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Monthly Archives: October 2019

First World Fountain Pen Collecting Problems

19 Saturday Oct 2019

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fountain pen, musings

I, like many in our world (fountain pen collecting and using), will buy the occasional new pen within my financial limits, however when it comes to getting rid I can seem a bit of a hoarder.  Pens sit there, safe and comfortable in my drawers, waiting for the day when once more they will be filled and carried to work, or used at my desk.

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Visconti Medici Oversize

12 Saturday Oct 2019

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fountain pen, homosapiens, italy, medici, oversized, visconti, visconti oversized

When is a Visconti Homosapiens not a homosapiens.  When it does not have the twin rings on the cap and when the body is not rounded.  The Medici is a faceted pen with 8 sides in a bronze/brown coloured, swirling, sparkly resin, which at the time came with palladium trimmings.  In more recent times, with the introduction of two other colours of pens, the trimming for this version changed to rose gold coloured.
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October 2019 Fountain Pen For Sale List

08 Tuesday Oct 2019

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accent, carene, faber castell, for sale, fountain pen, fountain pen revolution, fpr, la grande bellezza, lamy, Pineider, platinum, ranga, wancher, wancher dream pen, wancher urushi dream pen, waterman

Finally I’ve got round to looking at my collection and identifying pens I’m unlikely to use again, mainly through too many pens of the same type (as happens to too many of us).  Note all the pens listed will be cleaned (if not already done).

The prices are without P&P as I’m happy to sell internationally.  Note for the UK I will be looking at Royal Mail Special Delivery (may just be tracked for those under £100).
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October 2019 London Pen Show

07 Monday Oct 2019

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England, fountain pen, Fountain Pen Show, musings, Pen Meet

Pen shows are a great way to catch up with people you may only know from Internet forums, catch up with old friends, traders you do business with, having an enjoyable time, oh and also maybe buy a pen or two or ten.  This year there was also a big announcement. Continue reading →

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