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(Updated 25th August 2026)

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Our ref.	Model	Colour	Year	Condition	Price
RPA 959	A modern CLASSIC. This is the 1990 version of the CENTENNIAL DUFOLD, in lovely condition, and with the most superb medium/broad nib. Nowadays, these usually sell in the £400+ bracket, so don't miss out on this bargain. (click on any of the images for larger pictures) with original 18K MEDIUM/BROAD nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Polished RED Resin	c.1990	VG/EX (would have been EX, aside from the slight loss of background detail in the cap-top decal - click HERE to see (Box is probably not the original)	£290
RPA 958	And now, another modern classic - but this is really rare one - so hard to find these days. The Centennial JASPER ROLLERBALL - in MINT condition, as well.	Polished JASPER resin	c.1991	MINT	£175
RPA 933	(click on any of the images for larger pictures) Just on 100 years old - and still going strong ! An attractive and rare set - in its original box, and in what was then the newly launched Lapis Lazuli colour, first appeearing on the market in 1927, which is almost certainly the date of this LADY DUOFOLD matching pen and pencil set (the pen being known as No 112). pen has its original FINE and semi-flexible nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Lapis Lazuli NOTE: Both the pen and the pencil have the original owner's name engraved, together with the town of Pulanski (Virginia - USA) where she lived - click HERE to see. Research has shown that she was married in August 1928, so this set, engraved with her maiden-name, must be earlier than that.	c.1927/28	EX - virtually MINT	£140
RPA 954	Another near 100 years old - and still going strong ! This is the B - I - G one - a Senior Lucky Curve Big-Red DUOFOLD, complete with large Lucky Curve nib (click on the images below for larger pictures) with Lucky Curve14K MEDIUM nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Red Permanite	c.1928	VG/EX - some slight wear to the barrel inscription (but still legible)	£185
RPA 956	And here is its smaller brother/sister pen - a Lucky Curve JUNIOR Duofold, from the same period. (click on the images below for larger pictures) with its original MEDIUM DUOFOLD nib (slight hint of flex) click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Red Permanite	c.1928	EX - tiniest amount of wear to the barrel inscription	£100
RPA 953	And here's yet another at nearly 100 years old - and also going strong ! The B - I - G one - a Senior Big-Red DUOFOLD, complete with large Duofold nib (click on the images below for larger pictures) with Lucky Curve14K MEDIUM nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Red Permanite	c.1929/1930	EX - tiniest amount of wear to the barrel inscription	£175
RPA 845	A JUNIOR Big-Red Lucky-Curve Duofold - Canadian manufacture -with the number 3 printed on the blind-cap (? a Parker numbering system that we've not seen, or noticed, before) (click on the images below for larger pictures) with later replacement 14K MEDIUM nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Red Permanite	c.1927	VG/EX	£110
RPA 862	And this is the BIG-RED SENIOR Duofold with later replacement large English No.50 MEDIUM nib	Red Permanite	c.1928	VG/EX	£150
RPA 936	Nearly 100 years old, a real find, and one for the Parker collector. This is the 'True Blue' (renamed from the original 'Three-Fifty') - and it's unusual because this pen in very prone to dicolouration over the years. But, as you'll see, it is in superb condition, with just the tiniest hint of colour change at one spot on the barrel (hardly noticeable) with its opriginal FINE nib	Light and dark Blue patterning	c.1930	EX	£110
RPA 928	(click on any of the images for larger pictures) A really nice, and rare, Canadian manufactured streamlined LADY DUOFOLD pen and pencil set, in its origonal box, and in supoerb condition. with its opriginal 18 carat gold FINE nib (slight flex) click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Green and Black marble	c.1932	Pen: EX Pencil: EX Box: EX	£175
PAR 820	A Canadian JUNIOR streamlined Duofold with only the slightest colour difference between cap and barrel (photos make it look really bad !) (click on the images below for larger pictures) with later Newhaven MEDIUM nib (slight flex) click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Lapis Blue on White	c.1932	VG - would have been EX but for the slight colour difference between cap and barrel	£85
