Parker Presidential

[Lex1970]

Hello everybody

 

I was given a Parker Pen for my 21st Birthday which is a long time ago now. The pen is a Parker Presidential Solid 18 Carot Gold Fountain pen with the tear drop effect, made in England. It has an outer cardboard box which says Presidential on each end, it then has a red box and a brown leather holder for the pen. I think it is a 75 edition? it has a concealed nib with an arrow pointing downwards towards the nib. As I don't have any use for this pen could anybody advise me on what this pen is worth? I have seen 9 carot versions going for a reasonable some of money and I would imagine that the 18 carot version must be pretty rare?

[vikrmbedi]

from the hooded nib with arrow I am guessing parker 61 series.

 

check these 2 links

 

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you can always check completed listings on ebay for the price.

[Sasha Royale]

I would tend to concur with Vikrmbedi. Your description points my mind toward a Parker 61. Do you still have the box and instructions ? Filling instructions might be a clue, as well.

 

It might be fun to try and find it at this site >>>>>

http://parkerpens.net/apis.html

[PAKMAN]

Hello and welcome to FPN! We are not an appraisal site as per the rules of the forum and sales within FPN are limited to gold or premium members. As to your question several of these are currently listed on ebay with 'buy it now' prices. Look for 'Parker 61 Presidential' and you will find them.

[notVirtuThe3rd]

Hi! Welcome to FPN.
I'm really glad you've joined us.

 

Have a good day,
Kota Adachi

 

From Japan

[Wahl]

[Penne Stilografiche]

I have one similar to yours, although it is made out of 9ct gold, you can see it in the 4th post of this thread. I am almost positive the pen you have is a Parker 61. The 18ct version was made for the French market, although it was sold in other countries besides for France. A member of this network sold an 18k gold Parker 61 presidential through the FPN classifieds for $1040 including shipping, which is approx. the value as your pen.

 

I would recommend making sure you want to get rid of the pen before selling it, they are not only great writers but they are quite rare. If you sell it but start to miss it, the chances of acquiring a similar pen are slim to non. When I first started collecting pens, I had a nice 14ct solid gold Eversharp Skyline FP and pencil set. A man offered over me double what I paid for it, so I sold it on the spot. To this day, I regret letting that set go, that pen was such a great writer, I still have yet to find a comparable pen. Just my 2 cents.

 

Anyway, welcome to the Fountain Pen Network!