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European Pens - Pg 1


MINT CONDITION !!!
RARE MODEL !!!

Pen E266A - Montblanc Meisterstuck L139G - $5900
Black Celluloid, Gold Trim, Germany, 1940s
Medium/Broad Nib, Rigid Nib

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Overall Grade: Mint                           Metal: Mint                         Color: Mint        
Nib condition: Mint                           Thread: Mint                       Clarity: Maximum            
Nib Type: 
Medium/Broad, Rigid       Imprints: No                       Length: 5 1/8”        
PRICE: 
$5900

COMMENTS: From my personal collection ... Montblanc Meisterstuck L139G oversized fountain pen in black celluloid and gold trim. Three bands by the cap lip. Middle band is gold and two outer bands are silver. Visulated area below the section, clear green in color and with maximum transparency, allowing to see the ink levels inside the pen. The L139G was the largest and the most expensive model produced by the Montblanc pen among all pens in the 13x series and among all pen models they produced in the 1940s. The 13x series are the predecessors of the 14x series from the 1950s. This pen has a lot of heft. It also has a very wide girth (diameter) in the gripping section. Flat-ends with a huge Montblanc white snowflake on the cap's flat-end. Two markings on the knob of the pen, one stating the "L139G" model and the second alluding to its "Medium" nib. It does not have the flat "sky-slope" feed, which was the correct feed for this pen. Some folks changed the feed to the newer version to allow for ideal ink flow as the sky-slope feeds sometimes could not keep up with the stronger ink flow demand from nibs that wrote wider lines. Fitted with its correct (and huge) 14C dual-tone Montblanc 4810 nib that writes a medium/broad line. This is a rigid (firm) nib. Professionally adjusted and ultra smooth nib. 
This pen is in mint condition. It looks like it has hardly been used. Perfect exterior color with lots of vibrant color and black luster. Perfect imprints. Maximum transparency in the visulated area of the barrel. Perfect gold bands with no marring on bends. No brassing or gold plating loss in the gold trim. This is a very rare and highly desirable pen, especially in this condition and being a wonderful writer. Piston filler mechanism. New cork in the piston fillers. Made in Germany in the 1940s.

RARE COLOR !!!
Pen E265 - Montblanc Meisterstuck 20 - $1450
Coral Red Hard Rubber, Gold Trim, Denmark, c.1930
Medium Flex F-BB, Normal Nib When Not Flexed

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Overall Grade: Excellent                    Metal: Very Good               Color: Excellent        
Nib condition: Excellent                    Thread: Excellent               Clarity: N/A            
Nib Type:
Med. Flex F-BB                 Imprints: No                       Length: 4 7/8”        
PRICE: 
$1450

COMMENTS: From my personal collection ... Montblanc Simplo 20 in Coral Red hard rubber and gold trim. Domed cap with a huge Montblanc white snowflake. Two slim gold bands on the cap. The "Meisterstuck" series was introduced around 1925 as the flagship series for Montblanc. Models include 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50. The 20 model is the smallest in this series. Fitted with its correct 14ct Montblanc 4810 medium flex nib that writes a fine to double broad line. Professionally adjusted nib. Ultra smooth and capable of writing at any speed.
The red hard rubber color is in very good condition and with lots of color luster. Correct "ski-slope" feed, also made of black hard rubber. Great imprints on the cap and the knob. Moderate imprints on the barrel. Some gold plating loss, mainly on the clip. Ding in one of the gold rings by the cap lip. There is also a very small hairline in the cap lip, which is contained by the two gold rings in that area (hard to see it with the naked eye). Despite these cosmetic flaws, this is a highly desirable pen, in overall great condition, and a wonderful writer. Push knob filler. Serviced. Made in Denmark (like all vintage red hard rubber Montblanc pens from the era) c.1930.

HIGHLY COLLECTABLE MODEL !!!
Pens E261 - Montblanc Meisterstuck 25 - $1800

Smooth Black Hard Rubber, Gold Trim, Germany, C.1930

Superflex M-BB, Normal Nib When Not Flexed

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Overall Grade: Excellent                     Metal: Very God                 Color: Excellent
Nib Condition: Excellent                     Thread: Excellent               Clarity: N/A            
Nib Type: Superflex M-BB                  Imprints: No                       Length:  5 3/8” 
PRICE:
$1800

COMMENTS: From my personal collection ... Montblanc Meisterstuck 25 in smooth black hard rubber and gold trim. Domed cap, making it the focal point of this pen model. The Montblanc Meisterstuck started being produced around 1925 and it was the flagship model for the company at the time. This is a highly collectable pen. This series came with the 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 models. The larger the number, the larger the size of the pen. Fitted with a 14c gold Montblanc 4810 superflex nib that writes a medium to double broad line. Professionally adjusted nib, ultra smooth writer, and capable of writing at any speed when not flexed. The black rubber color is in awesome condition and with lots of black luster. Very even colors in between the cap and barrel with no discoloration. Great barrel and knob imprints. 
Correct "slope" feed for this model, making it more desirable and more valuable. The snow cone has its typical ebonized color, making it more desirable and more valuable. It is not in the plain white as in a less valuable modern sample. The only two flaws I can see in this pen is the ball in the clip. It appears like it has been rewelded or a replacement ball was welded in the stem of the clip. Very small gold plating loss on the trim, mainly in the lower gold band on the cap. Otherwise, this is an extremely clean and a highly coveted vintage Montblanc pen. The piston know is marked with the model "25" and with "M" for its medium nib. Push button filler, serviced and with new rubber sac. Made in Germany c.1930. 

