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COLLECTING FOUNTAIN PENS





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I became aware of the beauty of the fountain pen at such an early age when i saw my mother owned and used one. It was black in color with green stripes. I knew how the fountain pen was refilled with ink. My mother's fountain pen was probably not collectible vintage fountain pen but for me, it was. Because it enhanced my mother's beautiful handwriting.

In this day and age of email, laser printers, text messages etc. you would probably think why would anyone use a fountain pen, ink, much less stationery and stamps? The old reliable fountain pen might run dry and leak or worst yet it doesn't have spell check.
Moreover when France's Bic led the ballpoint pen revolution the fountain pen's existence was doomed. True, ball point pen costs almost nothing compared to fountain pens. But ballpoint pens are low in style.

Although a dedicated elite collectors kept using fountain pens. They kept browsing flea markets and antique stores. Consequently, the love affair with collectible vintage fountain pen was "consummated" so to speak. Ultimately creating a hot market for collectors and investors.

The silver and black resin de Medici originally priced at $1,600 was introdued by Montblanc in 1972. It is the first of the 4810 limited edition pens. Thus systematic collecting of these rare and collectible fountain pens started.

You know as well as i do that, serious collectors are capable of irrational exuberance and extravagance, making the demand for these fountain pens higher than the supply. A steady rise in value of these fountain pens are likely.

A Parker fountain pen called the "Big Red Doufold" was made in the '20s originally priced at $5.00. Eighty years later, the Parker fountain pen in good condition would bring $500 or more.

There are also limited edtiion fountain pens that replicate the actual pen used by legendary figures at significant moment in history such as Douglas MacArthur model issued by Parker. It replicated the fountain pen the General used to sign the Japanese surrender documents at the end of World War ll. This originally sold by Parker in 1995 for $850.

Montblanc also introduced a series of pens named after popular writers like Ernest Hemingway, Agatha Christie and Charles Dickens. Each has a distinctive design and are enviably solid investments.

Fountain Pen Collecting Tips

If you contemplate on collecting vintage fountain pens, advise by the experts would be: Don't start going after pens that are hardest to fiind. Instead buy new issues of limited editions at reasonable prices. Wait and watch as your investments will surely proved profitable in due time.

Displaying Your Collection

You can display your collection of fountain pens in a wooden box or leather case. You can also keep them shrink wrapped for years to pass on to your heir or you can use them for the pleasure they bring. It' all up to you.

Mint condition fountain pens will be worth a little more in the end. But a pen you write with, if well cared for, may have a little more romance about it. Maybe it's been used to write a love letter, an intimate diary or signing a mortgage.

A good fountain pen is an essential part of anyone's wardrobe. When you whip out an impressive fountain pen like a Montblanc Diplomat out of your jacket pocket, people pay attention. It is an illustration of what the idea of quintessence is all about.

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