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The Ultimate Early? 701? PILOT? 701 (Mew) – September 1971, Hiratsuka Factory Unused / Ultra-Rare Space-Age Price Tag / Original Case in Miraculous Condition. A true icon in the history of Japanese fountain pens, the PILOT? 701 (Mew) debuted in April 1971. This listing features an exceptionally rare first-year production piece, manufactured just five months later in September 1971 at the Hiratsuka factory. This particular unit possesses four extraordinary features that make it a museum-grade collector’s item. No Nib-Width Engraving – A Signature of the Earliest? 701 Production. Only a very small number of early? 701 units were produced without any nib-width engraving on the barrel. This rare early specification enhances the purity of the one-piece stainless-steel silhouette, giving the pen an even more refined and futuristic appearance. Ultra-Rare “Space-Age” Hanging Price Tag (Not the Common Black Dot Sticker). Most? 701 pens from the era carry the familiar black circular price sticker. However, this piece retains the original hanging price tag featuring a space-inspired design, perfectly matching the? 701’s concept as a space-age model leading Pilot into the 1970s. The tag includes an “F” (Fine) marking, which is the only way to identify the nib width, since this early unit has no barrel engraving. Surviving examples with this tag are extraordinarily scarce-far rarer than the sticker version. Miraculous Original Case – Glossy, Clear, and Almost Scratch-Free. The set includes the original 1971 plastic presentation case, which is itself a rarity in this condition. These cases typically show clouding, scratches, or dulling after decades, yet this one retains. A? 701 with the body, tag, and case all in top-tier condition is almost unheard of today. A Time-Capsule Condition – Completely Unused for 55 Years. Despite being over half a century old, this pen remains in astonishingly pristine condition. Nib alignment : perfectly straight and untouched. Feed : the delicate urushi lacquer-prone to peeling over time-remains glossy and intact. This is a genuine dead-stock, unused example. To guarantee true unused condition, no ink has ever been introduced and no test writing has been performed. While disassembly could prove the feed is clean, I do not disassemble the pen, as tools may cause stress or micro-damage to the body. This decision is made to preserve the pen’s miraculous condition for the next owner. A first-year? 701 with. Ultra-rare space-age price tag. Is virtually impossible to find today-whether in Japan or overseas. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire a true collector’s masterpiece, a pen that captures the spirit, design language, and technological ambition of early-1970s Pilot. If you have been searching for the finest? 701 available, this example deserves a place in your collection. For Buyers in the.

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