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here are lots and lots of Parker pens

that can claim to be a special edition

pen. It is perhaps pertinent to clarify

the difference between a Limited Edition, a

Special Edition and a Special Purpose

Edition pen.

A Limited Edition pen is produced in a

finite, limited number. A Special Edition

pen is produced for a limited time period,

and a Special Purpose Edition is a pen

that is produced for a special occasion, for

instance a signing, a store opening, a

movie or such.

It’s not always easy to decide what should

be called a Special Edition pen or not.

Many pens are being ordered by

companies in the line of company

marketings, and are ordered in limited

numbers and/or are being sold or given

away for a limited time. This doesn’t mean

that every Jotter or Vector with an

imprinted company logo is a limited or

special edition, although some pens,

especially in the Duofold Centennial

range, nevertheless has reached Special

Edition status, like the 1992 Bank Menatep

Centennial and the 2004 Rashin

Centennial.

nd is the legendary Parker T1 titanium

pen a Limited Edition? It was made to

honour the then ten years presence of

the US in space and was made in the finite

number of 104 000 fountain pens. Well, I’m

not the one to judge. A true Limited Edition

is however simple to spot. It’s numbered.

There are also a multitude of pens

produced for politicians, often referred to

as the Presidential pens, or White House

pens. There’s a list at the bottom of this

chapter that by no means is a complete

reference guide. There’s a White House

tradition, dating back to Harry Truman, to

sign important documents with several

pens, and then giving the pens to the

people who helped creating the bill or

treaty. When Lyndon Johnson signed the

Civil Rights Act in 1964 he is said to have

used as many as 75 pens for the one

signature, one short stroke at the time.

John F. Kennedy had the strategy to spell

out his middle name to be able to use

more pens. The German pen company

Montblanc really didn't like when Bill

Clinton not only signed a document with a

fake Montblanc, but also gave out more

fake Montblancs as souvenirs. Barack

Obama used 22 pens to sign the 2010

Patient Protection and Affordable Care

Act. George W. Bush however preferred to

use the one pen for the signing and then

putting it in his own pocket, sharing

unused ones as souvenirs.

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I s t h e T 1 a S p e c i a l Ed i t i o n ?

EII Coronation. The first special

Purpose Edition pen made by Parker

was perhaps the QEII Coronation,

produced as a set by Parker in England in

1953. It was offered in a blue hard pen box

imprinted with the Royal emblem to

celebrate the coronation of Queen

Elisabeth II. It contained the new restyled

Parker Victory MK V, which was fitted, like

all the UK Duofolds, with the aerometric

filling system that year. The pen was dark

blue, which of course makes sense if

referred to as Royal Blue. Also a Parker

"51" version was offered in a similar Parker

"51" style box. Neither of the pens had any

additional imprints.

ut of course Parker had offered pens

to dignitaries much earlier. A Parker

pen was used to sign the agreement

through which Italian and German forces

surrendered in Northwest Italy during

World War II, and General Eisenhower's

Parker "51" were used to sign the

Armistice pact for the European Front,

while General Douglas MacArthur's 20-

year-old Duofold was used to sign the

document officially ending World War II.

But these pens weren't specially made for

the occasion.

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panish Treasure. The very idea of

making a limited edition pen was

unheard of until 1965. The prominent

Parker collector Lih-Tah Wong tells the

story on his site parker75.com. William

Derbins, who was then the Vice President

of Parker’s marketing department, read a

story in the January 1965 edition of

National Geographisc that caught his eye.

The article told about Kip Wagner who

used to find coins cast up by storms on the

beach and eventually recovered a huge

treasure from ships sunk in 1715, outside

the coast of Florida. The silver was very

worn, most coins were found as blackened

lumps and most were not collector’s items,

but rather salvaged for the silver value

only. Parker had already launched their

immensely popular Parker “75”, made from

sterling silver, and William Derbins got the

idea to produce a number of Parker “75”

pens out of the Spanish Treasure gold as

a marketing stunt. He would have

discussed his idea with Parker’s chief

designer Don Doman and Kenneth Parker

and was evidently given the go-ahead. A

product manager from Parker and William

Derbins went to see Kip Wagner and

persuaded him to let them buy the silver.

The deal actually came at a convenient

time for Wagner who was running out of

treasure hunting-money.

lready in November, ten months after

Derbins read the article, the first Spanish

Treasure pens were being shipped. The

fountain pens were in fact produced all at

once in a period of only a few days. Parker

even had a notarius publicus to verify that

the pens were in fact made from the

treasure silver.

number of 4 821 fountain pens were

made. It sold for $75, (what else?),

which was three times as much as the

ordinary Parker “75”. Ball pens were also

produced from around 1966 in unknown

numbers, collectors are guessing about 1

000-2 000 items only, actually making the

ball pens rarer.

The pens were delivered in a nice box,

made from walnut wood which had a print

of a treasure map on the lid, depicting the

travels of the Spanish fleet, and inside a

blueprint of the cargo storage room. Some

of the silver cobs were actually shipped to

the salesmen and used as premiums to

customers who were hesitant to finish the

deal to buy a pen. When Parker ran out of

original silver coins they produced

reproduction coins for the same purpose.

Also in 1965 the American pen

manufacturer Paul Fisher got a patent for

a pen that would eventually work in zero

gravity and the Fisher Space pen was

chosen to be used on the 1968 Apollo 7

space flight. “Normal” ball pens didn’t work

in space and the astronauts had

previously been forced to use pencils only.

Of course this discredited Parker who had

used the phrase “Like a pen from another

world” all the way back to the Vacumatic

ads of the 1930’s and again in 1956 in the

Parker “61” ads “A pen from outer space”.

And of course Parkers own ballpen, the

Jotter, was “The ballpen preferred the

world over”, well it was… just not in space.


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tlas Booster Ball Pen. Having lost

the “space race” Parker at least

decided to produce a Special Purpose

Edition pen to honour the 10th anniversary

of NASA and in 1968 a Classic “75” style

ballpoint pen in sterling silver ciselé was

made. It had a push button made from the

actual Atlas booster rocket that put John

Glenn in orbit in February 20th of 1962. A

fragment had been recovered from Africa

and Parker managed to get hold of the

metal.

he pen was never ment to be sold to

the public. Parker offered them as gifts

for John Glenn, president Lyndon B.

Johnson and heads and directors at NASA.

Since then a few items have found their

way to collector’s hands. The cap band of

the pens has the following engraving:

“U.S.A. into space” and “20 II 1962”. 250

items.


A t l a s Bo o s t e r b a l l p e n .

tlas Booster Fountain Pen. There

was also a Parker “75” fountain Space

pen made in 1968, with the body

entirely made from the rocket metal. Only

four of these pens were manufactured.

One was given to Glenn and the other to

Johnson. Parker kept the other two for the

archives.

he pens were engraved “This pen is

made from / a fragment of the rocket /

which boosted astronaut John Glenn /

into America’s first / orbit space flight / 20

February 1962”. One of the pens kept by

Parker made it’s way into a collector’s

hands at a pen show in 2000 where it sold

for about $3 000. A year later it was sold

at Bonhams for about $22 500. 4 items.


A l t l a s Bo o s t e r f o u n t a i n p e n .

pollo XV. In 1972 another Special

Purpose Edition Parker “75” pen was

made in titanium, possibly salvaged

from the Apollo 15 mission. In any case it

had a gold plaque attached to the body,

which contained actual moon dust,

collected by the astronauts James Irwing

and David Scott on their mission. The

plaque was imprinted “Traces of Lunar

material / Apollo 15”. Only five pens were

manufactured.

hree of which were presented as gifts

for President Richard Nixon, who kept

one and offered the other two as gifts

to high ranking politicians on his historic

trip to China in 1972. And Parker kept the

other two. One of which was also sold at a

pen show auction in 2000 for about $4

500. A year later it was sold at Bonhams

for a staggering $22 500. There are

however indications from high end

collectors that more than these five pens

were produced.


A p o l l o X V — T r a c e s o f L u n a r M a t e r i a l .

icentennial. In 1976 Parker wanted

to commemorate the bicentennial of

the declaration of independence in

1976 and produced a Parker “75” that was

made from pewter, basically a tin alloy,

widely used in the time period. It sported a

ball ended clip, similar to the Duofolds of

the 1920’s. Embedded in the cap top it

had a piece of wood from the

Independence hall, an American national

landmark located in Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania. Mostly famous because the

US constitution, and the declaration of

independence were prepared in the

building.

he wood was removed from the

building when it was restored in 1897

and Parker was later able to buy a

small quantity that came with certificates of

authenticity from the historic society. It

came in a handmade chest made form

mahogany with an elaborate brass lock to

resemble a jewel chest from the 1700’s.

The pen cap was engraved “Wood in this

limited edition pen / is a relic of

Independence Hall / Philadelphia – 1776”.

The pens were numbered and 10 000

items were produced. It’s known to

collectors as the Bicentennial pen or the

Americana pen.


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Bi c e n t e n n i a l .

MS Queen Elizabeth. In 1977 a

beautiful Parker “75” was made from

brass that was salvaged form the

wreck of the Atlantic ocean liner RMS

Queen Elizabeth. Constructed in the

1930’s she was, for the next thirty years,

the largest passenger liner ever built. She

caught fire and sank in the Hong Kong

harbour early in 1972. The pens had an

oval plaque engraved “R.M.S. Queen

Elizabeth”.

ach of the 5 000 pens were numbered

on the cap lip and came with an equal

numbered certificate. There were two

different wooden boxes offered. The larger

one was made from mahogany had brass

corner fittings and a lock with a key, not

unlike a treasure chest. The smaller one

was made from walnut wood that had been

hand polished. The box sported a large

brass plaque that featured a stylised

drawing and information about the ship.


RM S Q u e e n El i z a b e t h .

ueens Silver Jubilee. To celebrate

the Queen’s silver jubilee in 1977

Parker in the UK offered a Big red ball

pen in Blue with the Union Jack printed on

the cap.

he body had the print “The Queen’s /

Silver Jubilee 1977”.

