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pb2au · 4 January 2011, 06:42 AM

Please excuse the poor photography.

Lion · 4 January 2011, 09:10 AM

Wow Sanj, very cool!!!

pb2au · 4 January 2011, 09:45 AM

Thanks Leo.
The Medici was a bit of a grail that I found in October.
The Krone started me on my fountain pen collecting spree.

2careless · 4 January 2011, 08:01 PM

The Medici is indeed a grail pen. Congrats on scoring one Sanj.

Andad · 4 January 2011, 08:10 PM

Beautiful pens but no forgiveness for the poor pictures Sanj.

pb2au · 4 January 2011, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by directioneng

Beautiful pens but no forgiveness for the poor pictures Sanj.

pb2au · 4 January 2011, 10:11 PM

Here are a couple of pics with my Gandhi.

pb2au · 4 January 2011, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 2careless

The Medici is indeed a grail pen. Congrats on scoring one Sanj.

Thanks. There are a number of grails coming out of the woodwork these days. I think that poor economical conditions are contributing. Looking for a Skeleton 333 and an Octavian.

johnbeth · 4 January 2011, 10:44 PM

Nice!

Lion · 5 January 2011, 11:06 AM

Sanj, do you use any of them on a daily basis???

pb2au · 5 January 2011, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Lion

Sanj, do you use any of them on a daily basis???

Don't use these. They sit in a a safety deposit box.

I use a fountain on a daily basis. I go through a rotation of an MB149, 146, Nakaya Decapod, CS Churchill and Lamy 2000.

Cheers

Sanj

2careless · 5 January 2011, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by pb2au

Thanks. There are a number of grails coming out of the woodwork these days. I think that poor economical conditions are contributing. Looking for a Skeleton 333 and an Octavian.

There was an Octavian sold yesterday or the day before for $2.4k. If only I hadn't bought an Imperial Dragon I would have bidded on it.

I had a Medici for one week before I returned mine due to defects. It's a very nice, grail pen. Pretty sad to have it returned IMHO.

So far my collection is not as exquisite as yours and I'm now more inclined towards vintage. I would really love to get my hands onto one of those silver overlay MBs from the 1920/30s.

pb2au · 5 January 2011, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 2careless

There was an Octavian sold yesterday or the day before for $2.4k. If only I hadn't bought an Imperial Dragon I would have bidded on it.

I had a Medici for one week before I returned mine due to defects. It's a very nice, grail pen. Pretty sad to have it returned IMHO.

So far my collection is not as exquisite as yours and I'm now more inclined towards vintage. I would really love to get my hands onto one of those silver overlay MBs from the 1920/30s.

$2.4k for an Octavian is a pretty good deal if it came with box and papers. I have seen prices for pens come down over the past couple of years.

Thanks for the compliment on my collection but the Imperial Dragon is nothing to sneeze at. Very nice pen! You also have very good taste with the MB Safetys. Those are pretty tough to find in good shape. If you go to Pentrace or Fountain Pen Network you can likely find some of the pens you are looking for.

Cheers

Sanj

2careless · 5 January 2011, 03:33 PM

Thanks Sanj,
The good desirables are still in stratosphere. I was bidding in the bay for a hemie and it went to $2860 last week. Admittedly it's all b+p and mint, but still very high...
The Octavian I mentioned was without b+p. That's why it's so low. There's one in FPN right now.
To be honest after seeing Axel's display of museum quality MB safetys, none of the rest is worth having...

Rgds Kai (sunnerd in FPN)

pb2au · 6 January 2011, 11:04 AM

sea-dweller · 6 January 2011, 02:40 PM

Very nice!

Lion · 7 January 2011, 05:00 AM

Well, my collection is very pedestrian compared to some of the collections posted but it's mine and I enjoy them!!!

4 January 2011, 06:42 AM	#1
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Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	Sanj, do you use any of them on a daily basis??? __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

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4 January 2011, 09:45 AM	#3
pb2au "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: Sanj Location: Toronto, Canada Watch: Depends on day Posts: 347	Thanks Leo. The Medici was a bit of a grail that I found in October. The Krone started me on my fountain pen collecting spree.

4 January 2011, 08:01 PM	#4
2careless "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, AU Watch: Pepsi Posts: 4,370	The Medici is indeed a grail pen. Congrats on scoring one Sanj.

4 January 2011, 10:11 PM	#7
pb2au "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: Sanj Location: Toronto, Canada Watch: Depends on day Posts: 347	Here are a couple of pics with my Gandhi.

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johnbeth "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: John Location: Australia Watch: Depends on mood. Posts: 9,536	Nice!

5 January 2011, 03:33 PM	#14
2careless "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, AU Watch: Pepsi Posts: 4,370	Thanks Sanj, The good desirables are still in stratosphere. I was bidding in the bay for a hemie and it went to $2860 last week. Admittedly it's all b+p and mint, but still very high... The Octavian I mentioned was without b+p. That's why it's so low. There's one in FPN right now. To be honest after seeing Axel's display of museum quality MB safetys, none of the rest is worth having... Rgds Kai (sunnerd in FPN)

6 January 2011, 11:04 AM	#15
pb2au "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: Sanj Location: Toronto, Canada Watch: Depends on day Posts: 347

7 January 2011, 05:00 AM	#17
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	Well, my collection is very pedestrian compared to some of the collections posted but it's mine and I enjoy them!!! __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

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