Mont Blanc
Pens and Ephemera

Yo-da-lay-hee-hoo! Have an alpine adventure right on your desk with this New Old Stock Montblanc Tribute to Mont Blanc fountain pen. Our preowned pen appears to have never been used, and it comes with all of its original boxes and converters. Heavier than a Classique, it is about the same size. Click the headline for close-ups. The section lists the various heights of Mont Blanc and its surrounding mountains. The only thing that seems to be missing is its converter, but some models did not ship out with a converter. We don't know if this is one of them. The rhodium-plated gold nib is listed as a medium, but we haven't written with it. 14.1cm capped.

Pen company Montblanc pays tribute the mountain that the company is named after with the Montblanc Tribute to Mont Blanc. Guaranteed authentic this pen appears to be New Old Stock complete with all of its original boxes and papers. Loaded with a working blue ballpoint refill, it is ready to rock your world. We love the opal or pearlescent "snowflake" logo at the end of the pen. You'll see the nose cone of the pen features the height of the mountains around Mont Blanc in the Alps. 13.7cm.

Play it safe and write out your New Year's resolutions in pencil to better go back and fix them as you go. We think the best way to do that is with the Montblanc Writers Series Jules Verne pencil. This stunning luxury pencil is only lightly used with just a shade of wear. It works great. Twist the tail cap to advance or retract the .7mm lead. It comes with an almost new eraser and spare leads. We love the way the guilloche waves ripple under the blue-enamel surface. Unfortunately, we no longer have the original boxes and papers. 14cm.

The 2014 Montblanc Writers Series fountain pen was dedicated to Daniel Defoe. He is most famous for the classic "Robinson Crusoe." This preowned luxury pen comes with all of its complete papers and boxes. The pen looks perfect...except for the nib. The 18k gold nib is losing its ruthenium or platinum plating. Click the headline for a close-up. We filled the pen with water, and we aren't certain if it has ever been used. We dipped the nib and it writes a smooth medium line. 14.3cm capped.

We have often pondered if the "Great Characters" series by Montblanc was a slightly derisive title for a series of pens based on real people and not fictional characters in a book or movie. However, I think most people would define Andy Warhol as one of the great characters of pop culture, no matter how you define it. Our Montblanc Andy Warhol rollerball pen is in like-new condition and complete with all of its original boxes and papers. Featured on the cap are Warhol's famous Campbell's soup cans. This pen comes with a working blue refill. Not all the boxes are featured in this image.

Brilliantly turning the bow of a violin into the pocket clip of this limited edition Montblanc Johann Strauss rollerball pen, the world's most famous pen maker "scores" another great hit. New Old Stock, this luxury pen pays tribute to the great composer. Not only do you get a booklet about him, you also get a little hand-crank music box playing his "Blue Danube" waltz. Clearly, the set comes with its original box. Guaranteed authentic.

One of our most tragic presidents, John F. Kennedy gets honored with the Montblanc JFK ballpoint pen. This special edition pen comes complete with its original boxes and book. This is the burgundy model and about as large as a LeGrand ballpoint, maybe a shade larger. We just installed a new turquoise ballpoint refill. Our preowned pen has a nice heft to it, too. Minimal wear, but we're sure you can see it is engraved with "FIZ" in the photo. Guaranteed authentic. 14.4cm.

NEW OLD STOCK! The Sun King of France is honored by Montblanc with this fabulous Montblanc Patron of the Arts Louis XIV fountain pen. Still sealed in its original plastic, our golden pen comes complete with all of its boxes. An absolute must for Montblanc collectors and Francophiles. Responsible for the art and elegance of the French enlightenment, King Louis XIV was behind the development of Versailles and the palatial Opera Garnier in Paris. He also waged wars to expand France's borders and was known for his lovers. The carefully engraved Montblanc pen is a fitting tribute to the Sun King's cultural renaissance in France.