Q u e e n ' s S i l v e r J u b i l e e .

alcon. Although not a pen, to mark

the introduction of the Parker “50”,

nicknamed the Falcon, Parker in 1978

commissioned a limited edition of 100

statuettes of a Peregrine Falcon.

t was based on a design by Alex Jardine,

of the Society of Wildlife Artists and was

made entirely out of Sterling Silver.


T h e Fa l c o n .

ood Pen. In 1980 Parker in Germany

produced a large (143 mm) wood

limited edition pen with a huge

stylised clip. There were eight different

wood finishes offered and they were sold

in numbered boxes made from the same

wood as the pens. There were ment to be

made 2 000 numbered pens of each

wood, but there seems to have been

objections from Parker in the US and

production was haltered, so no-one really

knows how many pens were shipped. Also

some were clearly shipped without the

number on the pens, or in the boxes.

hey were made in the following woods:

Grenadill, Ebony, Angelin, Cocobolo,

Redwood, Guajac, Palissander, and

Briar. They were fitted with a 14K nib that

was very similar to the nib on the UK made

Parker ”105”. The nib was fitted on a black

section, held down by a broad gold band

engraved PARKER. The cap had a very

large gold coloured, wooden clip in the

shape of an arrow that protruded from the

top of the cap. Perhaps one of the

strangest designs of a Parker pen, some

finishes are considered very rare.

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P a r k e r w o o d p e n s .

harles' and Diana's Wedding. In

1981 Parker in Newhaven in the UK

offered a limited edition Parker “105”

to commemorate the wedding between

Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.

The pen didn’t have any special features.

Aside from a few special engravings it was

an ordinary gold filled Parker “105” in oak

bark finish.

he pen body was engraved with the

wedding date, the barrel end with the

limited edition number and the crown

top was engraved with the emblem of the

Prince of Wales. It came with a certificate

of authenticity marked with the edition

number and a wooden box that sported a

brass commemoration plaque. 1 000

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ope John Paul II. In 1982 Pope John

Paul II visited the United Kingdom and

Parker commemorated the occasion

by producing a Parker Arrow rollerball in

stainless steel with the imprint "Pope John

Paul II / British visit 1982.

he pen also showed a small stylised

head at the top of the clip. It was

offered in a blue and black plastic box

imprinted with the papal monogram, with a

plain white cardboard slip-on cover.

P o p e p e n .

NF Treaty. In 1987 US President

Reagan and Soviet General Secretary

Gorbachev signed a historical treaty to

eliminate the intermediate- and short

range nuclear missiles. By 1991 a number

of 2 692 missiles had been destroyed.

Parker manufactured four pens of Parker

"75" pens for the signing. They were made

from sterling silver, based on the

discontinued Keepsake design, with 22K

gold trim and with an 18K solid gold nib.

The White House provided Parker with the

signatures of the two dignitaries, which

were both engraved on each pen. Reagan

also insisted that the title of both men

should be engraved under the signatures.

ichail Gorbachev used a fountain pen

while Ronald Reagan preferred a felt

tip pen. Gorbachev''s box was made

from solid, hand-waxed Cherry wood with a

Royal blue interior, but Reagan wanted his

box to be made from mesquite wood. Two

pens were used by Reagan and

Gorbatchev for the signing, and of the two

reserve pens made, one was eledgedly

destroyed and one was kept for the Parker

Archives. In 2007, Russian Federation

President Vladimir Putin declared that the

INF Treaty no longer served Russia's

interests and considered pulling out of the

treaty.

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I NF - t r e a t y p e n .

ueen Elisabeth. Parker “61” gold

filled signet set, pen and pencil. They

had a blue crest on the body and was

offered in a satin box, also printed with the

royal crest.

robably ordered by the Buckingham

Palace around 1986 and used as

gifts. Unknown number of items.

Q u e e n El i z a b e t h .

entennial Collector Edition VIP.

Parker celebrated it’s 100 year

anniversary in 1988 and launched the

Centennial Duofold to celebrate. This new

pen was externally based on the 1920’s

Big Red, but was made from sturdy acrylic

and with a state of the art computer

controlled manufacturing process. The

Centennial was actually being

manufactured already in late 1987, but in

1988 a Centennial Collector Edition was

offered. It was a Blue marble parker

centennial with the imprint 1888-1988 on

the crown. It was offered as a set of a

hey weren't sold, but instead offered to

VIP's in the US and UK. President

Ronald Reagan, Vice President

George Bush, resigning Secretary of

Defense Caspar Weinberger and

Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci each

got one; John Gibb, Parker Pen's chief

sales executive to the White House during

seven Presidential administrations, Peter

Bentley, President of the Parker Pen

Company, and Malcolm Troak, Parker's

manufacturing Director also got one,

among others. The pens were engraved

on the cap bands with The Parker

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fountain pen and a ball pen that was

manufactured in the UK but assebled in

the US. These first limited edition pens

were made in 50 numbered sets.

Centennial and the limited edition number.

They were presented in a wooden box,

made in Japan.


C o l l e c t o r Ed i t i o n .

0 Downing Street. Margret Thatcher

visited the Newhave factory in

Newhaven, UK on October 10 1988.

he was presented with a black Duofold

Centennial in a grey box engraved with

the coat of arms.

Bl a c k C e n t e n n i a l .

uofold Cenetary Edition. A blue

marble Duofold Centennial given to

the workers at Newhaven to

commemorate the cenetary jubilee and

Thatcher’s visit to the factory on October

10 1988.

he box contained a brochure

commemorating the visit, a certificate

and envelope typed with the employees

name.

Bl u e m a r b l e C e n t e n n i a l .

entennial Collector Edition USA.

The pen was initially black and later

also in blue or red marble and didn’t

differ much from the standard 1988

Centennial but had an additional crown in

gold imprinted 1888-1988. It was shipped

in a large grey cardboard box.

he box contained a beautiful wooden

desk stand with a brass plaque, a

bottle of ink in a box, a polishing cloth

and some paperwork. It had Centennial,

the Parker halo and 1888-1988 engraved

on the crown.

Re d m a r b l e C e n t e n n i a l .

entennial Collector Edition UK.

There was also a Collector Edition

offered in the UK in 1988 for the

European market.

hey were virtually the same but was

offered in a smaller, grey box with a

more frugal content, just the pen. The

box was printed with the halo logo and

Parker.

Bl a c k C e n t e n n i a l .

est Ban Treaty. The 1974 treaty that

prohibited underground nuclear

weapon tests with a yield exceeding

150 kilotons was updated when Presidents

George Bush and Michail Gorbachev in

1990 signed the Threshold Test Ban

Treaty and Underground Nuclear

Explosions for Peaceful Purposes Treaty,

lso the pens were engraved with the

President’s signatures. It was

presented in a blue box inprinted with

the two seals of the Soviet State Secretary

and the US President and also denoting

Washing, D.C / May 30-June 3, 1990.

Inside was a wooden box with the same

seals and text laser engraved. Inside the

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which provided for on-site inspections of

nuclear weapon's tests above 35 kilotons

(in comparison the Hiroshima bomb was at

about 15 kilotons). Parker was

commissioned to produce the pens for the

signing. As with the 1987 Intermediate

range treaty pens, these were also made

from the Parker “75” Keepsake design, but

Parked had added a 24K goldplating and

mounted a blue sapphire on the crown.

box the signatures of Bush and Gorbachev

and their titles were also engraved. It is

unclear how many pens were

manufactured. There would have been a

back-up set that probably made it back to

the archives, but items in collector’s hands

suggest that there were also some

prototypes made.


T e s t Ba n T r e a t y .

TART-1. In 1991 Parker was again

called upon to produce pens, this time

for the signing of the famous Strategic

Arms Reduction Treat (START) wich

concered the elimination of almost fifty

percent of the nuclear warheads carried

by ballistic missiles. It was signed by Soviet

President Mikhail Gorbachev and US

President George Bush and the pens

used were again sterling silver Parker "75"

Keepsakes, this time rollerballs. The pens

were goldplated and the crown had an

inlaid purple star sapphire. They were

engraved with the President's signatures

underlined with the title President.

ike the Test Ban Treaty pens, it's hard

to tell how many pens were actually

manufactured.

The boxes were also very similar, but the

START-1 outer box was in burgundy

imprinted with the Presidential seals and

the text Moscow, USSR / July 1991. The

inner, wooden box was engraved the same

way.

The START-1 treaty expired in 2009 and in

2010 US President Obama and Russian

President Medvedev signed a new treaty,

by then Parker were no longer an

American company and the White House

nowadays use Cross pens for their

signings.


S t a r t - 1 .

isaster Relief. In 1991 Parker was

commissioned to produce a World

Memorial Missile Disaster relief pen.

made from the smelted metal from Soviet

SS20 and American Pershing nuclear

missiles, which were removed from

European soil. A portion of proceeds from

the sales was donated to the charity fund

for worldwide disaster relief. Parker

accepted the challenge to convert the

metal from the decommissioned missiles

into a pen, but the metal turned out to be

too porous for the manufacturing process .

Instead it was decided that the pens

should be fitted with a crown or emblem

made from the metal featuring the fund's

whistle logo. Once a call to battle, the

whistle was selected by the fund to now

symbolize the call to help. Eight different

writing instruments were being

manufactured as World Memorial Pens.

The high-end pens were Duofold Black

International Fountain Pens and Ball Pens.

he official numbers of produced pens

are 10 000. These pens were

packaged in a special cherry wood gift

box bearing a plaque of the missile metal,

accompanied by a numbered certificate of

authenticity. Prices for these limited

edition pens were $300 for the fountain

pen and $175 for the ball pen. Parker also

manufactured Insignias as World Memorial

Pens with the whistle logo emblem affixed

to the arrow clips. Models offered were

14K Dimonite G Ball Pen and Pen/Pencil

Set; Black Laque Ball Pen and Pen/Pencil

Set; and Stainless GT (gold trim) Ball Pen

and Pen/Pencil Set. Prices for the Insignia

Memorial Pens ranged from $30 to $45 for

an individual pen and $60 to $90 for a set.






