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This one arrived today, It’s a Parker 51, MK lll, Insignia, made in Brazil, beginning of the 70s.

It has a very different cap, but it matches perfectly with the rest of the ornaments.

I didn't find another one around here.

You still need affection, I'll give her a good treatment.

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Just some quick pictures of what I was offered today and took home with me:

A Parker Duofold Streamlined Mandarin Yellow pen and pencil set, fully working and in very nice condition.

 

I was also offered a beautiful Big Red, but as I like the Mandarin Yellow better, bought it very unplanned and got an also very unplanned custom made pen project going, I passed on the Big Red.

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Wow.  The Mandarin Yellow is a great color.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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7 hours ago, carola said:

Just some quick pictures of what I was offered today and took home with me:

A Parker Duofold Streamlined Mandarin Yellow pen and pencil set, fully working and in very nice condition.

 

I was also offered a beautiful Big Red, but as I like the Mandarin Yellow better, bought it very unplanned and got an also very unplanned custom made pen project going, I passed on the Big Red.

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Congrats. I wish someone would offer me a Mandarin Yellow and Big Red Duofold in that condition. :o

 

- Sean  :)

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46 minutes ago, corniche said:

 

Congrats. I wish someone would offer me a Mandarin Yellow and Big Red Duofold in that condition. :o

 

- Sean  :)

You and me both! I really want a Mandarin Yellow Duofold....but I won’t pay the crazy money they’ve been going for lately

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I don't understand why Parker have been so stingy on the mandarin colour in more recent years - the modern duofolds have had mandarin releases in 1995 and 2006, but on both occasions they were rare limited editions...

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16 hours ago, carola said:

Apenas algumas fotos rápidas do que me foi oferecido hoje e levei para casa comigo:

Conjunto de caneta e lápis Parker Duofold Streamlined Mandarin Yellow, totalmente funcional e em muito bom estado.

 

Também me ofereceram um lindo Big Red, mas como eu gosto mais do Mandarin Yellow, comprei-o muito não planejado e tive um projeto de caneta customizada também muito não planejado em execução, eu rejeitei o Big Red.

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You have a beautiful Duo! Congratulations on your purchase.

And there will always be a new day to pick up the Big Red ... Lol

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Who arrived now was the Flighter, the other two were already here. I am always surprised by the quality of the writing of these Parker 15, the red one goes months without writing on the desk, when I need to write down something she is ready to leave without problems . I ended up saving this orange jotter for a different color, I think it's fun. And the Flighter arrived in a lot of pens, and was left without attention until the end, but when I took her grateful surprise, it was never painted and has this plunger converter, rare here in my region. The two fountain pens have a Media tip. I hardly see any comments about the English Parker 15 or Mixy when they are French, so I decided to post, to remember what is missing, who has one in the drawer.
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This little beauty joined my gang recently. I purchased a 6 pen lot at auction and serviced them and sold 4 for more than the lot price, sooo lucky me, got this for a little effort only. A stunning 1990s International in Red Jasper, in excellent condition. The nib is a broad, unfortunately, and writes as smooth as any pen i have. I do prefer a narrower nib with a little feedback, which suits better quality paper. However the feel and look makes you know that this is a very special pen you are writing with. On looks alone this pen will stay in my collection forever. C29012262_2021-02-2215_00_12.thumb.jpg.16763497c2b8ff5729eed5551ea10a55.jpg152681429_2021-02-2215_01_23.thumb.jpg.522c805b6fc60cd0dd79d7f0692a035b.jpg358090600_2021-02-2215_02_16.thumb.jpg.53f6451c48084f80210d6e8e268da523.jpg

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1 hour ago, Chuchulan said:

This little beauty joined my gang recently. I purchased a 6 pen lot at auction and serviced them and sold 4 for more than the lot price, sooo lucky me, got this for a little effort only. A stunning 1990s International in Red Jasper, in excellent condition. The nib is a broad, unfortunately, and writes as smooth as any pen i have. I do prefer a narrower nib with a little feedback, which suits better quality paper. However the feel and look makes you know that this is a very special pen you are writing with. On looks alone this pen will stay in my collection forever. C29012262_2021-02-2215_00_12.thumb.jpg.16763497c2b8ff5729eed5551ea10a55.jpg152681429_2021-02-2215_01_23.thumb.jpg.522c805b6fc60cd0dd79d7f0692a035b.jpg358090600_2021-02-2215_02_16.thumb.jpg.53f6451c48084f80210d6e8e268da523.jpg

 

Pretty.

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Thank you all. The Mandarin Yellow is in really good condition, no cracks, no scratches, hardly any brassing at all and the OM nib (with very little O fortunately, as oblique nibs don´t suit my hand) writes nicely.

 

And guys, the Big Red is still to be had if you like. As I am primarily a Pelikan and Eversharp Skyline girl, I am pretty sure I won´t go for it. There even was a second Mandarin Yellow pen, an older non-streamlined one from the 1920s with flat top. The condition of both, the Big Red and the older Mandarin Yellow is comparable to the one I bought. I went for the streamlined one because a) I like the design a lot better and b) the older version was considerably more expensive.

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From left to right: Duofold Centennial Mk I Marbled Maroon, Duofold Centennial Mk II Black GT, Duofold Centennial Mk III Black GT, Duofold Centennial Classic Big Red CT, Duofold International Mk II Jade Green.  The Mk I Marbled Maroon and the Mk III Black GT were acquired in the last month and week respectively, the Classic Big Red about a year ago.  Both the Mk II Duofolds are more than a decade old.

S.T. Dupont Ellipsis 18kt M nib

Opus 88 Flow steel M nib

Waterman Man 100 Patrician Coral Red 18kt factory stub nib

Franklin-Christoph Model 19 with Masuyama 0.7mm steel cursive italic nib

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18 minutes ago, ParkerBeta said:

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From left to right: Duofold Centennial Mk I Marbled Maroon, Duofold Centennial Mk II Black GT, Duofold Centennial Mk III Black GT, Duofold Centennial Classic Big Red CT, Duofold International Mk II Jade Green.  The Mk I Marbled Maroon and the Mk III Black GT were acquired in the last month and week respectively, the Classic Big Red about a year ago.  Both the Mk II Duofolds are more than a decade old.

Marbled Maroon is marvellous.... I will definitely look for this one soon...

All the best is only beginning now...

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50 minutes ago, ParkerBeta said:

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From left to right: Duofold Centennial Mk I Marbled Maroon, Duofold Centennial Mk II Black GT, Duofold Centennial Mk III Black GT, Duofold Centennial Classic Big Red CT, Duofold International Mk II Jade Green.  The Mk I Marbled Maroon and the Mk III Black GT were acquired in the last month and week respectively, the Classic Big Red about a year ago.  Both the Mk II Duofolds are more than a decade old.

 

Do you write with all of them?

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13 hours ago, Heinkle said:

 

Do you write with all of them?

At the moment, all of them are inked and I am taking turns writing with all of them!

Marbled Maroon Mk I: F nib, writes like a true European F

Black GT Mk II: XF nib but writes like the F of the Marbled Maroon Mk I

Jade Green Mk II: F nib (like Marbled Maroon Mk I)

Black GT Mk III: M nib, quite wide

Big Red Classic CT: F nib but intermediate in width between Marbled Maroon Mk I and Black GT Mk III

S.T. Dupont Ellipsis 18kt M nib

Opus 88 Flow steel M nib

Waterman Man 100 Patrician Coral Red 18kt factory stub nib

Franklin-Christoph Model 19 with Masuyama 0.7mm steel cursive italic nib

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