RPA 676	And yet another Canadian JUNIOR streamilned Duofold (click on the images below for larger pictures) with original MEDIUM Canadian nib. click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black	c.1932	VG/EX	£85
RPA 392	Another Canadian streamline JUNIOR DUOFOLD - excellent rich colour (no fading). (click on the images below for larger pictures) with a later English MEDIUM semi-flex nib. click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Burgundy and Black	c.1932	VG - previous owner's name - K.B.Jones - lightly engraved (small) on barrel and hardly visible.	£85
RPA 751	And now, the slimmer 'lady-sized' version of the above - again, in an excellent rich colour (no fading). (click on the images below for larger pictures) with original EXTRA FINE Canadian nib. click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Burgundy and Black marble	c.1932	EX	£85
RPA 906	And here is another JUNIOR Streamline Duofold - Canadian manufacture (click on the images below for larger pictures) with later replacement 14K No.25 MEDIUM nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Burgundy and Black marble	1935	VG/EX	£75
RPA 931	A really nice example of a CHALLENGER DE-LUXE (click on the images below for larger pictures) with its original MEDIUM nib (slight hint of flex) click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Green and Black marble with gold-plated trim	c.1935	EX	£100
RPA 939	A first-generation (lockdown filler) STANDARD VACUMATIC with original FINE nib - feed engraved W (W = wider ink channels)	Black	c.1935	G/VG - barrel inscription worn	£75
RPA 839	A mid-size MODERNE (a.k.a. Thriftime Duette Junior) (click on the images below for larger pictures) with its original Canadian FINE nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Green and Gold	1935	VG - barrel is a bit darker than the cap	£48
RPA 402	And this is a second mid-size MODERNE (a.k.a. Thriftime Duette Junior) (click on the images below for larger pictures) with its original Canadian MEDIUM nib (slight flex) click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Green and Gold	1935	G - barrel is a bit darker than the cap	£55
RPA 814	RARE - and a real anomaly ! A 1st generation Canadian manufactured handsome lockdown-filling Vacumatic Standard (matching end jewels in the same material as the body of the pen) - with Blue Diamond clip - and it has an intriguing history. The barrel bears two engraved dates - the first being 36 (1936) and second being 2 which, we think denotes 1952 - the penultimate year of manufacture of Vacumatics, when some pens were made from old parts that had been lying in stock for many years. with its original MEDIUM-BROAD nib (slight hint of flex)	Mauve Pearl	1936 - AND - 1952 ! (see explanation on left)	EX	£145
RPA 937	A rare SHADOW WAVE DEBUTANTE Vacumatic (Speedline filler) with flexible MEDIUM nib (which might not be original)	Green Shadow-wave	1940 (2nd Quarter)	VG/EX	£110
RPA 921	An attractive MARK 1 ENGLISH Duofold (Senior) with original 14K MEDIUM No.25 nib	Light and dark Green Pearl	c.1942	VG/EX	£125
PAR 793	A not-so-often-found DEBUTANTE Vacumatic (3rd generation) with what we presume is a later replacement New Haven MEDIUM nib (semi-flexible) - and could it have been original, if the pens were then being assembled over here ?.......	Green Pearl	1945 - 2nd quarter	VG	£65
RPA 838	A boxed SENIOR DUOFOLD (English manufacture, with aerometric filling system) (click on the images below for larger pictures) with original MEDIUM No.35 nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Blue	c.1954	VG/EX	£75
RPA 348	And here is a handsome Black SENIOR Duofold - from the same period. (click on the images below for larger pictures) with original MEDIUM No.35 nib .click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black	1956 - 4th Quarter	EX	£60
RPA 882	And finally, a Red SENIOR Duofold - again, from the same period. (click on the images below for larger pictures) with original MEDIUM No.35 nib .click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Red	Mid 1950s	EX	£65
RPA 940	A handsome SENIOR Duofold, with a piece of Cheshire history ! Made for the Warrington industrial firm of Rylands Brothers Ltd., (later, part of British Steel) - their name is engraved on the barrel with original MEDIUM No.35 nib (slight hint of flex)	Black	c.1954 (1st Quarter)	G/VG	£65