Di s a s t e r Re l i e f .

ive Presidents. November 4th in

1991 the Ronald Reagan presidential

library opened in Simi Valley,

California, about 60 km northwest of

Downtown Los Angeles. The then five

living presidents, Richard Nixon, Gerald

Ford, George Bush, Jimmy Carter and

Ronald Reagan were present at the

opening.

arker presented them each with a

black ballpoint Duofold Centennial with

the Presidential seal on the crown,

and engraved signatures of the

presidents. It was offered in walnut box

also with the names of all five presidents

and the Presidential seal.


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F i v e p r e s i d e n t s w i t h G e o r g e Bu s h p e n .

ohn Major World Memorial. In

November 1991 the UK Prime Minister

John Major received a World Memorial pen

as a gift from Parker.


W o r l d M e m o r i a l P e n .

range Special Edition. In 1991

Parker offered a Centennial fountain

pen and mechanical set in Orange as

a Special Edition. The pencils were based

on the 1920’s “Big Bro”. The fountain pens

had a crown with the pendulum pattern.

t was offered in a cherrywood box. 1 000

un-numbered sets were initially offered

but the design became so popular that

Parker continued to produce them for

several years, adding an International

sized fountain pen, ball pen and a roller

ball to the line in 1992. In 1993 it was still

referred to as a Special Edition, but from

1994 it was part of the regular line

although it was discontinued in 1995.

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enatep Bank. In 1992 Russian

Menatep Bank ordered an unknown

number of Duofold Centennials in red

marble with the bank logo on the crown.

enatep was the first private bank in

Russia since the revolution, created

by oligarch Mikhail Khodorovsky. The

bank went bankrupt in 2001. Unknown

number of items.


M e n a t e p .

oint Understanding. Parker produced

two Orange Special Edition rollerballs

used in June 17, 1992.

t was used by Presidents Boris Yeltsin

and George Bush signing the Joint

Understanding of arms reduction. 2

items.

J o i n t Un d e r s t a n d i n g — I m a g e W a n t e d .

ix Presidents. Around 1993 Parker

made a Centennial Duofold with the

signatures of all six living Presidents.

he sixth was Bill Clinton. Richard Nixon

died in 1994.


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S i x P r e s i d e n t s

tart-II. January, 3rd, 1993 Presidents

Bush and Yeltsin signed the Start-II

treaty, banning the use of multiple

independently targetable reentry vehicles.

Parker produced black Duofold Centennial

rollerballs for the occasion.

hey were featured with plaques made

from the same fused metal used in the

World Memorial pens. They were

offered in walnut boxes engraved with

Moscow and the date.

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slo Accords. In an attempt to resolve

the Palestinian-Israeli conflict secret

negociations between Israel’s Prime

Minister Yitzak Rabin and PLO chairman

Yasser Arafat were held in Oslo, Norway.

In September 12, 1993 an official signing

of documents were held at the White

House in the US, together with President

Bill Clinton.

sraeli foreign minister, Shimon Peres, US

Secretary of State, Warren Christopher,

Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev

and Arafat’s right hand Mahmoud Abbas

did the actual signing. Parker provided

black Duofold Centennial rollerballs for the

historic signing. Arafat, Rabin and Peres,

received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 for

their work. Rabin was assassinated in

November 1995 by a right-wing Zionist for

his support of the Oslo Accords. Benjamin

Netanyahu dissolved the Oslo accords in

1997. 8 items.

O s l o A c c o r d s — I m a g e W a n t e d .

andarin. In 1995 Parker offered a

Duofold Centennial Mandarin Limited

Edition. It sported 3 solid gold rings.

The body was engraved George S. Parker

and featured the old Lucky Curve ribbon

engraved with the number of the pen.

he crown was engraved “Parker

Duofold Mandarin” and the number. It

was offered in an attractive yellow and

black box. 10 000 items were produced, of

which 3 000 were sold in the US.

M a n d a r i n .

ouglas MacArthur. In Sept 2, 1945

General Douglas MacArthur signed the

documents that ended World War II

with Japan. He used a twenty year old

Duofold Big Red that he had borrowed

from his wife. The original pen was later

lost. Parker made an orange Limited

Edition pen in 1995 to mark the 50 year

celebration of the event.

t featured MacArthur's signature on the

cap and on the solid gold crown the

"Ruptured Duck" was imprinted, the

symbol used by WWII veterans. The crown

also had the five general stars on top and

the limited edition number was engraved

on the clip screw. In a private ceremony 96

year old Jean MacArthur received #1 of

the limited edition series. The pen was

shipped in a cherry wood box. It was

produced in 1 945 items.


M a c A r t h u r .

ouse of commons. May 20th in 1996

Parker held a reception at the House

of Commons in London. The event

was to relaunch the Duofold Centennial

and International range, which had been

redesigned. Both pen aficionados and

celebrities had been cordially invited and

the guests were presented with a gift bag

with a commemorative Duofold Fountain

Pen and a lapel badge.

here were examples of all the new

finishes and also ballpens and

mechanical pencils. The pens didn't

have any additional imprints to mark the

occasion, but the box had "House of

commons/ 20th May 1996" printed on the

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Ho u s e o f c o m m o n s .

orman Rockwell. Norman Rockwell

was a 20th-century American painter

and illustrator, and in the 1950's

Parker persuaded him to paint ads for the

company. To celebrate the Duofold pen

being around for 75 year Parker in 1996

offered a Duofold Centennial Norman

Rockwell Limited Edition. It featured

Rockwell's silhouette on the crown and was

imprinted "Parker Duofold Norman

Rockwell Limited Edition". It sported

Rockwells stylised signature on the cap.

Parker initially had some problem

reproducing the plastic of the 1920-30's

Moderne Duofold in Black and Pearl (the

original plastic contained ground fish

scales and was very prone to

discolouration).

he Rockwell plastic is a very swirly

version of the black and pearl,

attractive and quite unique to the

Norman Rockwell Limited Edition pens.

The cap had three cap rings, like many

other Limited Edition pens. It was offered

in a fiddleback maple box imprinted with a

Rockwell silhouette emblem. The box also

contained four prints reproductions of

original art. Three of which the original art

still belongs to the parker family. The outer

box was made in brown leather with metal

corner protectors. 3 500 items.


No r m a n Ro c k w e l l .

tylo de l'année. In 1996 the Duofold

was nominated by the French Chambre

Syndicale Nationale du Stylo as the

pen of the year.

o commemorate the event Parker

produced a black International Special

Edition with "1996" logo on the crown. It

was offered in a orange and black box. 1

200 items were produced.


S t y l o d e l ' a n n e e .

ong Kong. Hong Kong was a colony

of the British Empire and in 1898

Britain obtained a 99-year lease from

China.

hen the lease expired in 1997 it was

commemorated with a black Duofold

Centennial Special Edition with the

Hong Kong logo on the crown. 300 items

were produced, although some sources

suggest 556 items.

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Ho n g Ko n g .

ilver Black and pearl. 1997 Duofold

International Black and pearl Special

Edition with silver trim.

t was made in 100 items.


Bl a c k a n d p e a r l w i t h s i l v e r t r i m .

nake. Maybe the most famous of the

Parker Limited Editions, based on

maybe the most legendary of the

vintage Parker pens, the Lucky Curve

filigree Snake #37, which was the silver

version, and the #38 that was the gold

filled version, introduced in 1906.

n 1997 Parker introduced the Duofold

Centennial Silver snake limited edition in

5 000 items. The eyes of the limited

edition snakes were made from emeralds,

while the original snake pens eyes were

made from rhinestone. They were offered

in a suede-lined, black leather gift box.

Gold Snake. The Duofold Centennial

Solid gold snake version was made in 250

items.

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S i l v e r a n d G o l d S n a k e s .

ydney Olympics. In 1997 Parker

offered a black Duofold Centennial

Limited Edition for the upcoming

Sydney Olympics, held in Australia in

2000. The pen had the Sydney 2000 logo,

the olympic rings and the Limited Edition

number on the crown.

he logo was also found imprinted on

the barrel. The pen sported two solid

gold cap rings. It was presented in a

dark red wooden box, also with the Sydney

2000 logo. 500 pens were manufactured.


S y d n e y O l y m p i c s .

agritte . In 1998 Parker produced a

Lapis Lazulii Duofold Centennial for

the Benelux countries markets to

commemorate the 100 year jubilee of the

Belgian artist René Magritte. The pen had

his signature on the cap and the crown

sported a stylised white bird.

t was presented in one of the more

elaborate boxes for a Parker Limited

Edition pen. It was made like a mirror

cabinet, with the mirrors reflecting one of

Magrittes paintings. The box also

contained a bronze paperweight in the

shape of an apple. 300 items.


M a g r i t t e .

srael 50th. In 1998 Parker made a black

Duofold Centennial to commemorate the

50th anniversary of the foundation of the

state of Israel. The cap was engraved on

one side “Israel's 50th” and on the other

he crown had the emblem of the state

of Israel, the Menorah, and the cap

had two cap bands. It was offered in a

cherry wood box with a round laser

engraved Israel 50 emblem. 500

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side the Limited Edition number. numbered items were produced.


I s r a e l 5 0 t h .

reenwich. To commemorate the

Millennium and the the Royal

Observatory in Greenwich Parker in

1999 offered a Duofold Centennial

Special Edition as a set, fountain pen and

roller ball. The crown was imprinted

with”Parker Duofold”, an arrow and a

banner with “Greenwich” inside.

lthough black, the pen was machine

chased with an attractive fouchére

pattern. The cap had a broad gold

band that was also engraved “Parker

Duofold Greenwich”. About 3 000 un-

numbered fountain pens were produced

and probably less than a 1 000 rollerballs.


G r e e n w i c h .

usain. In 1999 Parker offered a

Sonnet fountain pen to honour the

Indian modernistic painter Maqbool

Fida (M. F.) Husain, sometimes referred to

as the “Picasso of India”.

he pen also marketed Husain’s 2000

movie Gaja Gamini (One with a walk

like an elephant), which he wrote and

directed. The pen came with a laser

engraved rendition of scenes from the

movie and the signature of M.F. Husain.

Unknown number of items.

