Pelikan Souverän M805 Blue-Black IB

January 25, 2022

~ Fritz Schimpf & Pelikan: Höchste Qualität

One of the pleasures of being active in the fountain pen and handwriting community is getting to know fine persons and organizations worldwide.

After a day in the classroom I returned home to find a box from Fritz Schimpf in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

The excellent packaging and wrapping matched the equally high quality contents, including ink, paper and a fountain pen.

A quartet of bottles of my beloved L’Artisan Pastellier Callifolio ink from Albi, Tarn Department, France.

Fritz Schimpf Feinpost paper with envelopes and Fritz Schimpf Fritzrot ink, all special favorites of mine.

A Pelikan Souverän M805 Blue-Black Italic Broad nib with a Fritz Schimpf Italic Grind.

All arrived in top condition. The pen inked in Fritzrot writes as smoothly as melted butter on Feinpost paper.

A wonderful start to the 2022 writing and sketching year.

Tom K.

Box from Tübingen

Protective Wrapping

Direct from Baden-Württemberg

Ink Bottle Quintet

Souverän M805 Blue-Black

Pelikan Artistry

Italic Broad Nib

FS Italic

January 26, 2022

@Tom Kellie: Thank you for the beautiful pictures of your new pen.

Your close-ups really capture the loveliness of the stripes in Pelikan's celluloid acetate material. Sometimes I remember to take a moment, examine closely the striped Souverän barrel materials, and admire their depth and chatoyance. The full effect is vey hard to capture in a photograph. It needs to be seen live in 3D. They are a pleasure to behold. The blue with rhodium furniture is a classic and very attractive color combination. I have a blue M400 with gold furniture, but if I had it to do over again, I would have chosen the rhodium trim.

Yes, I am also a fan of FS as a supplier. It is a family business in something like the fifth generation and has an excellent variety of products and commitment to customer service.