Pen E221 – "Spot" Fountain Pen - $440
Red Mottled Hard Rubber, Nickel Trim, England, c.1930
Medium Flex F-BB Nib, Normal Nib When Not Flexed

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​Overall Grade: Excellent                    Metal: Very Good               Color: Excellent 
Nib condition: Excellent                     Thread: Excellent              Clarity: N/A          
Nib Type: Med. Flex F-BB                 Imprints: None                   Length: 5 7/16” 
PRICE: $440

COMMENTS: "Spot" fountain pen in Red Mottled hard rubber and nickel trim. C
ream colored "Spot" plug above the clip, making it the focal point of this pen and the reason for its brand name. The Spot Pen Company was an English pen manufacturer. It started as the Mentmore Manufacturing Company, also from England, and it re-incarnated to the Platignum Pen Company in the 1950s. Fitted with its correct 14ct Spot medium flex nib that writes a fine (border line with a medium) to double broad line. Professionally adjusted nib, ultra smooth nib that glides on paper, and also capable of writing at any speed when not flexed. Very rounded iridium tipping, making it ideal to an over writer, to someone new to flex writing or to someone who writes extremely fast most of the time. Awesome woodgrain exterior colors and in magnificent condition. Perfect imprints on the barrel and nib. Unlike most Spot pens in the marketplace, this one is 100% complete and with all original parts, including its cream colored Spot plug above the clip. If it were not for some brassing on its clip, this would be an ultra clean pen and graded as in near mint condition. Lever filler mechanism. New sac. Made in England circa 1930.

GORGEOUS COLORS!!!
Pen E266 - Mabie Todd Swam SM2/61 - SOLD
Red Mottled Hard Rubber, Chrome Trim, England, c.1928
Superflex F-BB Nib, Normal Nib When Not Flexed

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Overall Grade: Excellent                   Metal: Excellent                  Color: Excellent        
Nib condition: Excellent                    Thread: Excellent               Clarity: N/A            
Nib Type:
Superflex F-BB                 Imprints: No                       Length: 5 3/8”        
PRICE:
SOLD

COMMENTS: Mabie Todd Swan SM2/61 pen in red mottled hard rubber and chrome trim. Fitted with a 14ct Mabie Todd Swan #2 superflex nib that writes a fine to double broad line. Professionally adjusted nib. Ultra smooth and capable of writing at any speed. The hard rubber is in awesome condition. The clip is slightly over sprung and it also has a little bit of chrome plating loss. The lever in this pen is black. Perfect barrel imprints. A very clean pen in a very desirable and highly collectable color. Lever filler. New sac. Made in England c.1928

Pen E249 – Conway Stewart 85L - $110
Black, Nickel Trim, England, 1950s

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 Overall Grade: Very Good                 Metal: Very Good             Color: Very Good      
Nib condition: Excellent                     Thread: Excellent             Clarity: N/A            
Nib Type: Fine                                     Imprints: No                    Length: 5 1/4”        
PRICE: $110

COMMENTS: Conway Stewart 85L fountain pen in black and nickel trim. Nickel jewel on the cap. Slim band on the cap. Full sized pen. Fitted with its factory original and correct 14k Conway Stewart nib that writes a fine line (border line with a medium line). The nib has a lit of bit of springiness which makes it very pleasurable to write with, but not enough to be considered a flexible nib. As such, I do not recommed to be pushing this nib like if it were a flexible nib as it can easily overspring. Very smooth writing nib. Great black color on the barrel and cap. Great barrel imprints. Lever box is gold-filled while the rest of the trim is nickel-filled. Nickel trim has some light tarnish and discoloration. Lever filler mechanism. Made in England in the 1950s and early 1960s. 
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ASTONISHING CELLULOID COLOR !!!
Pen E257 – Sonnblick 1010 - $800

Striated Green Celluloid, Gold Trim,  Snake Clip, Germany, 1940s
Wet Noodle B-BBB Nib, Normal Nib When Not Flexed

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Overall Grade: Excellent                    Metal: Very Good             Color: Excellent      
Nib condition: Excellent                     Thread: Excellent             Clarity: Maximum            
Nib Type: Wet Noodle B-BBB            Imprints: No                     Length: 4 3/4”        
PRICE: $800

