Pre-Owned Pens

German luxury pens are famous the world over. Yet, this candy-apple red-striped Pelikan Souveran K800 takes the cake on ballpoint luxury pens. In like-new condition, the sumptuous gold-plated trim beautifully accents the red and black of this preowned writing instrument. Twist the tail cap to advance or retract the working blue ballpoint refill. It comes with its original box, though there are a couple little yellowing age spots on the white satin interior. The logo on the top of the cap is a black field with a matte gold mama pelican and two chicks. 13.9cm.

If you are looking for the pinnacle of everyday modern luxury writing instruments, look no further than the Pelikan Souveran 800. A commanding, large pen with red stripes, this color pen was a slow seller for Pelikan, which got discontinued. Only recently was the color scheme brought back. However, this is an earlier, pre-discontinuation version of the pen. It has minimal, if any, wear. It comes with a working blue refill and its original box. You can see the lid of the box has more wear than the pen. Ideal for work and play. The logo is a golden matte-finish mama pelican with two chicks on a black background. 14cm capped.

Leave your heart in San Francisco, but don't forget your fountain pen. Our City Series Pelikan M620 San Francisco is a luxury pen dedicated to that great American city. Click the headline for close-ups of that stunning color pattern and difficult to find BROAD nib. Our pen is in good working order. We flushed out a lot of black ink. The pen, unfortunately, has some wear from use and some brassing on the cap band. You can see it on the nib photo. Although the 18k gold nib is marked B for broad, it writes more like a stub with nice line variation. Very smooth, too. Included are its original boxes and papers.

We love regular Pelikan Souvereign pens, so it should come as no shock that we love this 800-size limited edition Pelikan Blue Ocean. Complete with all of its boxes and papers, this is a New Old Stock pen. No trace of ink from use. It even has its original nib sticker. Click the headline for close-ups. You'll see its excellent two-tone 18k gold nib. It is marked "M" for medium. We haven't dipped it to preserve its virginal nature. Worthy of any Pelikan museum or daily writing for the bold user who wants to experience perfection.

If you found an original "jade marble" Pelikan 101 in this condition from 1935, you might come close to retiring with the money you'd get for it. Luckily for you, Pelikan returned to this classic vintage pen with the limited edition Pelikan Originals 1935 Of Their Time fountain pen. It pays loving tribute to that classic pen with modern materials and improved manufacturing techniques. This modern luxury pen is new old stock! It has never been used. We filled it once with water just to make sure the original piston is still working properly, and it is in great working order. It has never been dipped. Its 18k gold nib is marked "M" for medium point. Complete with original boxes and papers. Click the headline for close-ups. 11.7cm capped.

According to this pen's original owner, it started life as a Pelikan Souverän M400 with a gold nib. Some how, somewhere along the line, this handsome tortoiseshell colored luxury pen ended up with an extra-fine steel nib like an M200. Where does that leave it? It leaves us with a very attractive pen in great working order. Just light wear from use. You can twist the piston filler smoothly and easily from the blind cap in the tail. Writing is fun, firm and a little feedback that doesn't feel particularly scratchy. On top of the cap is a logo with a black field and golden mama pelican with a single chick. 12.5cm capped.

Technically, this Pelikan R200 is called a marble blue. However, as we gaze at the sheening swirls of blue-grey, we prefer to call it "Smoky Blue." Evoking those stunning black-and-white portraits of jazz stars, where their cigarette smoke is its own personality in the photo, we find this preowned pen's design to be just as elegant. Overall, the pen looks nearly perfect, but you can see a ring of wear where the cap snugged against the barrel by the threads. We installed a new, black Pelikan rollerball refill. Complete with its original boxes and papers. 12.4cm capped.

In our own personal collection we have a Pelikan P40 Pura that is probably the most reliable daily driver that we have. We can't imagine this one would be any different. Complete with its original box and travel pouch (not photographed) this is a luxurious workaday pen. This one is gently used with only light wear. It fills with standard international cartridges. You will write a smooth fine line that might be a shade on the dry side depending upon the ink you use. 14cm capped.