A quick hello from The Netherlands. My name is Stella and I always used to write with fountain pens all the way through school etc.
A few months ago A Faber-Castell got my interest and since then I've been collecting all kinds of fountain pens...just couldn't stop!!
My favorite now is my Pelikan 405. But who knows for how long ;-)
Thank you all for this forum and all the nice info on it. I hope I'm able contribute a little bit...

Hi Stella and welcome to the FPN.

I'm about get a 405 soon from a fellow FPNer so I see the attraction. I won't be surprised if you find new favorites after perusing all the sub-forums here. Enjoy.

Hello Stella and welcome to FPN from out here in northern California. It's nice to have you with us and I hope you enjoy the forum.

cheers

Hello Stella, welcome from a fellow Dutchie

Hi Stella,
welcome from a neighbor

Kind regards
Hans-Peter

Hi there....welcome to FPN.

Hi there Stella and pleased to meet you. I love your name (too) Stella and, no I don't say that to all new friends. Stella and Astrid are very similar (as regarding the "meaning" of those names).
But to get back to the subject, I see you have a 405. I have only a 215 and an 800 but am already working on a 320 and a 450.

Yes, this is a great forum.

All the best
Mike
PS: already met your countryman GeeTee?. A great man from your vicinity.

Thank you for the introduction, Mike...

Hi Stella,

Welcome to the forum. Always nice to see another Dutchie here...and i like Pelikans too...I have several: 140 (2 of them), a 250 and a 600 and a 805 on the way. Hope you like it here. Have fun.

Regards,

Glenn

Wow!! What a great and warm welcome...thanx everyone!

Hi Stella,

Welcome to this wonderful forum! Lots of friendly and very knowledgable people!

(Kleine waarschuwing: het kopen van vulpennen en parafernalia wordt verslavend... je kan er nu nog mee stoppen... )

Best regards!

No, it's too late

Welcome Stella! (love your name by the way )
You'll like it here -- we're all fountain-pen-loving eccentrics

Welcome to FPN Stella!

Nikolaos (greek guy in the Netherlands )

Welcome Stella !
Joining FPN implies you will get defintively hooked !
Enjoy !
Francis from Flanders, Belgium

Hello and welcome to FPN!

Welcome my friend!

Mark

Hi Stella,
welcome to FPN. You'll enjoy it and learn a lot besides.
Groeten uit Paterswolde.

Rob

Hello and welcome aboard the FPN, from the "Water-Winter Wonderland" of Michigan.

Hi and welcome.