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666 is also of interest in some circles. ;) A person's birthdate, 7s, 8s, 4s are desirable to many. 1 is good

I had an MB Patron of Art 888 a while back and the guy that purchased it from Montblanc specifically requested number 666/888. Strange guy......

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Got an old Bonhams catalogue in front of me from 2012, it was issued prior to the Wilmore sale in New York on June 11.

 

Interesting little passage at the start of the catalogue which I have copied as is below :

 

Ms Elizabeth Carr, manager of the San Franscisco Montblanc boutique, has graciously offered to provide the top buyer in this sale with the rare same privilege accorded by Montblanc to Mr Wilmore : first option to buy the number six example of future releases of Special Limited Editions.

 

As the number six is often the lowest number commercially available this is indeed a boon to any serious Montblanc aficionado seeking to enhance their collection.

 

So I ponder who gets a chance to buy numbers one, two, three, four & five

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So I ponder who gets a chance to buy numbers one, two, three, four & five

 

I would think that MB would keep pen #1 for their archives, but that is only a guess.

 

I'm sure they give away examples to high profile people. I bet Yoko Ono got a low number example of the John Lennon SE and LE pens.

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Got an old Bonhams catalogue in front of me from 2012, it was issued prior to the Wilmore sale in New York on June 11.

 

Interesting little passage at the start of the catalogue which I have copied as is below :

 

Ms Elizabeth Carr, manager of the San Franscisco Montblanc boutique, has graciously offered to provide the top buyer in this sale with the rare same privilege accorded by Montblanc to Mr Wilmore : first option to buy the number six example of future releases of Special Limited Editions.

 

As the number six is often the lowest number commercially available this is indeed a boon to any serious Montblanc aficionado seeking to enhance their collection.

 

So I ponder who gets a chance to buy numbers one, two, three, four & five

Me. But I always decline. Politely.

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I would think that MB would keep pen #1 for their archives, but that is only a guess.

 

I'm sure they give away examples to high profile people. I bet Yoko Ono got a low number example of the John Lennon SE and LE pens.

No, they are all being sold. The 1 is given to different collectors by choice of Montblanc HQ, there is no-one who has an option on that one. But 2,3,4 and 5 are with long standing collectors - that statement in the catalogue is pure nonsense.

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No, they are all being sold. The 1 is given to different collectors by choice of Montblanc HQ, there is no-one who has an option on that one. But 2,3,4 and 5 are with long standing collectors - that statement in the catalogue is pure nonsense.

 

Is it Bonhams that are printing 'nonsense' or Elizabeth Carr that is speaking it ?

 

Bonhams will take a very dim view of this if they are being lied to in order to big up any auction or item entered.

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"4", "44" and "444" are considered harbingers of misfortune in some circles. I'm not kidding.

4 in mandrin is pronounced "shi" which carries the same pronounciation as the word "DIE". Chinese people in general can be quite superstitious and businessmen especially will avoid the number 4 in any business related things, such as shop lot numbers, car plate numbers..etc etc..you get the point.

 

I suppose its no different than the caucasian population with the superstition with the number 13..

 

 

Why are the eight's special ?

8 in mandrin is pronounced "FATT" which also carries the same meaning as the word "PROSPER". Which chinese people love A LOT.

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And there are so many LEs. There seems to be no end to the limited editions.

 

 

One might venture to say they appear to be unlimited.

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Is it Bonhams that are printing 'nonsense' or Elizabeth Carr that is speaking it ?

 

Bonhams will take a very dim view of this if they are being lied to in order to big up any auction or item entered.

Maybe Mrs Carr can promise number 6 as it became available. Don't know who said that "number six is often the lowest number commercially available" - but this is nonsense / sales talk.

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I wonder how low the serial numbers go on those websites that offer MB Carnegie and Gandhi LE's for $15.

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I suppose its no different than the caucasian population with the superstition with the number 13..

 

 

Can also be good - fare tredici.

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