Hu s a i n .

nsignia Greenwich. The Insignia

Greenwich Millennium edition was

offered in 2000 to commemorate the new

Millennium and the Greenwich

Observatory.

t was a Parker Insignia, a stainless steel

ball pen with gold trim. It also came with

a free mug with the Greenwich logo.


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onnet Greenwich. See above.

Sonnet roller ball in laque black.

ffered with a free B6 organiser.


S o n n e t G r e e n w i c h — i m a g e w a n t e d .

ector Greenwich. The Vector

Millennium Special edition was offered

was offered in 2000 to commemorate

the new Millennium. It was produced in two

finishes and in four high gloss colours;

standard in black and blue and translucent

in red, blue and green, and was made by

the Parker-Luxor factory in India.

t was printed with a world map with major

cities on the body, making it possible to

tell the time difference between various

parts of the world with the twist of the cap.


V e c t o r y G r e e n w i c h — i m a g e w a n t e d .

aki-e. In the Japanese year of the

Dragon in 2000, Parker in Japan

began producing Maki-e pens for the

Japanese market.

hey were based on black UK made

Parker Duofold Centennials and were

made with age-old laquer techniques.

The Parker Maki-e designs are covered

separately below.

I c h i m a t s u .

ederland. Already in 1925 Parker

pens were being distributed in the

Netherlands and in 2000 Parker

offered a Limited Edition Duofold

International in black to commemorate 75

years in the Netherlands. It had “Parker

75” and the “P”-logo on the crown and was

offered in a black box.

n the the box’s inside lid and on a

brass plaque there was inscribed

"Vijfenzeventig jaar Parker in

Nederland" (Parker seventy-five years in

the Netherlands) and both the old “halo”

logo and the then new “P” Parker logo

were featured. The pens were each

numbered on the back of the clip washer,

500 items were produced.

Ne d e r l a n d .

osaic Blue. In 2001 Parker released

a Duofold International Blue Mosaic

Special Edition, inspired by the

ancient Roman art form. The pens were

produced using a new computer controlled

technique that allowed for intricate

he fountain pen was offered in the

International size only, roller ball, ball

pen and mechanical pencil. It sported

a platinum plated trim. Some sources claim

that 10 000 pens and 2 000 pencils were

produced.



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M o s a i c Bl u e .

urgundy Limited Edition. In 2001

Parker released the Duofold

Centennial Burgundy as a fountain

and ball pen. It was made exclusively for

the Chinese market. The cap sported

three gold rings and a crown engraved

Parker Duofold Burgundy and the limited

number.

nitially 2 000 sets were produced. The

box was black with a gold plated brass

plaque imprinted with Duofold Parker

fountain pen Burgundy Limited Edition and

the limited edition number.


Bu r g u n d y L i m i t e d Ed i t i o n

urgundy Special Edition. There was

also a non-numbered version of the

Burgundy being offered as a set in

either a red or brown wooden box. These

pens had the crown engraving “Parker

Duofold Burgundy Fountain pen”, and “Ball

pen” respectively.

he text resting on the Parker pendulum

pattern but sans the limited edition

number. The outer box was marked

Special Edition, as opposed to the

numbered Limited Edition.


Bu r g u n d y S p e c i a l Ed i t i o n .

ccession Limited Edition.

Celebrating Queen Elizabeth II 50

years on the throne in 2002 Parker

offered the Duofold International Accession

Limited Edition which was fully overlaid in

heavy 23k gold plating. The nib was 18K

gold with the ER crest. The body was

etched with an extract from the

proclamation of accession: "Queen

Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen of

the Realm and of Her other Realms and

Territories, Head of the Commonwealth,

Defender of the Faith".

he pen crown was fitted with a 1,5k

amethyst with the golden jubilee crest

and it was offered in an oval (Royal)

purple box with the crest on a gold filled

plaque on the the lid. It was produced in

2 500 numbered items and #1 was offered

as a gift to the Queen, while #2 was given

to Prince Charles.


A c c e s s i o n .

ccession Special Edition. The same

event was commemorated with a less

heavily priced purple Sonnet Special

Edition with an engraved gold filled cap

and 23K gold plated nib with the ER crest.

t was offered in a similar box but was not

numbered. Both Fountain pens and ball

pens were offered. Unknown number of

items.

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arker “51”. Following a lot of

research Parker in 2002 offered a

Special Edition to celebrate the world’s

most sold fountain pen, the Parker “51”.

While most old versions utilised the

aerometric filling system, the Special

Edition pens were cartridge/converter

fillers. They were offered in a selection of

two colours, Vista Blue and Black and

sported caps designed like the legendary

Empire caps in two-tone gold, offered in

the 1940’s. The Special Edition caps were

made from sterling silver for the Vista Blue

and in two-tone gold vermeil sterling for the

Black version. The clips were modelled

after the Blue Diamond clips of the 1940’s.

They were offered in boxes of faux

snakeskin, similar to Parker boxes made in

the UK in the 1950’s.

hey sold for $350. The Special Edition

Parker “51” invited to some

controversy among collectors. Some

claimed that Parker should have been

more true to the original design, while

others saw the new version as a modern

improvement since it could be used with

cartridges. To complicate things further,

the first pens shipped suffered from a

manufacturing flaw that led the barrel and

section to crack easily. Parker did however

correct this in the later production.

Unfortunately, although the pens came

with a lifetime warranty, Parker reportedly

no longer has the appropriate spare parts

in stock.


P a r k e r " 5 1 " S p e c i a l Ed i t i o n .

osaic red. Since the 2001 Blue

Mosaic Special Edition sold very well

Parker in 2002 offered a Duofold in

Mosaic Red.

lso the red version were produced in

10 000 items only.

M o s a i c Re d .

osaic black. Customers had

complained that the Mosaic Blue and

Red fountain pens came in the

International size only.

o when the Mosaic Black Special

Edition was offered in 2003 a

Centennial size was added to the series.

M o s a i c Bl a c k .

t. Petersburg. In 2003 Parker offered

a dark blue Duofold Centennial Limited

Edition to commemorate the 300 year

jubilee of the Russian city St. Petersburg.

The body was chased in a wavy pattern to

resemble the blue waves of the river Neva

and the crown sported the official emblem

of the jubilee, the admiralty ship. St.

Petersburg was founded in 1617 by Tsar

Peter the Great when he retrieved the city

Nyen from the occupying Swedes.

he city was named St. Petersburg in

1703 and became the capitol of Russia

in 1712, renamed again in 1914 to

Petrograd when Russia went to war

against the Germans in WWI and didn’t

want their capitol to have what sounded

like a German name. And yet again, three

days after Lenin’s death in 1924 the city

was renamed Leningrad. In 1991 the

people of St. Petersburg voted to change

the name back to the old name. The pen

was produced in 300 items only.


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S t . P e t e r s b u r g .

t. Petersburg VIP. Also in 2003 Parker

made a VIP version of the St.

Petersburg in a 23K gold plated finish

with the Neva waves etched in the gold.

hese pens were not for sale but were

presented to members of the

Government of the Russian

Federation, Administration of St.

Petersburg and prominent citizens of the

city’s culture and arts. 10 pens were made.


S t . P e t e r s b u r g .

15 Memorial. In 2003 the Parker pen

company turned 115 years and Parker

in Hong Kong decided to commemorate

this with a Sonnet 115 Memorial Edition,

made for the Asian market, although the

pens were made in France. Two designs

were offered, Sterling Silver and Pink

Gold Cascade.

he fountain pens were made in 3 000

items respectively and 1 500 ball pens

of each finish were also offered. They

came in a grey or yellow box printed with

the number 115. The box also contained a

“memorial paperweight”.

1 1 5 t h M e m o r i a l .

ashin. In 2004 the Japanese

department store Maruzen decided to

celebrate their 135th year anniversary

and commissioned a Limited Edition series

of Parker Duofold Centennials. Parker

came up with a blue finish chased much in

the same manner as the old Lucky Curve

pens of the late 1800’s. Maruzen had a

company song called “Look through the

wind” composed already in 1938 by

Kosaku Yamada (music) and Hakushu

Kitahara (lyrics).

compass is important in the song and

the company decided to use a

compass as the company emblem.

The compass was featured on the crown

of the pen which was sold throughout the

31 Mazuren stores and cost 63 000

Japanese yen. It was introduced June 18,

2004 and was offered in a box with a book

like design with an outer box printed with

the compass logo. Only 300 items were

produced, the Limited Edition number

imprinted on the cap band.


Ra s h i n .

instripe. In 2004 Parker launched a

Special Edition design called the

Pinstripe. It was offered in two

finishes, Navy and Chocolate. It featured

three cap rings and the Navy design had

body stripes of dark blue, opal white and

grey accented by a platinum plated trim.

he Chocolate finish featured stripes of

rich velvety mocha, opal white and

turquoise accented by an exclusive

champagne gold trim box with a drawer,

accentuating the clothes theme. Unknown

number produced.

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ce Blue. In 2004 Parker offered two

very attractive Special Edition Sonnets

inspired by the works of the Irish

architect, artist and designer Eileen Grey

(1878-1976). The Ice Blue had a matte

blue cap with a broad cap ring and a 18K

rhodium plated gold nib.

he body was solid sterling silver

shaped in an intricate pattern.

Fountain pens, roller balls and ball

pens were offered in a special designed

white box with a blue band marked “Gift

Edition”.

I m a g e W a n t e d .

erracotta. The second Eileen Grey-

inspired special edition Sonnet in 2004

was the Terracotta, with a brown red

laquer body and a gold plated cap with a

pattern similar to that of the body of the Ice

Blue.

he Terracotta had an 18k nib and was

presented in a yellow Gift Edition box

with a terracotta coloured band.


otter Premier Edition. In January 5,

1954 Parker launched the company’s

first ball point pen, the Jotter. While the

ball points had been buzzing for several

years, Parker early decided that they

would stay out of that particular business

until they had a fully functional ball pen.

While other companies folded, Parker

were still collecting revenue from their best

seller fountain pen, the Parker “51”. Well

Parker sneaked out their Hopalong

Cassidy ball pen in 1950 but that was

more of a marketing stunt than a true

effort.

fter nine years of research they

eventually launched the Jotter and it

made a killing on the ball pen market.

