Ink For Formal Purposes

[Sky Fountain Pens]

Hello Everyone,

 

Hi, I wondering what kinds of ink you use for formal purposes. For instance in legal purposes or for important documents.

 

Thanks

[Notgatherox]

Noodler's Black and Pilot Blue Black

 

 

~Epic

[Lorna Reed]

At church I am using De Atramentis Document Black ink, for baptism, confirmation and marriage registers. It's the best document ink I've found, being a really good deep black, with good flow. I've had no issues with it in any of my pens so far.

[shawndp]

Depending on what context the formal is - at the deep and sober end or writing up documents I would go with Borealis Black - it is dark, crisp and no-nonsense. Platinum carbon black is also dynamite - the thing doesn't fade. If I am signing something I tend to pick a dark blue that is not common and ideally permanent (Bad Blue Heron for instance) and in a B or BB nib so the odds of someone trying to copy / tamper with the signature is heavily reduced.

[View from the Loft]

If it needs to be waterproof, Montblanc Permanent Black. Otherwise, Diamine Onyx or Diamine Midnight.

 

Edited for abysmal spelling.

Edited November 30, 2014 by View from the Loft

[siopaopei]

Diamine Onyx Black and Noodler's Blue Black.

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

I favour Blue-Black inks with iron-gall.

 

As Montblanc has discontinued their I-G inks, of my current array I'd use either Ecclesiastical Stationery Supplies Registrars Ink (ESSRI), which I described as being 'in full regalia', or R&K Salix.

 

For a less formal Blue ink, I would pair Visconti Blue with a slightly narrow nib.

 

Bye,

S1

[dojocho]

Binder Burgundy, Diamine Syrah or Parker Penman Ruby.

[inkstainedruth]

Noodler's 54th Massachusetts, Kung Te Cheng, or El Lawrence.

R&K Salix.

FPN member Pharmacist's Urkundentinte.

Haven't yet, but would probably also use Ackerman #10 (Ijzer Galnoten).

 

The first three are fairly permanent/bulletproof, and even KTC is dark enough to be formal (although though my bank wants checks to be written with blue or black ink, nobody has ever batted an eye over KTC).

The other three, as iron gall inks, are also pretty sober/formal, although Salix has a lot of shading to it. (My experience with the Akkermann is that it oxidizes the blackest -- even more than Urkundentinte does).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[SujiCorp12345]

Noodler's Black (if permanency is required)

Pelikan Blue-Black

Diamine Blue Black

[wetnoodlepens]

For me, Noodler's Black and Noodler's 54th Massachusetts.

[ac12]

One attorney told me they prefer blue or black, but any color that will copy/scan well is acceptable. So I used Diamine Sherwood Green.

I like green ink. And it was dark enough that the attorneys were OK with it.

 

I've been in places where they've told me the acceptable color for signing their docs. Some places want blue, others black. So I take both a blue and black pen with me to cover either situation. So, if forced to do black or blue:

- black: Cross or Waterman (depending on which pen I use)

- blue: Cross or Waterman Florida/Serenity blue or PR DCSS blue or Diamine Midnight (depending on which pen I use)

 

So I took 3 pens with me to the meetings; Diamine Sherwood Green, Cross Blue, Cross Black.

 

I use F nibs, but have been thinking about carrying a 1.1 stub nib also.

IF you have the room on the document, the stub makes a nice signature.

[Runnin_Ute]

Pelikan Blue Black or Diamine Blue Black mostly

Noodler's Black if I have a pen filled with it with me.

Noodler's 54th Massachusetts is another bulletproof ink.

[markh]

Hello Everyone,

 

Hi, I wondering what kinds of ink you use for formal purposes. For instance in legal purposes or for important documents.

 

Thanks

 

This was a recent discussion here. The last time I re-financed my house I had a pen already filled with a nice deep dark blue. Lots of places to sign and date.

 

The notary (who certifies signatures and identity in California) told me I could use any color I wanted, as long as it was black.

 

There are times where it's not worth arguing, and this was one of them.

 

 

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[Medsen Fey]

Kung Te Cheng. I use it routinely when I want no fading, and want no changes made to what I write.

[LamyOne]

Hello SFP,

 

Well, if it is really formal, I'll use Diamine or Lamy blue-black. However, for most of my business letters, lately, I've been using PR American Blue, it is a deep, rich blue that really jumps off the page without being obnoxious about it. (I've even noticed it to have some metallic sheen on papers such as Southworth Parchment).

 

Best regards,

 

Chris

 

PS: A word to the wise - if you use PR, flush often - it is a heavy dye-load saturated ink.

Edited December 1, 2014 by LamyOne