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Hi gang, It's time once again for PBA Galleries' Fine Pens auction. The upcoming sale is huge, with almost 600 lots of outstanding modern and vintage pens. The sale includes almost all of the Montblanc Writers Series and Patron of Art 4810 Series fountain pens, as well as hundreds of excellent Parker pens from the Dr. Anthony S. Tavill Collection, a selection of Namiki and other Japanese pens, OMAS, Montegrappa, Pelikan, Loiminchay, Stipula, Visconti and other makers. The online catalogue can be viewed here: https://www.pbagalleries.com/view-auctions/info/id/472/ If you'd like to register to bid in the sale, or you'd like to consign to the next sale, please contact: Ivan Briggs Director, Fine Pens, Watches and Comics PBA Galleries, San Francisco ivan@pbagalleries.com

Hi gang, Some of you may remember me as Bonhams Auctioneers former penman-in-chief. Well, Bonhams is out of the pen business and I've moved on to San Francisco's PBA Galleries. We're launching our debut Fine Pens sale on Thursday, July 19th at 11:00 am PST. Here's a link to the online sale listings: https://www.pbagalle...catalog/id/454/ Here's a link to the digital version of the print catalogue with flip-thru pages: http://pbagalleries.com/content/ecat/648/index.html The sale features 361 lots of great modern and vintage pens. I've tried to include a broad range of pens to suit various budgets, and I hope that many of you will find treasures to enhance your collections! Our next sale will be on December 6th, and we're accepting consignments now. You can contact me at: ivan@pbagalleries.com. I do hope it's ok to post this here (I used to post notices for Bonhams' sales here without incident). Cheers, Ivan Ivan Briggs Director of Fine Pens and Comics

Dear Pen Pals, I formerly posted here as Director of Fine Writing Instruments for Bonhams Auctioneers. Bonhams is no longer hosting pen auctions, and I've moved on to San Francisco's PBA (Pacific Book Auction) Galleries, as Director of Pens and Comics (yes, I get to sell pens and comic books at auction for a living - dream job! ). PBA has staged over 600 rare book sales since 1992, and I'm looking forward to selling great pens there! Bonhams generally enforced a minimum low estimate of $500 for pens, and PBA will allow me to offer pens valued at $200 and up, so our sales should have more breadth and diversity than my old Bonhams sales. Anyone who'd like to receive our debut pen catalogue should PM me their full contact info. Anyone with interesting pens to consign should likewise PM me. PBA is primarily interested in modern limited editions (especially Montblanc Writers Series, Patron of Art series, and Special Editions / Atelier Privées pens), as well as key vintage pens (especially early American eyedroppers, chiefly Waterman and Parkers, plus pre-war Montblancs and Namikis, Toledo overlays, rare pen-related ephemera, and anything fascinating and cool). Cheers, Ivan