Almost sixty years later the Jotter is still

going strong. To celebrate 50 years of

Jotters, Parker in 2005 offered a special

Jubilee anniversary edition. The design

was based on the original Jotter Filigree

introduced at the New York Fair in 1959.

The Jotter Premier Edition had a sterling

silver cap and button, engraved “50”, and

a filigree sleeve on the body. The two

finishes were Licorice Black, and saffron

yellow. The featherless clip was similar to

that on the earliest Jotters.

J o t t e r P r e m i e r Ed i t i o n .

sparto. When Parker launched their

high end Esparto-series in 2005 they

advertised the Esparto weave pattern

design as being influenced by the jazz age

and Art Deco. The pens had two cap

bands centered by a third in black. Two

designs were offered, the solid sterling

silver version had platinum plated trim

and the 18K solid gold version had gold

trim.

hey were offered as fountain pens and

ball pens, but only in the smaller

International size. Choosing a third way

in the Special Edition jungle, the solid gold

Esparto is a Numbered Edition, numbered

but not limited, that is.


ig Red China. Big Red was of course

the nickname for the first red Duofolds

back in the 1920’s. In 2005 Parker

produced a Duofold Centennial Big Red

made especially for the Asian market. The

he number was also imprinted oin a

plaswtic card in the box which also

contained a bottle of Penman ink.

While old Duofold advertising sometimes

featured a scarlet tanager carrying a



pen had three cap bands and the body

impring echoed the original imprint with the

words “Duofolde” and the old Lucky Curve

banner which featured the Limited Edition

number.

Duofold, the 2005 Big red had a white

dove on the crown, carrying the Parker

arrow, symbolising peace. 1100 pens were

produced.


Bi g r e d C h i n a .

hristmas. Just before Christmas in

2005 Parker offered a Special Edition

Sonnet fountain pen and ball point.

t was made in a 23K plated pink gold

finish on heavy brass in a ribbed pattern

and a 18K gold nib. Unknown number of

items.

C h r i s t m a s P i n k G o l d .


heck. When Parker launched the

Duofold Check Special Edition in 2005

it was closely related to the Mosaic of

previous years. The design consisted of a

multitude of small squares of different

colour and hue. Three models were

offered, Amber, Marine and Olive.

hey were offered in both Centennial

and International sizes and also as

roller balls and ball pens. The Amber

design had 23K gold plated trim and a 18K

solid gold nib plated with platinum while the

Marine and Olive had platinum trim and

18K two-tone nibs. In 2008 Check Citrine

was introduced, while the Olive was

discontinued in 2009. Also in 2009 Demi

versions were offered.


rocodile. In 2006 Parker offered the

Sonnet Crocodile Vermeil Special

Edition. It was a 23K gold plate over

sterling silver with rhodium plated finish,

creating a pattern like the skin of a

crocodile.

t had a two-tone 18K gold and rhodium

nib. It was offered as a fountain pen

only.

C r o c o l d i l e .

loisonné. More than ten years had

passed since Parker had offered a

yellow Duofold Centennial, with the

Mandarin Limited Edition. The vintage

Duofold Mandarin of the 1920’s continued

to fetch high prices among collector’s and

Parker decided that it was time for a new

version. In 2006 the Mandarin Cloisonné

was launched. While the Mandarin had

three cap rings, the Cloisonné cap had

ince George Parker had gotten the idea

for the original 1927 Mandarin Duofold,

after buying a yellow vase on one of his

trips to China, the Cloisonné featured a

stylised vase on the crown, made in an

ancient technique used when decorating

metal objects called – yes you guessed it -

cloisonné. The pen came with a warranty

and a bottle of Penman ink in a decorated

black laquer presentation box. 3 900 pens

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only two. Like the Mandarin, the Cloisonné

body was imprinted Geo. S. Parker /

Parker pen Co / Fountain pen/ Duofold

and sported the old Lucky Curve banner

with the limited edition number inside.

were produced.

C l o i s o n n é .

ueen’s Edition. In 2006, to celebrate

Queen Elizabeth II’s 80th birthday,

Parker crafted an 18K solid gold

Duofold International in a limited edition of

just eight pens.

ach pen was numbered and

decorated with a design inspired by

the portcullis (gliding grille door)

insignia associated with British Royalty for

more than 600 years. #1 was presented as

a birthday gift to the Queen herself, while

the others were auctioned. It was offered

in a wooden box covered and lined in

Royal Purple, with a lock and key.

Q u e e n ' s Ed i t i o n .

umblebee. Parker celebrated the

London Pen Show in 2007 by

producing a very cool Duofold

Centennial in a design inspired by the

Vacumatics of the 1930’s and 1940’s. It

featured white edged yellow stripes

alternating with transparent acrylic and

black ends. The cap had three cap bands

and the black imprint read Geo. S. Parker/

Fountain pen /Duofold/ Newhaven Sx. /

Made in UK.

t featured the Lucky Curve banner with

the limited edition number inside. 100

pens were produced but thirteen pens

never left Parker, so there were in fact only

87 pens available. The crown was

imprinted Parker Duofold Fountain pen

London. The pen was offered in a laquer

wood box. Pen manufacturer Brad Torelli

made an oversize Vacumatic from

"Bumblebee" stock for a prominent Parker

employee.


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" Bu m b l e b e e " O v e r s i z e V a c u m a t i c .

rue Blue. The True Blue of the 1920’s

was a low priced alternative to the

Duofold, but it’s intricate colour and

subtle beauty has made it very popular

among collectors. In 2007 Parker

he pen was fitted with 18K Solid Gold

nib with rhodium highlight and hand

polished platinum alloy point. The

crown repeated the pen-pattern and also

featured the Limited Edition number. It was

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reproduced the colour of the True Blue for

a Limited Edition Duofold Centennial.

While the original pens either had one or

two cap bands, the Limited Edition had

three.

shipped in a deep blue laquer wooden box

with a bottle of Penman ink and a warranty

card. 5 000 items were offered world wide.

T r u e Bi u e .

alaysia 50. In 1957 Prime Minister

Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903—1990)

used a Parker “61” to sign the

Malaysia independence agreement with

the British government. To celebrate the

event Parker in 2007 offered a Limited

Edition. The original Parker “61” pen used

by Tunku is on display at the Proclamation

of Independence Memorial in Malacca, the

very site where Tunku declared the

country's independence on the field in

front of the club in 1956.

hile the original pen was a capillary

filler, the Limited Edition utilised a

converter. The Vista Blue pen had a

lustraloy cap, engraved with the Limited

Edition number. The Limited Edition pens

were produced from genuine vintage

Parker “61” pens, reconditioned and with

new replacement parts. The 50 items were

presented in a dark laquer wooden box

with a bottle of Penman ink and a warranty

card.

M a l a y s i a 5 0 .

ucky 8. Back in the late 1800’s few

pens sported a clip and many pens

broke after simply rolling off the table.

George Parker solved this problem by

offering a hexagonal pen that stayed

where you put it, later it was given the

article number #8. In 1916 Parker’s

washer clip was introduced, and there

were no longer any need for hexagon

pens.

hen the Limited Edition pen was

launched in 2008 to commemorate

Parkers 120’s anniversary (the

company had started out in 1888) it was

designed in deep black with smokey grey

ripples and it was octagonal. The cap band

had borrowed it’s design from another pen,

the legendary Vacumatic banded

Vacumatic, offer for a short while in 1937.

The crown was imprinted Parker Duofold

Lucky 8, 1888—2008. The nib was 18K

solid gold and the pen was presented in an

octagonal black laquer wooden box. 3 888

items were produced.

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L u c k y 8 .

u . Fu means Happiness in Chinese

and in 2008 Parker offered a red

Duofold Centennial made for the

Asian market. It was dark red with black

ends and three cap bands. It’s been said

that the red colour for the Chinese

represents warmth, joy, happiness,

respect and life force. It had a solid gold

18K nib and the crown was imprinted

Duofold and the Chinese sign “Fu” The nib

was specially made to allow for the more

traditional upright pen position when

writing.

t was shipped in a in a black laquer

wooden bock ornamented with stylised

Chinese swirling dragon clouds and the

Fu-sign in red and with a cool sliding lid.

An extra bonus was a bottle of the

excellent Penman Sapphire ink, much

sought for by collectors. 1 399 items was

produced.



Fu .

NA black. In 2009 Parker produced a

heavily chased pearlescent smoke

dark greyish black Duofold Centennial

inspired by the double helix of DNA. The

trim was in platinum and the cap band was

a version of the one used on the Lucky 8,

engraved Parker.

he crown read Parker Duofold and

featured the pendulum pattern. It was

offered in a large black laquer wooden

box. 1 088 items were produced.

DNA i n Bl a c k .

NA red. Also in 2009 Parker produced

a version of the DNA in flame red for

the Writing equipment Society’s

London Pen Show.

00 pens were produced but only 91 left

Parker.

DNA i n r e d .

hina 60th. In 2009 Parker produced a

Duofold Centennial Fountain Pen,

made for the Chinese market, in a red

acrylic very similar to the DNA flame red. It

commemorated the establishment of the

People’s Republic of China in 1949.

t sported three cap bands and gold filled

trim. The crown read “China 1949-2009”

and a picture a stylised sun and oriental

palace. It was offered in a red box with a

bottle of Parker Penman ink. 800 items.

C h i n a 6 0 t h .

atman. In 2009 Parker offered a

Vector printed with Batman logo as a

FP and BP in an official licensed

Special Edition in two different bubble

cards for the fountain and ball pen.

t was also offered as a set in a black faux

leather pen pouch with zippers, again

with the Batman logo. It was made in the

UK for the European market in an unknown

number of items.

Ba t m a n .

ewhaven staff. When the Newhaven

factory was being shut down in 2010

Parker made a Duofold International in

black and pearl which was presented to

the factory workers. The certificate of

authenticity stated that it was to

acknowledge the dedication of the

Newhaven staff.

The crown featured the new halo logo

and read “Parker Newhaven 1941—2010”.