COMMENTS: This offering if for Sonnblick 1010, a vintage German fountain pen which mimics  the shape and proportions of a Montblanc 134 pen from the 1940s. Striated green celluloid and gold trim. Snake clip, black jewel on the flat end of the cap. Three gold slim bands on the cap. Clear area in the barrel of the pen to see the ink levels inside the pen. Fitted with a 14ct. Warranted wet noodle nib that writes a broad to triple broad line. The "ct" marking on the nib indicates this is an European made nib. It is very uncommon to find extremely flexible nibs made in Germany, even harder to find vintage 14ct wet noodle nib, making this pen/nib a very desirable pen offering. Professionaly adjusted nib, smooth and capable of writing at any speed when not flexed. The green celluloid is in phenomenal condition. Great cap and knob 
imprints. Gold trim has some brassing and tarnish, mainly on the clip. Otherwise, this is an ultra clean pen. Piston filler mechanism. Made in Germany in the 1940s.  

MINT - NEW IN THE BOX - NEVER USED !!!
Pen E258 – Pelikan Souveran M700 Toledo Vermeil - $1100
Gold Over Sterling Silver (Vermeil), Hand Engraved, Germany, 2010s
Medium Nib, Box, Papers

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Overall Grade: Mint                          Metal: Mint                         Color: Mint           
Nib Condition: Mint                          Thread: Mint                       Clarity: Maximum          
Nib Type: Medium                            Imprints: No                       Length: 5” 
PRICE:
$1100

COMMENTS: Pelikan Souveran M700 Toledo Vermeil. This model is based on the M600 model, but enhanced with a hand engraved 18-ct gold overlay over sterling silver (Vermeil). The metal work and engraving motif displays superb workmanship. Fitted with a 18k dual tone Pelikan Medium nib. This pen is in mint condition, comes with all the boxes, papers and has never inked or used. Translucid area in the barrel, allowing to see the ink levels inside the pen. Pelikan pens are some of the highest quality modern pens in the market place, but they are worth every penny. Piston pen. Made in Germany. This particular model was made in 2009.  At the moment, full retail price for this pen is $1590 + taxes. Get yours for a discounted price of of just $1200!

ICONIC MODEL !!!
Pen E261 – Aurora 88K - $295
Gold Cap, Black Celluloid Barrel, Italy, 1950s

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Overall Grade: Excellent                       Metal: Excellent                Color: Excellent        
Nib condition: Excellent                       Thread: N/A                       Clarity: Maximum            
Nib Type: Medium, Rigid                      Imprints: No                      Length: 5 1/2”        
PRICE: $295

COMMENTS: From my personal collection ... Vintage Aurora 88k with black celluloid barrel and gold cap. 
This is an iconic vintage Italian pen, inspired on the huge success of the Parker 51 pen in the US. The Aurora 88 mimics a lot of the design and geometry elements of the Parker 51, but it enhances some features, such as the additional of a piston filler mechanism, a semi-hooded nib which allowed for flex nibs in some of these pens, celluloid barrels, etc. Fitted with a 14ct. Aurora rigid nib that writes a medium line. Professionally adjusted nib. Ultra smooth. Ultra clean barrel with perfect imprints. Maximum transparency in its barrel, allowing to see the ink levels inside the barrel. If it were not for a small area in the upper area of the clip where there is gold plating loss and some brassing on the metal "jewel" of the cap, this pen would be graded as in near-mint condition. Piston filler. Serviced. Made in Italy in the 1950s.

ICONIC MODEL !!!
Pen E262 – Aurora 88K - $375
Nikargenta Cap, Black Celluloid Barrel, Italy, 1950s
Medium Flex F-BB Nib, Normal Nib When Not Flexed

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Overall Grade: Excellent                     Metal: Excellent                Color: Excellent        
Nib condition: Excellent                      Thread: N/A                      Clarity: N/A            
Nib Type: Med. Flex F-BB                   Imprints: No                     Length: 5 1/2”        
PRICE: $375

COMMENTS: Vintage Aurora 88k with black celluloid barrel and nikargenta cap. 
This is an iconic vintage Italian pen, inspired on the huge success of the Parker 51 pen in the US. The Aurora 88 mimics a lot of the design and geometry elements of the Parker 51, but it enhances some features, such as the additional of a piston filler mechanism, a semi-hooded nib which allowed for flex nibs in some of these pens, celluloid barrels, etc. Fitted with a 14ct. Aurora medium flex nib that writes a fine to double broad line. Professionally adjusted nib, ultra smooth and capable of writing at any speed when not flexed. Ultra clean barrel with perfect imprints. Some patina on the clip. One tiny ding on the cap, barely visible. Otherwise, this pen is in fantastic condition. Piston filler. Serviced. Made in Italy in the 1950s.

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