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Pen Shows/Pen Friends! The DC Show this month marked the third show back in 2021. We were fortunate enough to make the other two as well! The Raleigh Show back in June marked the first show back since Long Island 2020 (Little Rock Show was same weekend) in March! It had been 15 months since the Pen Community was able to be together again! So Far, each show has been better than the previous one!  There will be 7 shows remaining this year, starting with San Francisco next weekend. Fed Pens will be attending 4 of them (Boston, Chicago, Detroit,...

It's our 6th Anniversary Sale! It's hard to believe my corner of the (Retail) pen world is 6 years old! When I first discovered the (Fountain) Pen Community 15 years ago (I've collected BP/RB Pens far longer..), little did I know I would be turning my "re-found" hobby into a FT Business Venture! I am grateful to so many people- customers, distributors, makers, and even fellow dealers for welcoming me in to this close knit community of Pen Pals! I've come a long way from the above pic- 2 tables at the 2015 DC Pen Show, where my retail venture...

June is just about here! The first pen show since March, 2020 is just two weeks away! The Raleigh Pen Show (Triangle Pen Show) will be the first show of 2021! This will be one of about 10 shows this year (We plan to attend all remaining shows except Denver, Dallas, and SF Show), and the enthusiasm on Social Media could not be better! The DC Pen Show will also occur at the scheduled time in early August. I will go to both The Commonwealth Show (Boston) and (TBD) Chicago Pen Show in September! Chicago is the only one of...

Store News Federalist Pens continues to bring you new products and features! This year- we added Quadpay, along with PayPal's "Pay in 4" feature! Both allow you to spread your purchases over four easy payments. Dealers get paid ahead in full, while both entities charge your credit card merchant four equal payments.  We also added a "Subscription" Service for both Inks, Ink Samples, and Stationery! Like Samples? We allow you to buy your first samples- then 30 days later, get different colors from the same brand thru the "Rapid Refill" Program! You can also do this with bottled inks! Even...

A Year in Review I would be a fool to say that 2020 was a good year. I hope that everyone who reads this is well, and that they (and their loved ones) have all been safe this year. Needless to say- many of your fellow pen pals have changed the way they buy/use/deal in the pen hobby. Everyone is hopeful for a speedy distribution of vaccines, and returning to a Pen Show in 2021. I celebrated my fifth anniversary as a pen retailer in 2020. It was supposed to be my best year to date. I'm sure that fellow...