It was offered in a black leather bag with

an outer cardboard box inside containing a

laquer wooden box with the pen. The

Newhaven Staff pens were ment to go out

in 175 items, Parker releasing 20 to the

first wave of workers leaving Newhaven.

This first batch pens were un-numbered.

hen Parker realised that the farewell

gifts ended up on eBay faster than

they were distributed, Parker pulled

them, asking the employees to return

them. 14 of the pens and bags were

returned to Parker. 6 workers didn't return

their pens, and Parker didn't push the

issue. Another 175 were then made in a

second batch, without the bag (although

there were 201 employees at the time. I

don't know why there is a discrepancy).

The pens were now numbered including

paperwork with Dave Ruderman's

signature, the two first pens #1 and #2

most likely stayed in the Parker archives,

as was customary. Perhaps a way for

Parker to keep track of which pens ended

up for sale. It's unclear if the initial six items

were counted, but I think there are in fact

181 Newhaven staff pens out there.



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Ne w h a v e n s t a f f .

lue Stripe Senior. In 2010 Parker

introduced a Duofold Centennial

Limited Edition designed after the so

called Duofold Vacumatics of the 1940’s.

While the original design were either

Vacumatic or button fillers the Limited

Edition was of course a cartridge/converter

filler.

hile most Centennials had black ends

the Senior had a nickel palladium

plated trim, including the ends. 18K

gold and platinum nib and a crown the

same colour as the body. 888 items.

Bl u e S t r i p e S e n i o r .

kkerman. In 2010 the Dutch pen

shop P.W. Akkerman (Pieter Willem)

celebrated 100 years. Parker made a

Duofold Centennial Limited Edition Big

Red for the grandson, Arthur, who still

runs the shop.

he crown featured a depiction of the

roundabout in the Passage where the

Akkerman shop is located in red and

read “Akkerman 1910-2010 / Den Haag”.

201 fountain pens and 91 ball point pens

were manufactured.

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A k k e r m a n .

ed stripe Senior. In 2011 a red

version Duofold Centennial was

added to the Stripe series.

his time 1 000 pens were offered.

Re d S t r i p e S e n i o r .

IX. The Delhi Commonwealth Games

Edition was made for the Indian games

of 2011. It was a black Duofold

Cemntennial with 23K gold filled trim nib

and sported an 18K gold nib. And the

roman numeral XIX (19) on the crown, for

the 19th games.

t was ordered by Luxor in India who

makes several Parker pens in their

factories in India. Prince Charles was

presented with one of the pens on his visit

to India. Luxor is the Official Writing

Instruments Licensee for the

Commonwealth Games. 18 pens were

produced.


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rown stripe Senior. In late 2011 a

brown version Duofold Centennial was

added to the Stripe series

lso the brown was offered in 1 000

items.

I m a g e w a n t e d

aki-e Parkers: In the Japanese year

of the Dragon in 2000, Parker in

Japan began producing Maki-e pens

in very limited editions for the Japanese

market. They were based on black UK

made Parker Duofold Centennials and

were made with age-old laquer

techniques. The first design, the Year of

the Dragon, was made in a Limited Edition

of only fifteen pens.

ut in spite of being very high priced

there was such a demand that Parker

in 2001 hired a young Maki-e

contractor by the name of Tatsuya Todo

and commissioned him to do two more

designs in larger series. Both these Maki-

e’s also sold well and today more than 20

Limited Edition Designs have been offered.

ear of the dragon. 2000 Duofold Centennial Maki-E 15 items.

Y e a r o f t h e Dr a g o n — i m a g e w a n t e d .

akura (Cherry blossoms). 2000 Duofold Centennial Maki-E Artisan: Tatuya Todo. 50

items.

S a k u r a .

idare (Weeping cherry tree). 2000 Duofold Centennial Maki-E Artisan: Tatuya Todo 50

items.

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S i d a r e .

hikurin (bamboo forest). 2001 Duofold Centennial Maki-E Artisan: Tatuya Todo. 150

items.

C h i k u r i n .

chi matsu (Young pine tree). 2002 Duofold Centennial Maki-E Artisan: Tatuya Todo. 70

items.

I c h i m a t s u .

i matsu (Old pine tree). 2002 Duofold Centennial Maki-E Artisan: Tatuya Todo. 70

items.

O i m a t s u .

umo (Spider). 2003 Duofold Centennial Maki-E Artisan: Shozan Hariyama. 60 items.

Ku m o .

aijin (Thunder God). 2003 Duofold Centennial Maki-E Artisan: Shozan Hariyama. 60

items.

Ra i j i n .

aple tree. 2003 Duofold Centennial Maki-E 120 items



M a p l e t r e e .

ujin (Divine wind). 2004 Duofold Centennial Maki-E Artisan: Hideo Tsukada. 30 items.

Fu j i n .

ane (Feather). 2005 Duofold Centennial Maki-E Artisan: Tatuya Todo. 60 items.

Ha n e .

oma Inu (The Guardian). 2005 Duofold Centennial Maki-E Artisan: Shozan Hariyama.

130 items.

Ko m a i n u .

hinese Lions. 2005 Duofold Centennial Maki-E 120 items.

C h i n e s e l i o n s .

airyun (Twin Dragons). 2005 Duofold Centennial Maki-E Artisan: Hazama Yoshio. 88

items.

T a i r y u n .

anda. 2007 Duofold Centennial Maki-E Artisan: Shigeru Sawada. 150 items.

P a n d a .

oi (Carp). 2008 Duofold Centennial Makie-E 288 items.



Ko i .

aru ran man (Spring blossom). 2008 Duofold Centennial Maki-E. 50 items.

Ha r u Ra n M a n .

enbu (The tortoise and the snake). 2009 Duofold Centennial Maki-E, 100 items

G e n b u .

scending Tiger. 2010 Duofold Centennial Maki-E. 88 items.

A s c e n d i n g T i g e r .

olden Dragon. 2011 Duofold Centennial Maki-E Artisan: Shigeru Sawada. 188 items.

G o l d e n Dr a g o n .

Special thanks to Bernard Bernolet, Lih-Tah Wong, Tom Westerlich, Jim Mamoulides,Lee Chait, Tsachi Mitsenmacher, David Shepherd, John C. Loring and NorimasaKajita who helped me with information and images of these rare pens.

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• 1 9 6 8 P a c e P e n . P a r k e r C l a s s i c Ba l l p o i n t . No t f o r s a l e . 2 5 0 i t e m s .

• 1 9 6 8 T h e S p a c e p e n Fo u n t a i n p e n . P a r k e r “ 7 5 ” No t f o r s a l e . 4 i t e m s .

• 1 9 7 2 T r a c e s o f L u n a r A p o l l o 1 5 m e t a l . P a r k e r “ 7 5 ” C o n t a i n i n g a c t u a l M o o n

d u s t . 3 i t e m s .

• 1 9 7 6 Bi c e n t e n n i a l P a r k e r “ 7 5 ” ( a k a A m e r i c a n a ) . 1 0 0 0 0 n u m b e r e d i t e m s .

• 1 9 7 7 RM S Q u e e n El i z a b e t h . P a r k e r “ 7 5 ” 5 0 0 0 n u m b e r e d i t e m s .

• 1 9 7 7 Q u e e n s s i l v e r J u b i l e e . Bi g r e d b a l l p e n . Bl u e , f l a g o n c a p . Bo d y T h e

Q u e e n ’ s / S i l v e r J u b i l e e 1 9 7 7 .

• 1 9 7 9 Fa l c o n f i g u r i n e . 1 0 0 i t e m s .

• 1 9 8 0 W o o d p e n . 8 d i f f e r e n t . 2 0 0 0 i t e m s .

• 1 9 8 1 C h a r l e s a n d Di a n a ’ s w e d d i n g . P a r k e r “ 1 0 5 ” 1 0 0 0 n u m b e r e d i t e m s .

• 1 9 8 2 P o p e ' s V i s i t . P a r k e r A r r o w . S t a i n l e s s S t e e l Ro l l e r b a l l . Un k n o w n n u m b e r

o f i t e m s .

• 1 9 8 7 I NF . P a r k e r “ 7 5 ” I n t e r m e d i a t e r a n g e Nu c l e a r Fo r c e T r e a t y

C o m m e m o r a t i v e . 4 s e t s , o n e s e t d e s t r o y e d .

• 1 9 8 7 Q u e e n El i s a b e t h . P a r k e r “ 6 1 ” s i g n e t w i t h a b l u e c r e s t i n t h e p e n a n d

p e n c i l . Un k n o w n n u m b e r o f i t e m s .

• 1 9 8 8 C o l l e c t o r Ed i t i o n . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l . Bl u e m a r b l e C e n t e n n i a l 1 8 8 8 - 1 9 8 8

o n t h e c r o w n . FP & BP . 5 0 s e t s .

• 1 9 8 8 1 0 d o w n i n g s t r e e t . Bl a c k C e n t e n n i a l . 1 u n n u m b e r e d i t e m .

• 1 9 8 8 C e n e t a r y Ed i t i o n . C e n t e n n i a l . Bl u e m a r b l e . T o t h e w o r k e r s a t Ne w h a v e n .

Un k n o w n n u m b e r o f i t e m s .



• 1 9 8 8 C o l l e c t o r Ed i t i o n US A . C e n t e n n i a l , b l a c k , r e d o r b l u e m a r b l e , 1 0 0 0 0

i t e m s .

• 1 9 8 8 C o l l e c t o r Ed i t i o n UK. C e n t e n n i a l . Bl a c k , o r r e d o r b l u e m a r b l e . 1 0 0 0 0

i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 0 T e s t b a n t r e a t y . P a r k e r “ 7 5 ” , u n k n o w n n u m b e r o f i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 1 S t a r t t r e a t y . P a r k e r “ 7 5 ” , u n k n o w n n u m b e r o f i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 1 W o r l d M e m o r i a l M i s s i l e . Du o f o l d FP & BP . Di s a s t e r r e l i e f . 1 0 0 0 0 i t e m s

• 1 9 9 1 W o r l d M e m o r i a l M i s s i l e . I n s i g n i a BP & M P . Un k n o w n n u m b e r o f i t e m s

• 1 9 9 1 F i v e P r e s i d e n t s . Bl a c k b a l l p e n s Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l . Un k n o w n n u m b e r

o f i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 1 J o h n M a j o r W o r l d M e m o r i a l p e n . P r e s e n t e d t o UK P r i m e M i n i s t e r J o h n

M a j o r 2 8 . O n e i t e m .

