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My favorite for any kind of cheap paper is Registrar's ink. It's not terribly expensive (Chesterfield makes a really cheap version!) and even though it's iron-gall, it is well behaved and doesn't require much maintenance (at least in my pen). I haven't met a paper that it didn't like, and it's permanent. It's blue-black though (think denim) not blue-blue.

 

 

Hi,

 

To put the Blue back in an I-G Registrars Ink, kindly refer to this adventure https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/223337-essri-mixes/?p=2219295

 

Wheee!

 

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S1

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Hi,

 

The stacked 'DH' indicates the unit of currency - the Dirham. In this instance the United Arab Emirates dirham, (AED), which is pegged at 3.68 AED / USA dollar (USD).

 

Prowling Strolling the side streets on the look-out for small stationery shops without barcode readers has allowed me to maintain my cache of the discontinued Parker Quink BlBk c/w Solv-X, which slakes the thirst of my office daily writer.

 

Who knows - perhaps a trove of Parker Penman Sapphire is waiting to be found!

 

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Thanks for the info.

Then the Pelikan b/b was a steal. Hmmm,....I should have asked my God-daughter to pick me up some ink when she did a stint with Cavalia in the UAE.

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Diamine has so many shades of blue, and the cost performance is good. Diamine Registrar's ink has worked on all the papers I have, even the cheapest ones.

 

If there is a Chinatown in your area, maybe you could check the stationery stores there. You might be able to find a bottle of Hero ink for like $3.- per bottle, and they perform pretty well, even though they are more of wimpy blue....

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Diamine has so many shades of blue, and the cost performance is good. Diamine Registrar's ink has worked on all the papers I have, even the cheapest ones.

 

If there is a Chinatown in your area, maybe you could check the stationery stores there. You might be able to find a bottle of Hero ink for like $3.- per bottle, and they perform pretty well, even though they are more of wimpy blue....

i know and before i used to use a parker washable blue and my parker jotter skipped a lot and the time i inked it up with the ........hero 331 i guess, it a blue and it stopped skipping and i have to go back to that shop back i think it may be out of stock.

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Thanks for the info.

Then the Pelikan b/b was a steal. Hmmm,....I should have asked my God-daughter to pick me up some ink when she did a stint with Cavalia in the UAE.

 

 

Hi,

 

You're welcome!

 

I hope your GD has some 22-24K bangles, silk carpets and tales to tell. :)

 

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There is good old Pilot Blue. It actually is trickier than some people thought with nice shading and a great sheen in many lights on many papers. Can't lose.Good water resistance and a nice color.


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