Pelikan
Pens and Ephemera

Pelikan shocked its die-hard customers by eliminating the red-striped design from its line about 10 years ago. Bold, without being gaudy, these pens became a little harder to find, though the company has recently reintroduced the color. This mid-sized R600 model looks about as close to new as you can get. We include a new working refill. The logo sports a golden mama pelican with two chicks on a black background. It comes with its original box. 13.2cm capped.

Everybody needs a classic black pen for business and pleasure. Our Pelikan Souveran R400 (or 200, we aren't sure when it comes to rollerballs) is a handsome rollerball pen with gold-plated trim. This preowned pen is luxurious, but it shows a little wear from use. The good news is most of your customers and clients won't notice it as you write. No cracks or deep scratches. It comes with a working black refill and its original box. 12.5cm capped.

Gleaming deep sapphire blue makes this our favorite color of the Pelikan Souverän line. Our preowned pen was gently used once or twice and then put away. It looks close to new. Arriving in its original box, this is an ideal pen for work or play. Bold, dynamic and, yet, not gaudy at all. Unscrew the tail cap to replace the refill. You get a working blue Pelikan rollerball refill with this great pen. The logo is of a golden mama pelican with two chicks on a black background. 13.1cm capped.

Demonstrator fountain pens are always fun because they let you watch all that is going on inside your pen. Our gently used preowned Pelikan Souverän M205 is in a pleasing transparent blue. The pen is very clean, and it comes with its original boxes. You will write a fine line with its steel nib. It is a dry writer with a little feedback. 12.5cm capped.

We love the space-age silver-and-black design of this special edition Pelikan Souverän R215 rollerball pen. This pen was released in 2008. It appears to be New Old Stock. A preowned pen, we don't think it ever saw action, and if it did, it was used once and put away. It comes with its original boxes and tags. Included is a working Pelikan refill. 12.5cm capped.

In the 1990s, Pelikan started having a ton of fun with its standard issue Souverän pen designs. This Pelikan Souverän R730 is an especially nice rollerball pen with a sterling silver cap and tail cap. The tail cap is perfect and there is only one shallow dent in the side of the cap you can see in the photo. Click the headline for close-ups. In real life, you will easily find the dent if you are looking for it, but you will easily miss it, if you aren't looking for it. The rest of the pen comes with minimal light wear from use. You also get a working blue refill with the pen. 12.5cm capped.

Pelikan Souverän fountain pens are among our very favorite modern luxury pens. This preowned pen is a Pelikan M800, which is the second largest size they make. Gently used this pen shows only a little wear from use but no cracks or severe blemishes. Made in West Germany, this pen shows its age, but it still works amazingly well. We lubed up the piston a little. You will write a nice fine line with its 18k gold nib, which has just enough feedback to help you feel the paper beneath your point. Click the headline for close-ups. The cap's topper logo is a shiny golden disc with a black mama pelican and two chicks. 14cm capped.

Black and gold adds classic elegance to the luxury pencils of Pelikan. This Pelikan Souverän D200 is a great clicker pencil. Just like a Parker Jotter ballpoint, this pencil advances .5mm lead with a click of the tail plunger. This pre-owned pencil looks sharp with only minimal, if any, wear. Made in West Germany, the imprint belies its age. The top of the clicker is golden with a simplistic mama pelican and single chick that is part of the line of the nest. The eraser under the clicker has hardened. 13.5cm.