• 1 9 9 2 M e n a t e p b a n k . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l Re d m a r b l e , b a n k l o g o o n t h e c r o w n .


• 1 9 9 2 O r a n g e S p e c i a l Ed i t i o n . P a r k e r C e n t e n n i a l . Un k n o w n n u m b e r o f i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 2 J o i n t Un d e r s t a n d i n g . Bu s h a n d Y e l t s i n . A r m s r e d u c t i o n . O r a n g e S p e c i a l

Ed i t i o n r o l l e r b a l l s . 2 i t e m s

• 1 9 9 3 S i x P r e s i d e n t s . Bl a c k Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l . S i g n a t u r e s b y Ni x o n , Fo r d ,

Bu s h , C a r t e r , Re a g a n a n d C l i n t o n .

• 1 9 9 3 S t a r t - I I . Bl a c k Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l r o l l e r b a l l s w i t h W o r l d M e m o r i a l m e t a l

p l a q u e s 2 i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 3 O s l o a c c o r d s . I s r a e l - p a l e s t i n e p e a c e a g r e e m e n t . Bl a c k Du o f o l d

C e n t e n n i a l r o l l e r b a l l . 8 i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 5 M a n d a r i n . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a n d a r i n . 3 s o l i d g o l d r i n g s . 1 0 0 0 0

n u m b e r e d i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 5 Do u g l a s M a c A r t h u r . O r a n g e Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l , 5 0 y e a r s c e l e b r a t i o n

W W I e n d i n g . 1 9 4 5 i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 6 No r m a n Ro c k w e l l . Bl a c k a n d P e a r l Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l . C e l e b r a t i n g

Du o f o l d 7 5 y e a r s . 3 5 0 0 i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 6 S t y l o d e l ´ a n n é e . Bl a c k Du o f o l d I n t e r n a t i o n a l . C e l e b r a t i n g p e n o f t h e

y e a r n o m i n a t i o n . 1 2 0 0 i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 7 Ho n g Ko n g . Bl a c k Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l . C e l e b r a t i n g G r e a t Br i t a i n l e a v i n g

Ho n g Ko n g . 3 0 0 - 5 5 6 i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 7 S i l v e r I n t e r n a t i o n a l . Du o f o l d I n t e r n a t i o n a l Bl a c k a n d p e a r l w i t h s i l v e r

t r i m . S p e c i a l Ed i t i o n . 1 0 0 i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 7 S i l v e r S n a k e . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l w i t h s o l i d s i l v e r s n a k e f i l i g r e e . 5 0 0 0

i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 7 G o l d S n a k e . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l w i t h s o l i d g o l d s n a k e f i l i g r e e . 2 5 0

i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 7 S y d n e y 2 0 0 0 O l y m p i c s . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l w i t h t h e S y d n e y 2 0 0 0 l o g o

a n d o l y m p i c r i n g s . 5 0 0 i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 8 M a g r i t t e . A L a p i s L a z u l i i Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l . M a g r i t t e 1 0 0 y e a r

c e l e b r a t i o n . Be n e l u x o n l y . 3 0 0 i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 8 I s r a e l 5 0 t h . Bl a c k Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l . C o m m e m o r a t i n g I s r a e l s 5 0 t h y e a r

a s a s t a t e . 5 0 0 n u m b e r e d i t e m s .

• 1 9 9 9 G r e e n w i c h . Bl a c k c h a s e d Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l s e t , FP & RB. A b o u t 3 0 0 0

FP a n d l e s s t h a n 1 0 0 0 RB.

• 1 9 9 9 Hu s a i n . P a r k e r S o n n e t . M a r k e t i n g t h e M . F . Hu s a i n m o v i e G a j a g a m i n i .


• 2 0 0 0 I n s i g n i a G r e e n w i c h M i l l e n n i u m e d i t i o n . S t a i n l e s s S t e e l G o l d T r i m Ba l l

p e n . Un k n o w n n u m b e r o f i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 0 S o n n e t G r e e n w i c h M i l l e n n i u m e d i t i o n . RB. L a q u e Bl a c k . Un k n o w n

n u m b e r o f i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 0 V e c t o r M i l l e n n i u m . S t a n d a r d : b l a c k o r b l u e , t r a n s l u c e n t : r e d , b l u e o r

g r e e n . Un k n o w n n u m b e r o f i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 0 Ne d e r l a n d . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l , 7 5 y e a r s i n t h e Ne t h e r l a n d s , 5 0 0 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 1 Bl u e M o s a i c . Du o f o l d I n t e r n a t i o n a l . S p e c i a l Ed i t i o n P o s s i b l y 1 0 0 0 0 p e n s

a n d 2 0 0 0 p e n c i l s .

• 2 0 0 1 Bu r g u n d y L E. C e n t e n n i a l Du o f o l d . FP & BP . C h i n e s e m a r k e t . 2 0 0 0

n u m b e r e d s e t s .

• 2 0 0 1 Bu r g u n d y S E. C e n t e n n i a l Du o f o l d . FP & BP . C h i n e s e m a r k e t . Un k n o w n


• 2 0 0 2 A c c e s s i o n . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l . Q u e e n El i z a b e t h I I 5 0 y e a r s . 2 5 0 0 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 2 S o n n e t A c c e s s i o n . Un k n o w n n u m b e r o f i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 2 P a r k e r “ 5 1 ” Em p i r e S t a t e Bu i l d i n g ( S p e c i a l Ed i t i o n ) V i s t a Bl u e . u n k n o w n


• 2 0 0 2 P a r k e r “ 5 1 ” Em p i r e S t a t e Bu i l d i n g ( S p e c i a l Ed i t i o n ) Bl a c k . u n k n o w n


• 2 0 0 2 M o s a i c Re d . Du o f o l d I n t e r n a t i o n a l S p e c i a l e d i t i o n . P o s s i b l y 1 0 0 0 0 p e n s

a n d 2 0 0 0 p e n c i l s .

• 2 0 0 3 Bl a c k M o s a i c . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l a n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l . P o s s i b l y 1 0 0 0 0

p e n s a n d 2 0 0 0 p e n c i l s .

• 2 0 0 3 S : t P e t e r s b u r g . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l . Da r k b l u e . c o m m e m o r a t e 3 0 0 y e a r s .

3 0 0 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 3 S : t P e t e r s b u r g V I P . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l 2 3 K g o l d p l a t e d . 1 0 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 3 P a r k e r 1 1 5 . S o n n e t M e m o r i a l Ed i t i o n P a r k e r 1 1 5 y e a r s , Ho n g Ko n g .


• 2 0 0 4 Ra s h i n . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l Ra s h i n ( C o m p a s s ) . S t o r e M a r u z e n ' s 1 3 5

y e a r a n n i v e r a s y . 3 0 0 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 4 P i n s t r i p e . S p e c i a l Ed i t i o n P i n s t r i p e Na v y a n d c h o c o l a t e . Un k n o w n


• 2 0 0 4 J o t t e r P r e m i e r Ed i t i o n S t e r l i n g a n d Bl a c k . Un k n o w n n u m b e r o f i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 4 J o t t e r P r e m i e r Ed i t i o n S t e r l i n g a n d S a f f r o n . Un k n o w n n u m b e r o f i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 4 I c e Bl u e . S o n n e t S E. S t e r l i n g s i l v e r b o d y a n d b l u e c a p . FP , RB a n d BP .


• 2 0 0 4 T e r r a c o t t a . S o n n e t S E. G F c a p b r o w n b o d y . FP , RB a n d BP . Un k n o w n


• 2 0 0 5 P r e s i d e n t i a l S i l v e r Es p a r t o . Du o f o l d I n t e r n a t i o n a l FP & RB. Un k n o w n


• 2 0 0 5 P r e s i d e n t i a l G o l d Es p a r t o . Du o f o l d I n t e r n a t i o n a l FP & RB. Nu m b e r e d b u t

n o t l i m i t e d .

• 2 0 0 5 Bi g Re d . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l . A s i a n m a r k e t . Du o f o l d i m p r i n t . 1 1 0 0 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 5 S o n n e t C h r i s t m a s e d i t i o n i n 2 3 K c h a s e d P i n k G o l d . Fp a n d BP . Un k n o w n


• 2 0 0 5 P i n s t r i p e j e t , a m e t h y s t , i c e d g l a s s . Un k n o w n n u m b e r o f i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 5 C h e c k . A m b e r , M a r i n e , O l i v e . C e n t . a n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l Du o f o l d . FP , RB, BP .


• 2 0 0 6 C r o c o d i l e . S o n n e t v e r m e i l r h o d i u m p l a t e d f i n i s h S p e c i a l Ed i t i o n . FP

o n l y . Un k n o w n n u m b e r o f i t e m s .



• 2 0 0 6 C l o i s o n n é . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a n d a r i n . 2 r i n g s . 3 9 0 0 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 6 Q u e e n ’ s e d i t i o n . Du o f o l d I n t e r n a t i o n a l i n 1 8 K s o l i d g o l d , 8 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 7 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l “ Bu m b l e b e e ” T h e L o n d o n Du o f o l d . Y e l o w s t i p e d . 1 0 0

i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 7 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l T r u e Bl u e . 5 0 0 0 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 7 M a l a y s i a 5 0 . P a r k e r 6 1 V i s t a Bl u e . Fe d e r a t i o n o f M a l a y s i a 5 0 y e a r s o f

i n d e p e n d e n c e . 5 0 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 8 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l L u c k y 8 . C e l e b r a t i n g P a r k e r 1 2 0 y e a r s , 3 8 8 8 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 8 Fu . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l Fu ( h a p p i n e s s ) . Re d , m a d e f o r t h e C h i n e s e

m a r k e t . 1 3 9 9 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 9 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l DNA . Bl a c k . 1 0 8 8 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 9 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l DNA i n r e d . W ES m e m b e r s f o r t h e L o n d o n p e n s h o w

i n 2 0 0 9 . 1 0 0 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 9 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l C h i n a 6 0 t h Fo u n t a i n P e n , m a d e f o r t h e C h i n e s e

m a r k e t , 8 0 0 i t e m s .