RPA 929	And now, another boxed and handsome CUSTOM No.61 (capillary filling system), this time manufactured in Canada. with original MEDIUM nib	Blue	c.1961	EX	£80
RPA 831	And this is a near MINT boxed English CUSTOM No.61 (capillary filling system), with original paperwork, and chalk marks on the barrel. It also comes with its original cardboard outer box. with original MEDIUM nib	Rage Red	c.1961	EX - near MINT	£90
RPA 840	A standard-size DUOFOLD (English manufacture, with aerometric filling system) (click on the images below for larger pictures) with original MEDIUM No.25 nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Green	1962 - 2nd Quarter	EX	£48
RPA 864	A boxed and handsome English SENIOR DUOFOLD pen and pencil set (click on the images below for larger pictures) Pewn has its original FINE No.35 nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Green	c.1964	VG/EX	£100
RPA 668	A boxed JUNIOR DUOFOLD - in great condition.. (click on the images below for larger pictures) with original FINE No.10 nib. click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Red	c.1964	EX	£55
RPA 867	An English (convertor/catridge) Custom No.61 in one of the rarer colours (click on the images below for larger pictures) with original MEDIUM nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Vista Blue - or is it Teal Blue ?,,,,,	c.1969	VG	£70
RPA 861	A boxed No.65 Custom FLIGHTER De LUXE pen, paired with a very similar FLIGHTER De LUXE No.45 ballpen - English manufacture. (click on any of the images for larger pictures) Pen has its original MEDIUM nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Brushed stainless steel, with Rolled Gold trim	c.1970	VG/EX - box is not the original.	£80
RPA 927	A 61 Flighter de Luxe (click on the images below for larger pictures) with original MEDIUM nib. click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Brushed stainless steel, with rolled Gold trim	c.1972	EX	£50
RPA 957	And here is a really nice example of a boxed 61 TRIPLE set - (pen is a convertor or cartridge fill). (click on any of the images for larger pictures) with original MEDIUM nib. click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black, with chrome fittings	early to mid 1970s	VG/EX	£165
RPA 837	And here is a really nice example of a boxed 61 Cirrus (click on any of the images for larger pictures) with original MEDIUM nib. click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Brushed gold	c.1972	EX	£95
RPA 960	A handsome rolled Gold 61 Custom Insignia (click on the images below for larger pictures) with original MEDIUM nib. click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Rolled Gold - much nicer than it looks in our none-too-good photographs	c.1972	VG/EX - one small ding in the barrel, and one small ding in the cap	£55
PAR 462	'Big-Red' Ballpen (click on the image below for a larger picture) with new ballpoint refill and ready to be used	Blue	c.1972	MINT	�25
RPA 922	A superb MINT No.61 pen and ballpen set, complete with original shop labels - mint models such as this are now hard to find. Pen has its original MEDIUM nib (hint of flex) click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Rolled Gold	c.1975	Pen: MINT Ballpen: MINT Box: has some 'foxing' on the interior, otherwise VG/EX	£205
RPA 572	RARE ! - and always sought-after ! The mean, lean, writing-machine that is the PARKER 180, with its dual-purpose nib. Write with it the conventional way, and then turn to pen over and write with it that way. This one seems to have been specially made for the Mitsubishi Corporation - maybe as a gift ? - their logo is inserted in the top of the cap This pen is MINT, with original convertor filler. with original unused nib	Malachite Green, with faint Black stripes	c.1982	MINT	£95
RPA 788	The Parker FALCON INSIGNIA - boxed, and with its matching ballpen - both in superb mear mint condition, complete with unmarked cartouches (English manufacture) (click on any of the images for larger pictures) (Known as the Signet model, the original 1981 cost of this set was $150.00) with original MEDIUM nib, with it's distinctive ball ending. click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Gold filled	c.1981	EX - near MINT	£110

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