PARKER TRUE BLUE FLATTOP FP 1928, GREAT COLOR, RESTORED AND BEAUTIFUL!

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Here is� truebluebp � offering a True Blue from his collection for the first time. This one is the long flattop from 1928 (they only lasted about a year) and it has the Lucky Curve feed, with corresponding banner in the imprint, and the correct nib inscribed 'PARKER LUCKY CURVE B3X'. The color of the pen - always the difficult point, as the cream swirl discolored easily - can be evaluated as good to excellent. The barrel is only slightly darker than the cap, the worst patch being just below the section (visible in picture 2). The imprint is complete and readable, but not strong. The milling of the black end-caps is also fairly worn. No brassing, no damage to the plastic except the usual surface scuffing, no dings, dents or cracks. The surface shines. The nib is a small beauty: something like a broad-medium, with a little flex. It's as smooth as you can want and a joy to use. The pen fills correctly. Dimensions: length closed just under 5 5/16", 134 mm. With cap posted just over 6 3/8", 163 mm. If you're looking for a beautiful and usable True Blue, you won't do much better than this one. It was bought some years ago from the late Al Mayman, who as askm93 was one of the great Ebay pen-sellers: his unfailing courtesy and honesty remains a model. * The collection is still being seriously thinned out. This week's batch will include a few 95s (a complete Turquoise swirl set, a Thuya lacquer set and a rare light red set, all mint), and a few other modern Parkers: two mint ballpoints (a Classic and a 75) in the Jasper Red Quartz finish, and a blue UK Maxima. Also some more things on the historic side: a beautiful Royal Challenger set with step-clips and the box-ellipse capbands, and quite a few Vacumatics: a wonderful blue Maxima, a burgundy Maxima pencil, a green Shadow-Wave debutante set, a Long Major in Golden Pearl and a fine Major in Azure Blue with a memorable italic nib and the 'stacked-coin' capband ... All of which are worth a ! Your satisfaction is guaranteed. I've been on Ebay for about 12 years, both as buyer and seller, and I want the experience, yours and mine, to be completely problem-free.� I'm interested in things like honesty and transparency and precise descriptions and customer service and economical shipping and things; I presume you are too! Don't hesitate to ask questions or request extra pictures. The shipping total includes a small sum to cover the costs of materials: these things deserve proper protection. Returns accepted within 7 days (for refund of final price minus shipping) if there's any discrepancy between the item and the description. But please have any buyer's remorse� before � you commit to buy... I will of course combine shipping in the case of multiple purchases: a� single� shipping charge for� all� the pens/pencils purchased from the current batch. Mad, but true. My aim is to ship within 3 days of receipt of payment; a fairly demanding full-time job (sometimes known as 'Retirement') has been known to get in the way... Many thanks for taking time to view this auction. Warmest greetings from� truebluebp � to friends and buyers and all who visit his auctions! (P.S. Not that it matters, but Ebay has got its rural French postcodes all wrong, and won't be persuaded to change. We don't live in Belhomert Guéhouville, but in Saint Victor de Buthon, 43 kms west of Chartres. Snow today, April 5th. Quite wrong.) read more

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