• 2 0 0 9 V e c t o r Ba t m a n FP a n d BP S p e c i a l Ed i t i o n . u n k n o w n n u m b e r o f i t e m s .

• 2 0 1 0 Ne w h a v e n S t a f f . C e n t e n n i a l p e a r l a n d b l a c k . P r e s e n t e d t o t h e s t a f f w

f a c t o r y c l o s e d 6 — 1 8 0 i t e m s .

• 2 0 1 0 Bl u e S t r i p e . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l S e n i o r , b l u e s t r i p e , 8 8 8 i t e m s .

• 2 0 1 0 A k k e r m a n . Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l Bi g Re d , Du t c h p e n s h o p 1 0 0 y e a r

c e l e b r a t i o n , 2 0 1 FP i t e m s , 9 1 BP i t e m s .

• 2 0 1 1 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l S e n i o r , r e d s t r i p e , 1 0 0 0 i t e m s .

• 2 0 1 1 X I X . T h e De l h i C o m m o n w e a l t h G a m e s Ed i t i o n . 2 0 1 1 . Bl a c k C e n t e n n i a l . 1 8

i t e m s

• 2 0 1 1 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l S e n i o r , b r o w n s t r i p e , 1 0 0 0 i t e m s .

M a k i - e :

2 0 0 0 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E Y e a r o f t h e d r a g o n . 1 5 i t e m s .

2 0 0 0 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E S a k u r a ( C h e r r y b l o s s o m s ) . A r t i s a n : T a t u y a

T o d o . 5 0 i t e m s .

2 0 0 0 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E S i d a r e ( W e e p i n g c h e r r y t r e e ) . A r t i s a n : T a t u y a

T o d o 5 0 i t e m s .

2 0 0 1 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E C h i k u r i n ( b a m b o o f o r e s t ) . A r t i s a n : T a t u y a

T o d o . 1 5 0 i t e m s .

2 0 0 2 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E I c h i m a t s u ( Y o u n g p i n e t r e e ) . A r t i s a n : T a t u y a

T o d o . 7 0 i t e m s .

2 0 0 2 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E O i m a t s u ( O l d p i n e t r e e ) . A r t i s a n : T a t u y a

T o d o . 7 0 i t e m s .

2 0 0 3 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E Ku m o ( S p i d e r ) . A r t i s a n : S h o z a n Ha r i y a m a . 6 0

i t e m s .

2 0 0 3 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E Ra i j i n ( T h u n d e r G o d ) . A r t i s a n : S h o z a n

Ha r i y a m a . 6 0 i t e m s .

2 0 0 3 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E ( M a p l e t r e e ) 1 2 0 i t e m s

2 0 0 4 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E Fu j i n ( Di v i n e w i n d ) . A r t i s a n : Hi d e o T s u k a d a . 3 0

i t e m s .

2 0 0 5 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E Ha n e ( Fe a t h e r ) . A r t i s a n : T a t u y a T o d o . 6 0

i t e m s .

2 0 0 5 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E Ko m a I n u ( T h e G u a r d i a n ) . A r t i s a n : S h o z a n

Ha r i y a m a . 1 3 0 i t e m s .

2 0 0 5 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E C h i n e s e L i o n s . 1 2 0 i t e m s .

2 0 0 5 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E T a i r y u n ( T w i n Dr a g o n s ) . A r t i s a n : Ha z a m a

Y o s h i o . 8 8 i t e m s .

2 0 0 7 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E P a n d a . A r t i s a n : S h i g e r u S a w a d a . 1 5 0 i t e m s .

2 0 0 8 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i e - E Ko i ( C a r p ) . 2 8 8 i t e m s .

2 0 0 8 Du o f o l d C e n t e n i a l M a k i - E Ha r u r a n m a n ( S p r i n g b l o s s o m ) , 5 0 i t e m s .

2 0 0 9 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E G e n b u ( T h e t o r t o i s e a n d t h e s n a k e ) , 1 0 0 i t e m s

2 0 1 0 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E A s c e n d i n g T i g e r . 8 8 i t e m s .

2 0 1 1 Du o f o l d C e n t e n n i a l M a k i - E G o l d e n Dr a g o n . A r t i s a n : S h i g e r u S a w a d a . 1 8 8

i t e m s .

Administration pens (under construction):

Dwight D Eisenhower administration 1953-1961

liquid led D.D.E

John F Kennedy administration 1961-1963

Prototype: Jotter facsimile of Kennedy's signature on the barrel, along with the

presidential sealInauguration. Parker torquoise Jotter. JFK briefly considered using the push activated Jotter for that purpose but settledinstead upon the Parker "45" ball point. Blue or black no seal WHITE HOUSE undersignature also desk fountain pen with silver tail

Lyndon B Johnson administration 1963-1969

60 000 pens? Parker '45' Demonstrators were produced for only a brief time in the early 1960’s.

Parker 45 'Demonstrator' perhaps the first Parker 'bill signer' - I am advised

(second hand) that a gentleman who worked as a Congressional Aide saw PresidentLBJ sign a bill using the Parker '45' 'Demonstrator' with an eagle seal pictured at page10 and then was given the pen by LBJ. Thus we now know that notwithstanding thenon-presidential seal it is a 'presidential' pen that entered the White House eitherduring the JFK or the LBJ administration and at least had limited use by LBJ as abillsigner. While I could not find out which bill or date of signing, it would seem



probable that it occurred during the period LBJ was using the Esterbrook 'bill signer'and before he settled on the Parker Eversharp felt tip. Thus while it has long been

believed that the Parker Eversharp was the first of the Parker bill signers it nowappears that that 'honor' belongs to the Parker 45 'Demonstrator'.Window Jotter Red with silver cap and GF trim The white house / Washington / Withbest wishes / Signature Parker Eversharp. Felt tip, blue pen with chrome trim, signature and White House

seal. Parker Eversharp. Felt tip, blue pen with gold trim, signature and White House seal.

Richard Nixon administration 1969-1974

Prototype: all GF jotter pen and pencil set in a black box with the seal and red liningPrototype: T1 ball pen in ditto boxPrototype: Big red Nixon signatureNixon inauguration January 2, 1973Ball point cub stand seal and “with best wishes / Richard Nixon in a white presentationboxNixon. The White House seal in blue chrome.Spiro Agnew Vice President.

Gerald Ford administration 1974-1977

Prototype: Big red Ford signatureParker 45 fpParker 75 Keepsake blue seal and Ford signatureBlack Duofold BP with the Presidential seal on the cap?

Jimmy Carter administration 1977-1981Prototype: Big red Carter signaturePrototype: systemark brown imprinted The White House, signature and a dark brownpresentation box with the seal also all silver sytemark only signature in blackBig Red Presidential Inauguration / Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale /20 january 1977Black Duofold BP with the Presidential seal on the cap?

Ronald Reagan administration 1981-1989

Prototype: Arrow, seal and signaturePrototype: Parker “45”, seal and signaturePrototype: Systemark, signature onlyPrototype: Parker “75” Keepsake with gold plaquesPrototype: Premier black, signatureVector, Reagan/Bush inauguration, starsnstripes both signatures plus Inauguration 20January 1985. Whit presentation box with sealJotter signatureBig red, Ivory, signature (different)Vector, blue with the seal and Thanks for your prayers / signature/ George WashingtonUniv. Hospital / March-April 1981Classic desk stand silver with gold seal “with best wishes / signature”Systemark blue, silver cap, seal and signature Arrow all gold Nancy Reagan signatureMs Parker with Nancy Reagan signatureJotter, red dittoChrome bp/mp black signature

Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration Ball Point Pen STP100

Practical yet elegant, our exclusive Centennial Celebration 2011 pen from Parker atrue collectible. President Reagan used Parker pens while in office so we have createdthese to commemorate the 100th birthday of our 40th President. Beautifully engravedwith "Centennial Celebration 2011", this blue and gold pen is a great gift for anyone.Gift boxed.

George Bush administration 1989-1993

Bush-Quayle Inauguration. A Black Duofold Centennial was commissioned in 1989

by the George Bush/Dan Quayle inauguration for January 20 1989. Three differentpens have been found, with a bold signature, with a thin signature and sans signature.Dick Cheney DOD blue felt tip seal and signature

Bush-Quayle Inauguration, A Parker Classic ball pen in brushed black metal and

gold filled trim. Official Prototype: Insignia, black seal and signature BP and MPPresidential Inaugural Seal in gold. Box in black plastic and black velvet., printedParker.



Black Duofold BP with the Presidential seal on the capClassic desk set, cube in steel vice presidential seal and signature, pen with steelbarrel and black taperVector vice president seal and signature, blue white, maroonJotter VPJotter, Barbara Bush, gun metal blue or silver signatureClassic BP Dan Quale VP seal, signature and presentation box, perhaps prototype Dan Quayle, VP. Red jotter seal and signature

Bill Clinton administration 1993-2001

Prototype: Insignia gold filled with different signaturesPrototype: Vector black GFT seal, signaturePrototype: Frontier seal, signaturePrototype: Frontier black VP GorePrototype: Insignia bronze, Hilary rodham clintion signatureArkansas. In 1991 the then Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton ordered 5 000 Duofold

Centennials in preparation of his forthcoming 1992 run for the presidency.Inauguration. In 1993 clinton inauguration january, green mbl Duofold Interna6tional,

wooden box with the sealInsignia set BP MP William J. Clinton in a seal only boxInsignia blue. Bill Clinton seal and signature.Insignia black Willan J Clinton, gloss black, seal signature

Parker Jotter ball pen with silver cap, blue barrel imprinted with Pres Seal and BillClinton sig Vector roller ball black and steel cap Al Gore VP.Les Aspin Secretary of defense, Vector.

George W, Bush administration 2001-2009

Barack Obama administration 2009-

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