with a pen problem. I've got these enroute somewhere in the world:

 

1. Pelikan M805 Stresemann

2. Pelikan M400 White Tortoise

3. Aurora 88 large circa 1989

4. Aurora Optima Auroloid blue / gold

5. Montblanc 149 18c nib circa early 60s

 

I think I should be set for the entire year .... or two.... or maybe that's it for me forever. How does one justify more?

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Searcher1970 Dipped Only

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Well I was waiting on my first pen, Esterbrook SJ. It came in today. Now waiting on this. :D

 

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I think I should be set for the entire year .... or two.... or maybe that's it for me forever. How does one justify more?

 

I'll back your story whatever it is, just get me out of this straight jacket.

...The history, culture and sophistication; the rich, aesthetic beauty; the indulgent, ritualistic sensations of unscrewing the cap and filling from a bottle of ink; the ambient scratch of the ink-stained nib on fine paper; A noble instrument, descendant from a line of ever-refined tools, and the luster of writing,
with a charge from over several millennia of continuing the art of recording man's life.

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Waukegan NOS (New Old Stock)

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Waiting on a pen from Japan. A Pilot Custom Heritage 912 with the #10 PO nib. Most I've spent yet for a single pen. It will be in very heavy use, as I currently use a Pilot EF nib (which I really like) in a Penmanship body (which I do not like). AFAIK it hasn't left the island yet. Maybe soon.

 

John Theivagt

Between my finger and my thumb

The squat pen rests.

I'll dig with it.

 

-- excerpt from "Digging" by Seamus Heaney

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dcrosier76 Near Mint

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After having sold all my pens except my Twsbi 580al and Lamy Al-star and safari, I pulled trigger on 3 pens in the matter of 30 minutes:

 

Pelikan M805 Stressman with a italic nib from Mottishaw

Pilot Custom 823 in smoke black with a fine nib

Waterman Carene with an EF nib from Mottishaw

 

Hopefully these will quench my thirst for fountain pens (yea, who am I kidding!)

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sewhite1990 NOS (New Old Stock)

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Just placed my first order with Goulet pens:

 

Nemosine Singularity clear demonstrator with a 0.6 mm stub nib

Five different ink samples - two purples, one red, one blue, and one mystery

 

I echo dcrosier76:

 

Hopefully these will quench my thirst for fountain pens (yea, who am I kidding!)

 

~ Stephen

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Toams Near Mint

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My Pelikan M1000, already arrived on Friday from the 2-weeks journey to Hannover for the nib restoration. The old nib was tarnished where the plating was not applied. The Sales manager of Peli/Herlitz said they will try to polish it, but if not being succesfull, they will change the nib. And so was done, the Head of the Flock arrived with the shiny new nib. There is slight imperfection on the upper face (the iridium tip on the upper side is not symmetrical and engraving is little bit to the side), but who cares, the bottom is just perfect as it should be (no tweaking tines as on the former one).

 

Bless you Pelikan :notworthy1:

 

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I'm waiting on a Montegrappa Extra 1930 broad in bamboo black and a Montblanc 22 EF in burgundy.

Rationalizing pen and ink purchases since 1967.

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chromantic Antique

chromantic

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Another Waterman JIF school pen, this one in sparkly metallic purple.

It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on.

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theoddcopy Near Mint

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Just pulled the trigger on a TWSBI Diamond 580AL

 

Along with some Sailor Jentle Miruai ink to go in it

 

And some J. Herbin Perle Noire for my Lamy 2000

 

And a Pilot Juice...

 

I've never tried the Pilot Juice but hear good things.

Sometimes I'll pull out a notebook and write down total nonsense just because I love to feel a pen move across a page.

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